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HOLDING
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| Argentina:
Land of Natural Wonders |
Takes
viewers on a journey through the natural wonders of Argentina’s
deserts, rain forests, and rocky shores of Patagonia. Educational
Video Network. 1990. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| An
Argentine Journey: Songs of the Gauchos |
A.
Songs of the Gauchos. This part features several colorful gauchos
who train horses and sing songs of freedom and loneliness—reflections
of a vagabond lifestyle. Part of the Argentine Journey Series which
features the musical and cultural heritage of three regions in central
and northern Argentina from the gauchos to the Zamba. BBC. 1998.
60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| An
Argentine Journey: Songs of the Poor |
C.
Songs of the Poor. In the impoverished mountain villages of northern
Argentina the music reflects the harsh living conditions of the
inhabitants where the people stage dramatic celebrations that culminate
in the joy of carnival creating a sound both solemn and jubilant.
Part of the Argentine Journey Series which features the musical
and cultural heritage of three regions in central and northern Argentina
from the gauchos to the Zamba. BBC. 1998. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Borges
para millones |
A
look at the popular side of Borges’s mysterious, arcane, often violent
work, and the man who created it. Films for the Humanities. 1988.
70 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Builders
of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity |
In
Latin America, the arts have had an increasingly important role
in affirming the culture and social identity of many of the countries
in the region. In Puerto Rico, the works of author Luis Rafael Sanchez
and painter Nick Quijano, often considered too regional by outsiders,
are reflections of the social conscious and national pride of Latin
artists. In Brazil, the influential musician Caetano Velaso and
the tropicalist movement are discussed. Jesusa Rodriquez’s experimental
and politicized theater are controversial, and her independence
in an art form that has largely been subsidized by the state. Argentina’s
famous filmmaker activist Fernando Solanas’ works especially The
Hour of the Furnace and Tangos: The Exile of Gardel have been influential.
His valiant stands against the militarist regimes of the 1970s and
criticism of President Memen’s policies are highlighted by the program. Among
those interviewed are: Luis Rafael Sanchez, Nick Quijano, Caetano
Velaso, Jesusa Rodriquez, Elena Poniatowski, Josefina Ludmer, and
Angel Taborda. Notes: Written, produced, and directed by Juan
Mandlebaum. Edited by Betty Ciccarelli. Camera by Ned Johnston.
Volume VII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of
each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south and Central America
and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their history and societies
in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines
issues confronting the entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Camila |
A
young Catholic socialite from Buenos Aires runs away with a young
Jesuit priest. They find temporary happiness in a small village
but eventually are recognized and condemned to death without trial.
Directed by Maria Luisa Bemberg. Starring Susu Pecoraro, Imanol
Arias. Guide included which provides detailed lesson plans for each
10 to 15 minute segment of the film—FilmArobics, Inc. 1984. 90 minutes,
49 pages. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Camila |
A
romantic Argentine film about the forbidden love affair between
a Jesuit Priest and a beautiful girl named Camila. The couple find
themselves totally ostracized from society as a result of their
action. They are also declared outlaws and hunted down. The film
is lovely to look at and has moments of romantic grandeur, overall
a well-done film about injustice and repression in a morally corrupt
society. The making of the film was a very controversial issue in
Argentina, because the subject matter, based on an actual incident,
was judged as a subtle criticism of the political regime of the
period. With: Susu Pecoraro, Imanol Arias, Hector Alterio, Elena
Tasisto, and Carlos Munoz. Notes: Screenplay by Bemberg, Beda Docampo
Feijo and Juan Batista Stagnaro. Photographed by Fernando Arribas. Music
by Luis Maria Serra. 1984. 105 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Cartas
de mamá |
Dramatization
of a story set in Paris in which a young Spanish couple are tormented
by feelings of guild aroused by letters from Luis’s mother. TVE
production of Julio Cortazar’s work. Films for the Humanities. 1989.
60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Colors of Hope |
A
short documentary produced by Amnesty International. The subject
discusses the re-union, and new lives, of an Argentine couple with
their son, who had been taken from them briefly by authorities in
Argentina in the early 1980s. 1985. 15 minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| Cosquin,
City of Folklore |
Visit
to the folklore festival celebrated annually in Cosquin, Argentina.
Grades 8-12, College. Organization of American States. Ca. 1970.
14 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Cuarteles
de invierno |
Directed
by Lautaro Murua. English title: Winter Retreat or Winter Barracks. A
tango singer has been invited to a remote city for a celebration.
