Featuring laz alonso, derek luke, matteo sciabordi, michael ealy and others. Its an ambitious goal, and not entirely successful. Anna are not dissimilar to those uncovered in edward zwicks 1989 feature, glory, although theres an 80 year gap between the time periods reflected in the movies, and the earlier film is a more complete motion picture. Anna chronicles the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the us army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division. Check out the latest news about derek lukes miracle at st. Directed by spike lee, it stars derek luke, michael ealy, laz alonso, omar benson miller, pierfrancesco favino and valentina cervi. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in miracle at st. Anna dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. There are scenes that could have been lost to more decisive editing, but i found after a few days that my mind did the editing for me, and i.
Set primarily in italy during germanoccupied europe in world war ii, the film tells the story of four buffalo soldiers of the 92nd infantry division who seek refuge in a small tuscan village, where they form a bond with the residents. Anna is a 2008 americanitalian epic war film adapted by james mcbride from. Oct 16, 2008 spike lee has left me confused after viewing his new wwii epic miracle at st. For instance you had a black man with a gold tooth. Another thing that really bothered me was that black films dont always need to be funny or trying to evoke laughter. This has happened to spike lee on more than one occasion this taking aside the fact that he has consistently puffedup many of his films lenghtwise and in miracle at st. An eager young reporter joseph gordonlevitt interviews negron in his cell about the mysterious artifact. Based on a 2002 novel by james mcbride, who also wrote the screenplay, the movie has a drifting, scattershot structure and no real organizing tone or style if you wondered. Anna was released in 2008 on friday, september 26, 2008 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including towelhead, choke and nights in rodanthe. The shortest version is that its a story about four africanamerican soldiers in italy in 1944, and what they found there. Not finding peppi, the waffenss murdered every man, woman and child in the village. Lee arguably becomes too heavyhanded with his decision to make a commanding officer.
Anna begins in 1983 with hector negron, a veteran of that war, unexpectedly shooting a customer dead. Anna starring derek luke in this militarywar on directv. Its as if supernatural intervention were required so that no smidgen of that. Spike lee has left me confused after viewing his new wwii epic miracle at st. Anna an old man sits in his apartment watching a movie on his blackandwhite television set. Miracle at st anna 2008 the man murdered by hector at the start of the movie is a former wwii italian rebel, rudolfo. Spike lees miracle at st anna denounced by italian war. There is too much, too many characters, too many subplots. John turturro, john leguizamo, kerry washington, joseph gordonlevitt miracle at st. Anna village, and they become connected to each other. It tends to meander, the military context is not well established, and too much time is spent on interaction with underdeveloped secondary characters. Anna is a 2008 americanitalian epic war film adapted by james mcbride from his 2003 novel of the same name. I love spike lee films well most of them, but this is my absolute favorite.
Ask ten people whove seen this movie what the titles miracle is referring to, and youll get a couple of different guesses and a whole lot of blank stares and. Anna movie poster 2 sided original 27x40 spike lee. The movie is good nonetheless i just which there was more focused of the racism the buffalo soldiers went through and their courage in battle. Police discover that the suspect, a quiet postal worker, kept a statue head worth millions of dollars in his apartment. Its kind of do the right thing under thriller disguise. Spike lee probably made few friends in hollywood over his spat with hometown. Armys allblack division are stationed in the tuscany region of italy. Anna premiered at the 2008 toronto international film festival before it was released on september 26, 2008.
The film is the longest day, the sprawling 1962 world. This film is a jumbled mess of great sequences, surreal moments, and short bridge scenes thrown in to advanced a contrived plot and then left on the floor to possibly come back to at the end. During the war he led them to a village where the italian rebel leader peppi was supposed to be. Anna chronicles the story of four american soldiers who are members of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy during world war ii. Anna chronicles the story of four american soldiers who are members of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division. Anna is a gripping world war ii epic that chronicles the story of four africanamerican soldiers who are members of the u. There were so many typical blacks in film stereotypes in the movie that i just shook my head most of the time.
Anna chronicles the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the us army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy during world war ii. The sad thing is, theres a perfectly fine, sam fullerish, 90minute war movie on a worthy subject trapped somewhere in the selfindulgences of miracle at st. Anna chronicles the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the us army as part of. Sep 26, 2008 watch the movie trailer for miracle at st. Armys allblack division known as the buffalo soldiers become trapped. Set in 1944 italy, the story of four black american soldiers who get trapped in a tuscan village during wwii. Army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy, during world war ii. As times go on, the platoon interacts with the villagers and hector discloses a story of prejudice and betrayal in times of war. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. Anna 2008 authentic 27 x 41 original movie poster rolled derek luke drama u. Miracle in santanna is not as bad as they say, but surely its a minor. Anna stars derek luke, michael ealy, laz alonso, omar miller the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 40 min, and received a score of 37 out of 100. Anna is based on james mcbrides novel of the same name. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for miracle at st.
Army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier division stationed in tuscany, italy. They were over the top and stereotypical of any other war movie, complete with bodies being flung from explosions in an exaggerated fashion and people sobbing. Anna chronicles the story of four africanamerican soldiers who are members of the u. I knew nothing about the movie nor the book that came before it. But there is so much here that is powerful that it should be seen no matter its imperfections. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Spike lee explores fighting evil and living with it the. Anna soundtrack from 2008, composed by terence blanchard. Sep 26, 2008 the sad thing is, theres a perfectly fine, sam fullerish, 90minute war movie on a worthy subject trapped somewhere in the selfindulgences of miracle at st. Starring derek luke, michael ealy, laz alonso, john turturro. Four black american soldiers, members of the 92nd buffalo soldier division, become trapped in a tuscan village during wwii. Mcbride also wrote the screenplay, which is probably the biggest mistake lee made. United states september 26, 2008 canada september 26, 2008.
Anna contains scenes of brilliance, interrupted by scenes that meander. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one. Its not embarrassing like bamboozled or just laughable like she hate me. Armys allblack 92nd infantry division, the buffalo soldiers, that are trapped behind enemy lines after one of them. Still, lee has a valid point about the absence of black americans in the hollywood. Anna chronicles the story of four black american soldiers who are members of the us army as part of the allblack 92nd buffalo soldier divi. Anna is part devastating world war ii movie, part political film exposing the notorious racism of much of white america during that time, and part fairy tale in which a child becomes one with his rescuers as his spirit transcends the evil around him. Released by hollywood records in 2008 containing music from miracle at st. Spike lee explores fighting evil and living with it the new. Anna and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Army as part of the allblack 92nd division buffalo soldiers stationed in tuscany, italy, during world war ii. Miracle in santanna is not as bad as they say, but surely its a minor film by lee, and the constant balance between war realism and.