El norte : The north

Resource Information

The work El norte : The north represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

El norte : The north

Title remainder

The north

Statement of responsibility

Independent Productions in association with American Playhouse presents; [in association with] Channel Four ; screenplay by Gregory Nava and Anna H. Thomas ; directed by Gregory Nava ; produced by Anna Thomas

Title variation

• The North
• El Norte

Contributor

• Nava, Gregory
• Lago, Alicia del
• Gómez Cruz, Ernesto
• Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
• Thomas, Anna H., 1948-
• Ebert, Roger
• Independent Productions, Ltd
• Tobar, Héctor, 1963-
• Criterion Collection (Firm)
• Channel Four (Great Britain)
• Villalpando, David
• American Playhouse Theatrical Films

Actor

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

Screenwriter

• Thomas, Anna H., 1948-
• Nava, Gregory

Commentator

• Nava, Gregory

Director

• Nava, Gregory

Interviewee

• Villalpando, David
• Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia
• Nava, Gregory
• Thomas, Anna H., 1948-

Producer

• Thomas, Anna H., 1948-

Subject

• Guatemala -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
• Guatemala -- Social conditions -- Drama
• Foreign language films -- Spanish
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Hermanos -- Teatro
• Illegal aliens -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Siblings -- Drama
• Teenagers -- Drama
• Thriller -- Feature
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Adventure -- Feature
• Brothers and sisters -- Drama
• Extranjeros ilegales -- California | Los Ángeles -- Teatro
• Action and adventure films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States

Genre

• Drama
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Foreign language films
• Teatro
• Thriller
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• spa
• myn
• 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

Member of

• Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs), 458

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematography, James Glennon ; editor, Betsy Blankett

Dewey number

791.43/72

Language note

• In Spanish, Kiché and English with optional English and English SDH subtitles
• K'iche', Spanish and English language tracks with English language subtitles
• SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing)

PerformerNote

• 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

Runtime

141

Series statement

The Criterion collection

Series volume

458

Target audience

general

Technique

live action