He finds himself in a repressive almost paranoid world immediately
after getting off the train when he is stopped by military police
who submit him to quick, brusque inquiry and search him. While trying
to find the sponsors of the concert he is to perform he meets a
gruff, garrulous boxer in a restaurant whose crudeness draws too
much attention, a hobo whose expressions of political paranoia invites
even more problems, and the promoter of the celebration, whose aim
is not at all clear to the apolitical singer. The film is full of
a uneasy kind of foreboding. The characters are a mixture of caricature
and a dramatist subterfuge. It’s a rich, surprisingly comic political
drama with deeply satirical [even slapstick] overtones. At one climatic
scene, an event staged by the town’s oligarchs to promote a young
army boxer, all of the musicians quickly draw out automatic weapons
when the big goon of a boxer is outraged at the statements made
by the soldier. It’s dark scenes like this one that give the film
its sinister, interesting punch. With: Oscar Ferrigno as Andres
Galvin, Eduardo Pavlovksy as Tony Rocha, Ulises Dumont as Mango,
Arturo Maly as Capt. Suarez, Enrique Almada as Dr. Bayo, Patricio
as Contreras as Morocho, and Adriana Ferrer as Marta. Notes: Photographed
by Anibal Gonzalez Paz. Music by Astor Piazzola. Screenplay by Pablo
Murua Tolnay and Lautaro Murua based on the novel by Osvaldo Soriano.
1984. 114 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| El
día que me quieras |
Investigating
death and the power of photography, this film is a meditation on
the last picture taken of Che Guevara [born in Argentina / revolutionary
in Cuba and elsewhere / died in Bolivia], as he lay dead on a table,
surrounded by his captors. The photograph, taken by Freddy Alborta
in 1967, has been compared to Mantegna’s Dead Christ and Rembrandt’s
The Anatomy Lesson of Professor Tulp. The film, a montage of Alborta’s
memories of that day, his photographs and rare newsreel footage
of the event, is an attempt to deconstruct the myth of Guevera.
Alternate title: Day you’ll love me. Cast: Narrator, interviewer,
Mario Espinoza Osario; interviewee, Freddy Alborta. Concept, direction
and editing, Leandro Katz; cinematography, Mark Daniels. New York:
First Run/Icarus Films, c1997. Not rated, but some may find looking
at dead bodies disturbing. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.
With b&w sequences, 1/2 in. VHS. In Spanish with English sub-titles. |
Florida
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| El
día que me quieras |
Classic
tango film of 1940s. A young man thwarts his rich background to
marry the woman he loves. After establishing a career in show business,
he returns to Argentina. Directed by John Reinhardt. Starring Carlos
Gardel, Rosita Moreno. 1935. 90 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Don
Segundo Sombra |
Directed
by Manuel Antin. The story of how a gaucho relives the events in
his life from youth in a small Argentinean town to his being befriended
by a gaucho lionized by many others. Quiet, thoughtful filmization
of a book considered a classic of Latin American literature. The
story is essentially that of a youth’s coming of age. With: Juan
Carbalido, Juan Carlos Gene, Soledad Silveyra and Alejandra Boero.
Notes: Based on the novel by Ricardo Giraldes. Screenplay by Antin. Music
by Adolfo Morpurgo. Photographed by Miguel Rodriguez. 1969. 110
minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Espejo
de escritores: David Viñas and Mempo Giardinelli |
Señas
de exilio. A video-taped interview with the authors. Ediciones del
Norte. 1985. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Espejo
de escritores: Julio Cortazar |
Modelos
para desarmar. A video-taped interview and readings with the author.
Ediciones del Norte. 1985. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| La
esperanza |
Title
on cassette label and container: South, La esperanza incierta. “An
evaluation of recent economic and political developments in the
emerging democracies of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.” Four
filmmakers Augusto Gongora (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay),
Regina Festa and Fernando Santoro (Brazil). The film was made to
coincide with the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the
Americas. The importance of the development of a strong, secure
democracy is key in each of the countries. Among those interviewed
are Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina, 1983-89; Carlos Saul
Menem, the present President of Argentina; Aldo Rico, former Argentine
officer and a leader of a right ring political movement; Patricio
Alwin, President of Chile. Notes: Directed and edited by Esteban
Schroeder. Script by Virginia Martinez. Camera by Daneil Cheico.
