Edition |
Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p. ; 19 cm.) |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 458 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 458.
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System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono. |
Language |
In Spanish, Kiche and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles. |
Cast |
El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martin Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda, Lupe Ontiveros, Trinidad Silva, Tony Plana, Diane Civita, Mike Gomez. |
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The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio. |
Credits |
Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. |
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"Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen tvs" -- Container. |
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Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist Hector Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film. |
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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 Gutierrez 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.). |
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: depicts the life of a fictional poet caught in a civil war and jailed, but then set free on the condition he leaves his country and never returns. |
Contents |
disc 2. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva (1972) / a film by Gregory Nava (31 min.). |
Subject |
Brothers and sisters -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Drama.
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Noncitizens -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Guatemala -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
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Hermanos -- Teatro.
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Extranjeros ilegales -- California -- Los Angeles -- Teatro.
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Siblings -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Drama.
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Illegal aliens -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Foreign language films -- Spanish.
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Adventure -- Feature.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Added Author |
Thomas, Anna H., 1948- Producer. Screenwriter. Interviewee.
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Nava, Gregory, 1949-
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Gutierrez, Zaide Silvia. Actor. Interviewee.
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Villalpando, David, 1959-
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Gomez Cruz, Ernesto. Actor.
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Lago, Alicia del. Actor.
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Tobar, Hector, 1963-
Promised land.
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Ebert, Roger, 1942-2013.
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Independent Productions, Ltd.
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American Playhouse Theatrical Films.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Added Title |
North |
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American playhouse (Television program)
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ISBN |
9781604651096 |
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1604651091 |
Standard No. |
715515034722 |
Music No. |
CC1788D Criterion Collection |
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