Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
Enhanced DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation (1.82:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, Dolby Digital stereo surround sound. |
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System requirements for DVD-ROM and on-line features: Windows 98SE or higher; InterActual Player; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash 6.0 and an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive; a software or hardware DVD player. Will not work in a CD-ROM drive or a on a Macintosh. |
Cast |
Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Jenny Gago, Elpidia Carrillo, Enrique Castillo, Constance Marie, Edward James Olmos. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Edward Lachman ; editor, Nancy Richardson ; costume designer, Tracy Tynan ; production designer, Barry Robison ; folkloric music score, Pepe Avila ; orchestral music score, Mark McKenzie. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong language, some graphic violence and a scene of sexuality. |
Summary |
Presents the three-generation saga of the Sanchez family as told by the eldest son. From the beginnings of his father's journey from Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished for Paco Sanchez and his family. |
Note |
Special features: a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, DVD-ROM and online features. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Mexican American families -- Drama.
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Families -- California -- Drama.
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Intergenerational relations -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Videodiscs.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Added Author |
Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- Producer.
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Thomas, Anna. Producer. Screenwriter.
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Nava, Gregory. Director. Screenwriter.
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Ávila, Pepe. Composer.
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McKenzie, Mark. Composer.
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Smits, Jimmy. Actor.
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Morales, Esai. Actor.
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López Rojas, Eduardo, 1937-1999. Actor.
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Gago, Jenny, 1953- Actor.
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Carrillo, Elpidia. Actor.
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Castillo, Enrique. Actor.
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Marie, Constance. Actor.
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Olmos, Edward James. Actor.
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Lachman, Edward, 1948-
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Richardson, Nancy.
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Tynan, Tracy.
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Robison, Barry.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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Majestic Films and Television International.
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American Playhouse Theatrical Films.
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American Zoetrope (Firm)
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Newcomm (Firm)
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Added Title |
Mi familia |
ISBN |
0780646614 |
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9780780646612 |
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0780646819 |
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9780780646810 |
Standard No. |
794043694424 |
Music No. |
N6944 New Line Home Entertainment |
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