Word: tribalization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Lean). However, once we become used to the breathtaking landscapes and come to recognize nuances of plot and characterization, the film fails to achieve the goal which justified its Super-Panavision scale: the creation of a paradigmatic tale recounting the fall of the twentieth-century Westerner before self-sufficient, tribal communities. Though David Lean's and screenwriter Robert Bolt's goal may seem portentously abstract, that goal is not achieved precisely because the creators exclude too vast a body of particular information...
This concurs with the Arabs' own needs. Affected by centuries of tribal infighting and repressive philosophic traditions, they are unable to sustain the revolt they launched because they do not comprehend the extent of their power and virtue. Lawrence serves as their catalyst; recognizing British colonial interests, he dares Prince Feisal to take a battle initiative on his own, without the Allied artillery and 'discipline' which could blunt the Arab guerrillas' effectiveness. With the mercenary Howeitat tribe, Lawrence crosses the Nehfu Desert to take the Gulf of Aqaba. (This is, of course, a convenient fiction; Aqaba was taken only after...
Lean also exacted precise performances, with Peter O 'Toole's Lawrence-both sensitive and hateful, frolicsome and brutal-one of the most convincing portrayals of a man of eccentric genius in all film. Anthony Quinn and (surprisingly) Omar Sharif effectively project the vigor and broad coloration of their tribal chieftains; only Alec Guinness as Feisal and Arthur Kennedy as a caricatured Lowell Thomas struggle with roles which are too obviously vehicles for thematic development...
...some imaginary imperial salon. At once crisp and buoyant, it demonstrates how well Mitchell has grasped the real secret of Balanchine's genius-the mastery of the logic and geometry of bodies in motion. By contrast, Mitchell's Rhythmetron is a throbbing, stylized Afro-Latin tribal ritual set to a score for 33 percussion instruments by Brazilian Composer Marlos Nobre-a perfect vehicle for the company's restless, half-tamed energy...
Manuel Córdova-Rios is a simple man. He draws no moral from his experience; his descriptions of jungle cures and tribal society are tantalizing rather than complete. Still, he is a superb storyteller. His rich, supple prose re-creates the darkness of the rain forest-its dangers, omens and teeming, insistent life...