| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 140 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Jorge Fons. |
| Cast |
Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Maria Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Margarita Sanz. |
| Summary |
From the novel by Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley explores intersecting lives in Mexico City. Cantina owner Rutilio (Ernesto G̤mez Cruz) gives in to latent homosexual desires. His son, Chava (Juan Manuel Bernal), yearns to immigrate to America, while spinster Susanita (Margarita Sanz) dreams of a husband. Finally, Abel (Bruno Bichir) is a poor barber whose romance with the innocent beauty Alma (Salma Hayek) tragically ends after she is coerced into a life of debauchery. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006 -- Film adaptations.
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City dwellers -- Mexico -- Drama.
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Neighbors -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Husband and wife -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Gay men -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Prostitutes -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.
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Mexico City (Mexico) -- Social conditions -- 1970- -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Fons, Jorge, film director.
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Gómez Cruz, Ernesto, actor.
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Rojo, María, 1943- actor.
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Hayek, Salma, 1966- actor.
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Bichir, Bruno, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006.
Zuqāq al-Midaqq.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Standard No. |
859686006772 (hoopla video recording) |
| Music No. |
MWT12234273 |
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