The Resource El norte : The north, Janus Films ; [presented by] Independent Productions in association with American Playhouse ; screenplay by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas ; original story by Gregory Nava ; directed by Gregory Nava ; produced by Anna Thomas, (videorecording)
El norte : The north, Janus Films ; [presented by] Independent Productions in association with American Playhouse ; screenplay by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas ; original story by Gregory Nava ; directed by Gregory Nava ; produced by Anna Thomas, (videorecording)
- Contributor
-
- Lago, Alicia del
- Nava, Gregory
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films
- Ebert, Roger
- Folkloristas
- Janus Films
- Wasco, David
- Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
- Martinez, Melecio
- Villalpando, David
- Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
- Thomas, Anna
- Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Independent Productions, Ltd
- Glennon, James, 1942-
- 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
- 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
- Language
-
- spa
- myn
- eng
- eng
- spa
- Edition
- Director-approved special ed.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (140 min.)
- Note
-
- Series numbering from container spine
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
- "Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs"--Container
- Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist Héctor Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film
- "1.78:1 aspect ratio"--Container
- Special features (disc 1): optional director's audio commentary; theatrical trailer (2 min.)
- 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.)
- Booklet inserted in container
- Contents
-
- disc 1. The film
- disc 2. The supplements
- Isbn
- 9781604651096
- Label
- El norte : The north
- Title
- El norte
- Title remainder
- The north
- Statement of responsibility
- Janus Films ; [presented by] Independent Productions in association with American Playhouse ; screenplay by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas ; original story by Gregory Nava ; directed by Gregory Nava ; produced by Anna Thomas
- Title variation
- North
- Contributor
-
- Lago, Alicia del
- Nava, Gregory
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films
- Ebert, Roger
- Folkloristas
- Janus Films
- Wasco, David
- Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
- Martinez, Melecio
- Villalpando, David
- Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
- Thomas, Anna
- Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Independent Productions, Ltd
- Glennon, James, 1942-
- Subject
-
- Illegal aliens -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Action and adventure films
- Teenagers -- Drama
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Brothers and sisters -- Drama
- Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Language
-
- spa
- myn
- eng
- eng
- spa
- 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
- 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
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett ; music, Los Folkloristas and Melecio Martinez ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Language note
- In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .N67 2008
- PerformerNote
-
- El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago
- The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio
- Runtime
- 140
- Series statement
- The Criterion collection
- Series volume
- 458
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- El norte : The north, Janus Films ; [presented by] Independent Productions in association with American Playhouse ; screenplay by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas ; original story by Gregory Nava ; directed by Gregory Nava ; produced by Anna Thomas, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Series numbering from container spine
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983
- "Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs"--Container
- Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist Héctor Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film
- "1.78:1 aspect ratio"--Container
- Special features (disc 1): optional director's audio commentary; theatrical trailer (2 min.)
- 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.)
- Booklet inserted in container
- Related Contributor
-
- Lago, Alicia del
- Nava, Gregory
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films
- Ebert, Roger
- Folkloristas
- Janus Films
- Wasco, David
- Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
- Martinez, Melecio
- Villalpando, David
- Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
- Thomas, Anna
- Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Independent Productions, Ltd
- Glennon, James, 1942-
- Related Subjects
-
- Illegal aliens -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Action and adventure films
- Teenagers -- Drama
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Brothers and sisters -- Drama
- Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Accompanying material
- 1 booklet ([12] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.)
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
- disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements
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- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- http://library.link/vocab/discovery_link
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- Edition
- Director-approved special ed.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (140 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781604651096
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- cat24,cat54rev
- Other control number
- 715515034722
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- CC1788D
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- ocn270775494
- (OCoLC)270775494
- System details
- DVD; Dolby digital mono
- Terms governing use
- For private home use only.
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Action and adventure films
- Brothers and sisters -- Drama
- Feature films
- Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Illegal aliens -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
- Teenagers -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Genre
- Action and adventure films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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