1984

El futuro, año 1984. Winston Smith (John Hurt) soporta una abyecta existencia bajo la continua vigilancia de las autoridades en la Oceanía totalitaria. No obstante, su vida se convierte en una pesadilla cuando prueba el amor prohibido y comete el crimen de pensar libremente. Enviado al siniestro “Ministerio del Amor”, se encuentra a merced de O’Brien (Richard Burton), un cruel oficial decidido a dominar sus pensamientos... y a quebrantar su voluntad.

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Adaptación algo plúmbea de la poco halagüeña novela de anticipación del británico George Orwell, acerca del peligro de los estados totalitarios, 'grandes hermanos', dispuestos a impedir la libertad de los ciudadanos. Se estrenó justamente en el año que el novelista inmortalizó con su obra. Michael Radford no logra dar con el tono para retratar la opresión del estado, y tampoco para describir el romance prohibido. Lo más destacable es el trabajo de John Hurt. In the year 1984, rocket bombs and rats prey on the inhabitants of the crumbling metropolis of London. Far away on the Malabar Front, a seemingly interminable war rages against Eastasia. The Ministry of Truth broadcasts ceaselessly to the population via its inescapable network of telescreens. These devices, which pervade all aspects of peoples' lives, are also capable of monitoring their every word and action. They form part of an elaborate surveillance system used by the Ministry of Love, and its dreaded agents the Thought Police, to serve their singular goal: the elimination of 'thoughtcrime'. Winston Smith is a Party worker - part of the vast social caste known as the Outer Party, the rank and file of the sprawling apparatus of government. Winston works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth - the section charged with modifying historical news archives for consistency. When by chance Winston uncovers incontrovertible proof that the Party is lying, he embarks on a journey of self-questioning. In doing so, he becomes a thought-criminal. Winston begins to notice that a young Party member, Julia, is watching him. She wears the distinctive sash of the ultra-zealous Anti Sex League and Winston fears that she is an informant. However, to his surprise, she reveals herself as a subversive and they embark on an illicit and dangerous relationship. This prompts Winston to explore deeper the blur between propaganda and reality. Ultimately, it leads him to O'Brien - a member of the Inner Party who sets Winston on an irreversible course of discovery. Director: Michael Radford. Intérpretes: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Andrew Wilde, Shirley Stefox, Phyllis Logan. Guión: Michael Radford & Jonathan Gems (Novela: George Orwell). Música: Dominic Muldowney (canciones: Eurythmics). Fotografía: Roger Deakins. Título Original: 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four. Año: 1984. Duración: 123 min.