A journey into the mines provides a visual representation of a journey into the conscience of Kentridge's invented character, Soho Eckstein, the white South African property owner who exploits the resources of land and black human labour which are under his domain. Throughout the film the imagery shifts between the geological landscape underground inhabited by innumerable black miners and Soho's world of white luxury above ground. When Soho, breakfasting in bed, pushes down the plunger of his cafetière, its movement is transformed into a rapid descent through the tray, through the bed and into the mine-shaft. Here the miners' world of overwhelming misery is depicted in claustrophobic tunnels where they are trapped digging, drilling and sleeping, embedded in rock. Above ground, Soho sits at his desk in his customary pin-stripe suit and punches adding machines and cash registers, creating a flow of gold bars, exhausted miners, blasted landscapes and blocks of uniform housing.
Mine has generally received positive reviews.
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Mine was released in 1991 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving Mine (1991) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Mine than critics were.
With a score of 69%, Mine is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like Naked Lunch, The Prince of Tides and Frankie and Johnny.
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