The North = El norte
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Thomas, Anna. Producer
Nava, Gregory. Director
Lustgarten, Abbey. Producer
Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia. Actor
Villalpando, David. Actor
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2008.
Format
DVD
Edition
Director-approved special ed.
Status
On Shelf
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
DVD NORTH
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Action and adventure films
Border crossing -- Drama.
Brothers and sisters -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs
Feature films
Fiction films.
Foreign language films.
Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
Guatemala -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1996 -- Drama.
Guatemala -- Politics and government -- 1945-1985 -- Drama.
Guatemala -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Guatemalans -- United States -- Drama.
Human smuggling -- Drama.
Illegal aliens -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Immigrants -- United States -- Drama.
Independent films.
Low budget films.
Mayas -- Crimes against -- Guatemala -- Drama.
Mexican-American Border Region -- Drama.
Political persecution -- Guatemala -- Drama.
Political violence -- Guatemala -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Teenagers -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Adolescents -- Films.
Extranjeros ilegales -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro.
États-Unis -- Émigration et immigration -- Films.
Frères et sœurs -- Films.
Guatemala -- Conditions sociales -- Films.
Guatemala -- Émigration et immigration -- Films.
Hermanos -- Teatro.
Immigrants clandestins -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Films.

More Details

Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2008.
Edition
Director-approved special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm).
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515034722

Notes

General Note
Series numbering from container spine.
General Note
El norte: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
General Note
The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
General Note
"Enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs"--Container.
General Note
Container insert features an essay : Promised land / by novelist Héctor 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.).
General Note
Booklet inserted in container.
General Note
Filmed on location in Chiapas, Morelos, Mexicali in Mexico and in Los Angeles, San Diego in California.
Restrictions on Access
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Creation/Production Credits
The journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva: A film by Gregory Nava ; music, W.A. Mozart.
Participants/Performers
El norte: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Miguel Gomez Giron, Jose Martín Ruano, Stella Quan, Eraclio Zepeda.
Participants/Performers
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.
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.
System Details
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) ; Dolby Digital mono ; NTSC, region 1.
Language
In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles.
Language
Soundtrack in Quiché, Spanish and English; subtitles available in English.