El norte The north

Thomas, Anna H., 1948- (Producer, Screenwriter, Interviewee). Nava, Gregory. (Director, Screenwriter, Commentator, Interviewee). Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia. (Actor, Interviewee). Villalpando, David. (Actor, Interviewee). Gómez Cruz, Ernesto. (Actor). Lago, Alicia del. (Actor). Tobar, Héctor, 1963- Promised land. (Added Author). Ebert, Roger. (Added Author). Independent Productions, Ltd. (Added Author). American Playhouse Theatrical Films. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martín Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda, Lupe Ontiveros, Trinidad Silva, Tony Plana, Diane Civita, Mike Gomez. (Cast). The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604651096
ISBN: 1604651091
Physical Description: videorecording]
videodisc
2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] p. ; 19 cm.)
Edition: Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed.
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	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. 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.).
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 2. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva (1972) / a film by Gregory Nava (31 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett.
Participant or Performer Note:	El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martín Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda, Lupe Ontiveros, Trinidad Silva, Tony Plana, Diane Civita, Mike Gomez. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles.