El norte

Resource Information

The work El norte represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

El norte

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

• Janus Films
• Independent Productions, Ltd
• Folkloristas
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• American Playhouse Theatrical Films
• Thomas, Anna
• Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
• Villalpando, David
• Wasco, David
• Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
• Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
• Glennon, James, 1942-
• Lago, Alicia del
• Ebert, Roger
• Martinez, Melecio
• Nava, Gregory

Actor

• Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
• Lago, Alicia del
• Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
• Villalpando, David

Commentator

• Nava, Gregory

Director

• Nava, Gregory

Distributor

• Criterion Collection (Firm)

Interviewee

• Thomas, Anna
• Villalpando, David
• Nava, Gregory
• Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia

Performer

• Folkloristas

Producer

• Thomas, Anna

Reviewer

• Ebert, Roger

Screenwriter

• Nava, Gregory
• Thomas, Anna

Set designer

• Wasco, David

Subject

• Feature films
• Feature films
• Guatemala
• Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
• Guatemala -- Social conditions -- Drama
• Illegal aliens
• Illegal aliens -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Social conditions
• Teenagers
• Teenagers -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• United States
• Action and adventure films
• Brothers and sisters
• Brothers and sisters -- Drama
• California -- Los Angeles
• Drama
• Emigration and immigration
• Action and adventure films

Genre

• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Action and adventure films
• Feature films
• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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

Related

• Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva

Member of

• Criterion collection, 458

Cataloging source

CNNTC

Characteristic

videorecording

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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
• PN1997.2

LC item number

• .N67 2008
• .N67 2008

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PerformerNote

• Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago
• The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Marco Antonio Rubio

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Runtime

140

Series statement

The Criterion collection

Series volume

458

Target audience

general

Technique

live action