The Wave
1936·Drama·1h 1m
7.0
★
A Mexican fisherman, whose son has died because he could not afford necessary medical care out of his meagre wages, becomes aware of how badly exploited he and his many fellow fisherman are by the one greedy man for whom they work and the corrupt politician who makes the laws to benefit him.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann and Emilio Gómez Muriel
loss of loved one
fisherman
revolt
alvarado
IMDB
N/A
Cast
David Valle González
Don Anselmo
Crew
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Director
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Editor
Paul Strand
Director of Photography
Paul Strand
Story
Paul Strand
Production Supervisor
Joselito Rodríguez
Sound
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Alex Teichman
7.0★ · 02/25/25
Was kinda blown away realizing this was made in 36 after watching so consider that a testament to its quality.
Was kinda blown away realizing this was made in 36 after watching so consider that a testament to its quality.
jocelyn
The nets in this film are not only used as a tool for fishing in this city but also have the workers wrapped up in the constantly exploited cycle of working for some exchange (money). Commodities are a constant in this film as there is a use in exchange for what the upper classes have to offer. A manipulation and parasitic relationship that depends on societal promise
relationship to the soviet montage that can be seen in Battleship Potemkin
relationship to the soviet montage that can be seen in Battleship Potemkin
The nets in this film are not only used as a tool for fishing in this city but also have the workers wrapped up in the constantly exploited cycle of working for some exchange (money). Commodities are a constant in this film as there is a use in exchange for what the upper classes have to offer. A manipulation and parasitic relationship that depends on societal promise
relationship to the soviet montage that can be seen in Battleship Potemkin
relationship to the soviet montage that can be seen in Battleship Potemkin
Gil Hastings
6.0★ · 02/28/24
I can’t say this was the most entertaining movie ever made, but I can see the significance of it.
I can’t say this was the most entertaining movie ever made, but I can see the significance of it.
Grilliam
3.0★ · 07/24/23
Are we all watching the same movie? I found the directing to be very poor: all of the acting is absolutely terrible, the cinematography is incredibly bland (I don't know what "amzing shots" y'all are talking about), and the pacing is awful. Add to that choppy editing and the butchering of a promising story and you've got an excruciatingly long sixty minutes. It's becoming more and more obvious that the World Cinema Project isn't about good movies, just ones that Scorsese feels have stories with social value, regardless of the quality of any of the movie making. Redes is a poorly told story with piss poor acting, zero visual flair, and was edited with a hatchet.
Are we all watching the same movie? I found the directing to be very poor: all of the acting is absolutely terrible, the cinematography is incredibly bland (I don't know what "amzing shots" y'all are talking about), and the pacing is awful. Add to that choppy editing and the butchering of a promising story and you've got an excruciatingly long sixty minutes. It's becoming more and more obvious that the World Cinema Project isn't about good movies, just ones that Scorsese feels have stories with social value, regardless of the quality of any of the movie making. Redes is a poorly told story with piss poor acting, zero visual flair, and was edited with a hatchet.
Corey
7.0★ · 03/19/23
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that’s why I fish on company time!
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that’s why I fish on company time!