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Stars at Noon follows an American journalist and a British consultant in Covid-struck Nicaragua amid political tension and romantic entanglements.
Critics noted Denis’s stage-like focus on carnal desire over conventional narrative and her actor-centric directing style.
The film’s climactic nightclub sequence unfolds beneath a pink nightclub glow and a dreamy jazz score by Tindersticks.
The film binds romance to danger when Daniel’s true, possibly nefarious, purpose in Nicaragua is hinted by a CIA character.
Stars at Noon is streaming on Prime Video and SBS on Demand in Australia and available to rent in the UK and US.

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The term 'banana republic' originated from US fruit companies' influence in Central America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Guatemala’s 1954 CIA-sponsored coup toppled Jacobo Arbenz to protect United Fruit Company profits.
Diego Rivera’s mural ‘Glorious Victory’ depicted the UFC, the CIA, and US officials in Arbenz’s downfall.
Labor violence, including the 1928 Banana Massacre in Colombia, illustrates the human toll of banana profits.
The term has broadened beyond its origins, increasingly used to describe various forms of external influence and domestic instability.
Some Latin Americans view the term as a reminder of historical power dynamics rather than an inherent national trait.
Scholars urge careful use of the term to reflect historical relationships, not stereotypes about entire nations.
The nickname has entered other languages and political discourse beyond Central America.
The article links past corporate power to current debates on US policy and global governance.
The piece highlights how foreign corporate power shaped land reforms and political life in Central America.

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