Journalists Jorge Barreiro (Uruguay), Sandra Radic (Chile), and
Susana Viaux (Argentina). Music by Adrian Carbutt. 1991. 52 minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| Eva
Peron: La verdadera historia |
This
is the Argentine version of the history of Eva Duarte de Peron.
Even though she dominated only six years in Argentina’s history,
she left an indelible mark on not only the country but the world.
Directed by Juan Carlos Desanzo. Starring Esther Goris and Victor
LaPlace. 1997. 114 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Garden
of Forking Paths: Dilemmas of National Development |
A
nation of immigrants much like the U.S., Argentina’s population
is predominantly of white, Western European stock, unlike the strongly
Indian and African stock of most of its neighbors. For years the
wealth and leadership of the country was in the hands of an oligarchy
of wealthy ranchers and businessmen. This program concentrates on
the cultural, social, and political history of the country concentrating
on such topics as: The Tango, song and dance, as much a symbol of
what is the country’s national identity as anything else; the rise
of Peronism in the 1940s; the strong influences of multinational
corporations; the influences of Great Britain and the war of the
Malvinas or Falklands. Among those interviewed: Marta Ezcurra,
93 year old daughter of one of the oldest elite families of Argentina;
Horacio Heguy, polo player, Alfredo Campanelli, cattle baron; President
Carlos Menem; General Mario Menendez; Marial and Julian Malvine,
ranchers. Notes: Written and directed by David Ash. Edited by Andrea
William. Camera by Terry Hopkins. Volume I of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of
south and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives,
their history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at
contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the entire
region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos, city
dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and others
bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
UNC-CH
Tulane
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| La
guerra del cerdo |
English
title: Diary of the War of Pigs. Directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
A group of youths in an unspecified Latin American city have decided
to exterminate the elderly throughout the city. Isidro Vidal, the
protagonist of the story, is a middle-aged man thrown in the midst
of the random terror by his love for a young woman and the uncertainties
of his young son. The story is quite melancholy, in fact, it seems
about the melancholy of aging. With: Jose Slavin, Marta Gonzalez,
Victor Laplace, Edgardo Suarez. Notes: From a novel by Adolfo Bioy
Casares. 1975. 90 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam
of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
Tulane
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| La
historia official |
English
title: The Official Story. In the mid-1970s, Argentina’s military
dictatorship carried out a brutal campaign of torture and murder
against thousands of its own citizens. During the period the wife
of a wealthy businessman discovers that her adopted daughter may
in fact, be one of the children of a “los desaperecidos” (the disappeared
ones). A fine, well acted drama about how even those with no animus
to the regime were caught up in the unspoken horrors of a repressive
regime. With: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro, and
Chunchuna Villafane. Notes: Academy Award winning best foreign film
of 1985. Screenplay by Aida Bortnik and Puenzo. Photographed by
Felix Monti. Aleandro also received the best actress award at Cannes
for 1985. 1985. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| El
hombre de la esquina rosada |
A
film made from one of the Borges’ first short stories. Takes un
into the lawless world of the gaucho, his language and ethos. Films
for the Humanities. 1988. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Inner World of J.L. Borges |
“A
sensitive portrait of this brilliant, self-effacing writer whose
work combines the competing influences of a grandmother who was
English and disdained Latin America and a grandfather who died a
hero in the Argentinean war for independence. Here Borges takes
us through has haunts in Buenos Aires, explains his literary heroes,
and enables us to understand the balance between his blindness and
his vividly pictorial and surreal imagination.” Notes: Borges, his
wife, and his mother are each interviewed in this short biographical
film. Borges mentions his reading as a child, his love of poetry
and his opinion that he is a better prose writer than poet. He discusses
how reading in English was so influential in his early life. Narrated
by Joseph Wiseman. Written and directed by Harold Mantell Photographed
by Hermes Munoz. Music by Jorge Morel. Edited by Hans R. Dudelheim.
Borges, Jorge Luis. 1982?. 28 minutes. In English. |
UNC-CH
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| Julio
Cortázar: Instrucciones para John Howell |
Latin
American Literature. Cortazar, Julio. Literature, Argentina. Dramatization.
Hector Alterio, Maribel Martin. Carlos Lucena, Fernando Cebrian,
Walter Widarte, Jack Taylor, and Concha Leza. Notes: Directed by
Angela Querto. Photographed by Francisco Fraile. Music by Jose Nieto.
198-. 60 minutes. In Spanish without English subtitles and in English.
