DVD

El norte = The North / 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.

Thomas, Anna. (Producer, Screenwriter, Interviewee). Nava, Gregory. (Director, Screenwriter, Commentator, Interviewee). Lustgarten, Abbey. (Producer). Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia. (Actor, Interviewee). Villalpando, David. (Actor, Interviewee). Gómez Cruz, Ernesto. (Actor, Actor). Lago, Alicia del. (Actor). Tobar, Héctor, 1963- (Added Author). Ebert, Roger. (Added Author). Glennon, James, 1942- (Cinematographer). Blankett, Betsy. (Film editor). Martinez, Melecio. (Composer). Wasco, David. (Added Author). Independent Productions, Ltd. (Added Author). American Playhouse Theatrical Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Folkloristas. (Composer, Performer). El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martín Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda. (Cast). The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio, Daniel Salazar, Leonel Torres, Salvador Ornelas, Abel Bustos, José María Angel, Alberto Trejo Cardos, Fernando Armas ; narration: Daniel Gabadón. (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.

The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Nava's 1972 award-winning thirty-minute student film, based on the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, depicting the life of a fictional poet caught in the Spanish Civil War and jailed, but then set free on the condition he leaves his country and never returns.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604651096
ISBN: 1604651091
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm).
Edition: Director-approved special ed.
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Series numbering from container spine. El norte: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. "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.). Booklet inserted in container. Filmed on location in Chiapas, Morelos, Mexicali in Mexico and in Los Angeles, San Diego in California.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	El norte: Cinematography, James Glennon ; film editor, Betsy Blankett ; traditional and original music composed and performed by Los Folkloristas ; traditional original harop music composed and performed by Melecio Martinez ; mariachi music arranged and performed by Mariachi Nuevo Uclatlan ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: A film by Gregory Nava ; music, W.A. Mozart.
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. The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio, Daniel Salazar, Leonel Torres, Salvador Ornelas, Abel Bustos, José María Angel, Alberto Trejo Cardos, Fernando Armas ; narration: Daniel Gabadón.
System Details Note:	DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) ; Dolby Digital mono ; NTSC, region 1.
Language Note:	In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles. Soundtrack in Quiché, Spanish and English; subtitles available in English.