Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on November 02, 2010 at 09:15:09

In Reply to: RE: The most bizarre film of recent times? "Captain Pantoja and the Special Services" posted by Victor Khomenko on November 02, 2010 at 06:05:52

great delights of film: one can become very knowledgeable of a society, a culture, a country that one is very likely never to visit. In my case, China, Philippines, Bhutan, Korea, Taiwan, Senegal--- and several more.
I have been to Peru for six weeks in the 70s when it was a hot-spot for international kids following the Cocaine-Inca Trail; I was traveling with my anthropologist "fiancee," that made it easier on our families, and we visited most of the famous Inca and pre-Inca sites (she was trying to get a job at one of the digs, figuring that showing up was a better strategy than just mailing a résumé [it wasn't...]). What's ironic is that, after spending lots of time in other countries--- Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia--- we reached the conclusion that Peruvian food was the absolute worst imaginable; in fact, the aforementioned other countries all had cuisine ranging from quite palatable to exquisitely delicious. Now, in many cities, Peruvian haute-cuisine restaurants are quite the vogue.
Weird.