Ralph Fiennes is Such a Disgrace

Simon (wraysford@mweb.co.za )Feb 15th, 2005 - 12:47:49

It's so good to see the world making a film about a South African story that is set in Post-Apartheid South Africa. Cry Freedom, Cry The Beloved Country and A Dry White Season were all film set during the turbulent Apartheid period. Disgrace is set to be the first film about the turbulent Post-Apartheid period.
Overseas students and tourists convince believe that South Africa is the place to study or visit because of its racial diversity and they seem entrapped by the euphoria of the South African racial miracle post 1994. What they will realise after seeing Disgrace, if it is filmed true to the novel, is that life in South Africa after Apartheid is more complicated that meets the outsider's eye. Not only is justice biased, as it was in the past, you have the massively powerful white guilt to condent with, which seems to be a poisoning factor.
The novel Disgrace showed how difficult it was for white people, who because of their youth had no direct part in the implementation of Apartheid, to live in South Africa after Apartheid. It showed how they were conditioned to tolerate almost anything (rape) in the hope of being able to live on the African continent.
I hope it not only opens the eyes of the international liberals who wrongly believe that all is well in South Africa, but also influences those white people still living in South Africa to move away from euphoric ideals and embrace the realities of their life, and perhaps follow the example of the novel's author and leave South Africa.

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sarah_schamal@web.deAug 31st, 2005 - 17:39:43

Hello!
I read the book at school in my english advanced cours. I find it very interesting to read and I'm curious on the film.
Can anybody tell me, when the film will cross europe.

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