简介：Florentinoisayounghorsemanandsinger,afreespiritlivingintheopenworldwithoutrestrictions,intheVenezuelanplains.Heconfrontsthedevilinaduelofimprovisedverses.Astimepasses,theseunspoiltplainsstarttochange.ThroughFlorentino'svoiceandactions,theplainscannotbeconquered.Itsculturedefiesthedevilintheeternalfightbetweengoodandevil,betweenlifeanddeath. LaborofloveabouttheVenezuelan"llanos".Thisfilmisalow-budget(bynecessity)laboroflovebyVenezuelandirectorMichaelNew.Itstarshisdaughterasthefemalelead,andacoupleofknownVenezuelanactors,whoalsoworkedonthefilmasalaboroflove.Itisaslow-moving,poeticfilm,withtypicalregionalmusic,andnarrationinrhymeinthelocalvernacular.Definitely,anartmovieorfestivalfeature,thisfilmstillmaybeabittoolongevenforartfilmlovers.Theambiguousthemesofthemanfightingeternallyagainstthedevil(evil),andman'sneverendingexploitationofthelands,wildlifeandfruitsthatnaturegaveusarejusttoobroadlydepicted.Thiscombinedwiththeflawsinherentofaproductionwithanextremelylowbudgetmarsthisfilm.Ithasagreatconcept,butultimately,itisverytedious. IntheplainsofVenezuela,sinceancestraltimes,resoundsthevoiceofFlorentino,theyoungsingerwhodefiedtheDeviltoaduelofimprovisesverses.Afinehorsemanandafinesinger,Florentinoisthemythicalrepresentationoftheplainsman,afreebegininaworldwithoutboundariesorrestrictions.However,astimespassestheplainsaretransformed.Porwerfullinvaderstakepossessionoflandsandcattleandevenofmen.Buttheplainscultureresists,andthisresistanceisexpressedaboveallinthemusicandthevoiceofFlorentinodefyingtheDevilintheeternalfightbetweengoodandevil,betweenlifeanddeath.…