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UNC-CH
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| Juan
Moreira |
This
film takes place in Argentina at the end of the last century when
peons were commonly exploited by caudillos. A man, fighting for
basic rights, is driven to violence by repression. Directed by Leonardo
Favio. Starring Rodolfo Beban. 1984. 120 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| El
lado oscuro del corazón |
A
young poet continually searching for the ideal woman meets and falls
in love with a prostitute. Writer/director, Eliseo Subiela ; producers,
Eliseo Subiela, Roger Frappier. Cast: Darío Grandinetti, Sandra
Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara. Buenos Aires: Filmax Home Video, |c
[199-?]. Produced in 1992 by C.Q.3 Films and Max Films Inc. 1 videocassette
(125 min.): sd., col.; 1/2 in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Lo
que vendrá |
English
title: Times to Come. In an unspecified city in Latin America violence,
political unrest and the dissolution of normal lives. A young man
who is just trying to survive this dismal environment is accidentally
shot by a macho policeman. While he's in the hospital recovering
a series of strange incidents threaten his surviving. Interesting
film but a tad on the dull side. Directed by Gustavo Mosquera. With: Hugo
Soto, Juan Leyrado, Charly García. Notes: Screenplay by Gustavo
Mosquera. Photography by Javier Miquelez. Music performed and written
by Charly García. 1988. 98 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Luisa
Valenzuela |
Sharon
Magnarelli interviews Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela. Hanover,
NH: Ediciones del Norte, c1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.): sd.,
col.; 1/2 in. VHS. In Spanish. Series: Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| Hombre
mirando al sudeste |
English
title: Man Facing Southeast. A man named Rantes suddenly appears
in a Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital. The doctor dismisses him
as a paranoid. Beatriz sees him as an intimate and knowing companion.
A sci-fi parable of saint-like stranger in a strange land—earth.
(A man declaring himself an alien from outer space winds up in an
Argentine mental institution. This parable of Christ as an alien
from another planet has moments of infinite interest. One, however,
is overcome by a sense that this notion of creating a new mythology
is somehow patronizing. It is another tale of a madman’s instincts
being more sane than the sanest wears on you. The film is beautifully
photographed and very well acted.) Directed by Eliseo Subiela. With: Lorenzo
Quinteros, Hugo Soto, and Ines Vernengo. Notes: Screenplay by Subeila. Photographed
by Ricardo de Anelis. Music by Pedro Aznar. 1986 (1987). 105 minutes.
In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH
descriptions.] |
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| Moebius |
A
train carrying more than thirty passengers has disappeared from
the Buenos Aires’ underground railway system. An anxious search
takes place, in order to explain the unusual disappearance. The
search seems to be useless until an odd coincidence leads to an
amazing end. Universidad del Cine. www.ucine.edu.ar. 1996. 86 minutes.
In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Muchacho
que vas cantando |
A
man and his son go on a camping trip, and the man is tempted by
another woman to cheat on his wife. Directed by Enrique Careiras.
Starring Palito Ortega, Gila. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| El
muerto (The Dead Man) |
Based
on Jorge Luis Borges’ short story which is set in the 19th century.
A story about murder, smuggling, treachery, and destiny. Directed
by Raul de la Torre. Starring Thema Biral, Juan Jose Camero, Francisco
Rabal. 1975. 103 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| No
habrá más penas ni olvido (Funny Little Dirty War) |
A
civil war erupts in a quiet rural Argentine village when a local
Peronist politician claims a municipal clerk is a communist. This
savage, black comedy exposes the roots of the official terrorism
that Argentina suffered under the dictatorship. The political content
is relevant. 80 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Painted
Lips |
Love,
sex, revenge, deception, hate – a panoply of human foibles are on
display in this deceptively complex film. The story begins In Buenos
Aires where Nene receives news of a former lover’s death. In flashback
[using the writing of letters as a framing mechanism] we see that
she was forced to return to her parents after being fired from her
job as a nurse after being caught in a compromising sexual position
the doctor. She falls in love with the hapless but charming and
handsome Juan Carlos but refrains from a sexual relationship to
preserve a sense of propriety. From this beginning the film evolves
into a cleverly conceived story of passion, class, sexual misconduct
and ultimately unrequited love. Memory plays a key part of the main
characters’ lives and Torre Nilsson displays an interesting use
of filmic stream-of-consciousness technique with letters, rumor,
gossip providing the medium for propelling the story. At the center
of the passions is the romantic but ineffectual Juan Carlos who
is doted on by his sister and mother and an object of desire by
several very different kinds of women. Torre Nilsson has mounted
the film, based on a novel by Manuel Puig as a convoluted soap opera
with distinct psychosexual overtones. An intriguing, mature film. Directed
by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. Golden Shell Winner at the 1974 San Sebastian
Festival. With: Alfredo Alcon, Luisina Brando, Marta Gonzalez, Lipe
Lincovsky, Mecha Ortiz, Raul Lavie, Lenora Manso, Isabel Pisano,
Oscar Pedemont, Berta Ortegose, Luis Politti, and Ofelia Montero. Screenplay
by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and Manual Puig from Puig’s novel. Music
by Waldo De Los Rios. Cinematography by Anibal Di Salvo. There
is a 2 + minute blank space at the 56 minute mark in the film. Scan
forward to get to the next ‘reel.’ 1974. 120 minutes. In Spanish
with English Literature. |
UNC-CH
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| Sabemos
mirar (We Can See) |
In
the wake of the repression of the 1976 Argentine military coup,
political activities of the young remain stunted. Rock music has
become an expressive outlet for the hopes and frustrations of Argentine
youth. Icarus Films. 1991. 25 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Search
for the Disappeared |
Documentary
produced by the American Association for Advancement of Science.
