Biz Başka Dünya İsteriz (Festival Kitabı) - Sadibey

cu¤una hamile olan efli Esperanza Quintero, bafllang›çta edilgendir. Grevde yer almak
konusunda isteksizdir ve evdeki eflitlik konusunda hak iddia etmemektedir. Fakat erkekler
grev gözcülü¤üne son vermeleri için zorlanmaya baflland›¤›nda, Esperanza tav›r
de¤ifltirir. Kad›nlar sendika salonundaki uzun bir tart›flman›n ard›ndan erkekleri ikna
ederler ve grev hatt›nda yerlerini al›rlar.
Salt of the Earth, based on a 1951 zinc miner's strike that took place in Silver City,
N.M., was made in 1954 at the height of the McCarthy era. The film was denounced
as subversive and subsequently blacklisted. Salt of the Earth impressively counterpoints
the strike itself and the relationship between a striking miner and his wife. The issues
the miners strike for include equity in wages with Anglo workers, and health and
safety issues. Ramon Quintero (Juan Chacon) helps organize the strike, but at home
he treats his wife as a second class citizen. His wife, Esperanza Quintero, who is pregnant
with their third child, is traditionally passive at first and is reluctant either to take
part in the strike or to assert her rights for equality at home. But she changes her
attitude when the men are forced to end their picketing. The women convince the
men at the union hall, after a long debate, and proudly take their place in the picket
line.
Ödüller / Awards
Karlovy Uluslararas› Film Festivali, En iyi Aktris ve Kristal Küre En ‹yi Film Ödülü, 1954
Paris Sinema Akademisi, Uluslararas› Büyük Ödülü, 1955
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