El norte : The north

Resource Information

The work El norte : The north represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. 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

North

Contributor

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

Actor

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

Commentator

• Nava, Gregory

Director

• Nava, Gregory

Interviewee

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

Producer

• Thomas, Anna

Screenwriter

• Thomas, Anna
• Nava, Gregory

Subject

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

Genre

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

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, 458
• American playhouse (Television program)

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

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.N67 2008

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