Edition |
Director-approved special ed. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm). |
Physical Medium |
plastic rdamat http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAMaterial/1029 |
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4 3/4 in. |
Description |
digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 458 |
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Criterion collection ; 458.
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System Details |
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) ; Dolby Digital mono ; NTSC, region 1. |
Language |
In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles. |
Note |
Series numbering from container spine. |
Cast |
El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martín Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda. |
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The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio, Daniel Salazar, Leonel Torres, Salvador Ornelas, Abel Bustos, José María Angel, Alberto Trejo Cardos, Fernando Armas ; narration: Daniel Gabadón. |
Credits |
El norte: Cinematography, James Glennon ; film editor, Betsy Blankett ; traditional and original music composed and performed by Los Folkloristas ; traditional original harop music composed and performed by Melecio Martinez ; mariachi music arranged and performed by Mariachi Nuevo Uclatlan ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten. |
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The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: A film by Gregory Nava ; music, W.A. Mozart. |
Note |
El norte: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. |
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The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. |
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Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist Héctor Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film. |
Contents |
disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements. |
Note |
Special features (disc 1): optional director's audio commentary; theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
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Special features (disc 2): "In the service of the shadows : the making of 'El norte'" interview featurette with Nava, producer and co-writer Anna Thomas, actors Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and David Villalpando, and set designer David Wasco (60 min.); "Scouting in Chiapas" gallery of Chiapas location-scouting photographs; "The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva" Nava's award-winning student film with optional director introduction (1972, 31 min.). |
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"Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs"--Container. |
Summary |
El norte: Enrique and Rosa are brother and sister Mayan Indian peasants, living in the mountains of Guatemala. When the village attempts to organize for better treatment, Enrique and Rosa are forced to flee as the Guatemalan army is sent in to punish the townspeople. Receiving clandestine help from friends and humorous advice from a veteran immigrant, they make their way to Los Angeles, hoping to make a new life as young, uneducated, and illegal immigrants. |
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The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Nava's 1972 award-winning thirty-minute student film, based on the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, depicting the life of a fictional poet caught in the Spanish Civil War and jailed, but then set free on the condition he leaves his country and never returns. |
Note |
Booklet inserted in container. |
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Filmed on location in Chiapas, Morelos, Mexicali in Mexico and in Los Angeles, San Diego in California. |
Language |
Soundtrack in Quiché, Spanish and English; subtitles available in English. |
Access |
Educational and home use only. |
Subject |
Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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Political persecution. (OCoLC)fst01069448
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Genre/Form |
Foreign films.
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Subject |
Foreign language films.
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Guatemala -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Guatemalans -- United States -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Subject |
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Adventure films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Subject |
Political violence -- Guatemala -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Low budget films. (OCoLC)fst01710449
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Adventure -- Feature.
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Subject |
Guatemalans. (OCoLC)fst00948869
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Brothers and sisters. (OCoLC)fst00839671
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Guatemala -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1996 -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Social problem films. (OCoLC)fst01710452
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Subject |
Foreign language films. (OCoLC)fst00931842
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Guatemalan Civil War (Guatemala : 1960-1996) (OCoLC)fst01352305
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Teenagers. (OCoLC)fst01145551
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Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Subject |
Guatemala -- Politics and government -- 1945-1985 -- Drama.
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Human smuggling -- Drama.
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Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
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Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Independent films. (OCoLC)fst01710572
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Subject |
Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
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Guatemala. (OCoLC)fst01205154
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Border crossing -- Drama.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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Political persecution -- Guatemala -- Drama.
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Border crossing. (OCoLC)fst01715649
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Political violence. (OCoLC)fst01069902
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Genre/Form |
Thriller -- Feature.
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Subject |
Noncitizens -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Chronological Term |
1945-1996
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Local Subject |
Undocumented immigration -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Subject |
Siblings -- Drama.
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Mayas -- Crimes against -- Guatemala -- Drama.
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Immigrants -- United States -- Drama.
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North America -- Mexican-American Border Region.
(OCoLC)fst01239966
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Human smuggling. (OCoLC)fst00963471
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Illegal immigration -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
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Added Author |
Thomas, Anna. Producer. Screenwriter. Interviewee.
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Nava, Gregory. Director. Screenwriter. Commentator. Interviewee.
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Lustgarten, Abbey. Producer.
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Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia. Actor. Interviewee.
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Villalpando, David. Actor. Interviewee.
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Gómez Cruz, Ernesto. Actor. Actor.
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Lago, Alicia del. Actor.
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Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
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Ebert, Roger.
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Glennon, James, 1942-2006. Cinematographer.
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Blankett, Betsy. Film editor.
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Martinez, Melecio. Composer.
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Wasco, David.
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Independent Productions, Ltd.
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American Playhouse Theatrical Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Janus Films.
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Folkloristas. Composer. Performer.
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Added Title |
North |
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Norte (Motion picture)
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Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva.
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ISBN |
9781604651096 (DVDs) |
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1604651091 (DVDs) |
Standard No. |
715515034722 |
Music No. |
CC1788D Criterion Collection |
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458 Criterion Collection |