Redes (1936) Criterion Collection 720p BluRay DD1.0 x264-HDS
Redes / The Wave / Fishermen's Nets (1936)
Drama
Early in his career, the Austrian-born future Oscar winner Fred Zinnemann codirected with Emilio Gómez Muriel the politically and emotionally searing Redes. In this vivid, documentary-like dramatization of the daily grind of men struggling to make a living by fishing on the Gulf of Mexico (mostly played by real- life fishermen), one worker’s terrible loss instigates a political awakening among him and his fellow laborers. A singular coming together of talents, Redes, commissioned by a progressive Mexican government, was cowritten and gorgeously shot by the legendary photographer Paul Strand.
Starring: Silvio Hernández, David Valle González, Rafael Hinojosa, Antonio Lara, Miguel Figueroa
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel, Fred Zinnemann