El norte The north
(DVD) 

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Edition
Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages ; 19 cm.) 
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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed.
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515034722

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
General Note
"Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen tvs" -- Container.
General Note
Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist He?ctor Tobar and Roger Ebert's 1983 review of the film.
General Note
Special features (disc 1): optional director's audio commentary; theatrical trailer (2 min.).
General Note
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.).
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett.
Participants/Performers
El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Go?mez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Marti?n Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda, Lupe Ontiveros, Trinidad Silva, Tony Plana, Diane Civita, Mike Gomez.
Participants/Performers
The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio.
Description
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Spanish, Kiche? and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, A., Nava, G., Gutiérrez, Z. S., Villalpando, D., Gómez Cruz, E., Lago, A. d., Tobar, H., & Ebert, R. (2008). El norte: The north (Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anna. Thomas et al.. 2008. El Norte: The North. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anna. Thomas et al.. El Norte: The North Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, Anna., et al. El Norte: The North Widescreen format (1.78:1); Director-approved special ed., Criterion Collection, 2008.

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