Somber and very well done work on massive disappearance (and murder)
of Argentine citizens during the military regime. Directed by David
Dugan. 90 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Señas
de exilio: David Viñas y Mempo Giardinelli. |
Saúl
Sosnowski interviews Argentine authors David Viñas and Mempo Giardinelli.
Each author reads from his own works. Hanover, N.H.: Ediciones del
Norte, c1985. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS.
Series: Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| Tango
is Also a History |
Examines
the development of the tango in Argentina, and its role as a chronicle
of Argentinian political and cultural history. Particular focus
on the ethnic history of Buenos Aires. Icarus Films. 1983. 56 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Tango
bar |
An
honest man is tormented by the discovery that the woman he loves
is a professional thief. Moved by his love, she gives up her life
of crime to be with him, but he cannot believe in her ever again.
Directed by John Reinhardt. Starring Carlos Gardel, Rosita Moreno.
1987. 58 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Tango:
Our Dance |
Jorge
Zanda, the director, captures the sensuality and rituals of the
complex art form of the tango. The unique role of the tango is examined
as Argentina’s national dance as well as the machismo and creativity
that pervade the dance today. Facets Multimedia and Chicago Latino
Cinema. 1987. 70 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Tiempo
de revancha |
A
demolition worker at a remote copper mine rigs a dynamite accident
to blackmail the corrupt company. He is a fascinating character
who must live by his wits in his battle against the repressive system.
Directed by Adolfo Aristarian. Starring Rodolfo Ranni, Federico
Luppi. 1981. 112 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Trastienda
de una elección |
[Documentary
on the 1999 presidential election campaigns in Argentina—description
based on LC subject headings.] [Buenos Aires?]: Temas Grupo Editorial,
2000. Fundación Konrad Adenauer. Accompanied by [a 188 page book
with title: Argentina: trastienda de una elección: campaña presidencial
Argentina 1999.] |
Florida
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| El
túnel |
Text
by Ernesto Sabato. Dramatization by author of the famous novel.
Introduces the theme of the artist who becomes insane because of
his inability to communicate. Films for the Humanities. 1988. 60
minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Verónico
Cruz |
Miguel
Pereira’s film follows the life of an Indian boy from his birth
in the hinterlands to his death during the Falklands/Malvinas war.
Directed by Miguel Pereira. Starring Juan Jose Camero, Gonzalo Morales.
1988. 106 minutes. In Spanish w/ English subtitles. |
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HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Carnival
in Aruba 1994 |
[Documentary
on carnival in Aruba, as it evolved over the past 40 years—summary
based on title and LC subject headings]. Oranjestad, Aruba: Pro
Video N.V., c1994. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in.
Alternate title: 40 years of Carnival in Aruba 1994. VHS. |
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HOLDING
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Garifuna
Journey |
This
unit includes a wonderfully directed video and accompanying curriculum
guide. Shot entirely in Belize, the film presents the history, language,
food, music, dance, and spirituality of the Garifuna culture. It
is a celebratory documentary with engaging scenes of fishing, cooking,
cassava preparation, thatching a temple, spiritual ritual, music
and dance. The sound track is a mix of punta rock, original drumming,
and traditional ritual music. The curriculum guide includes additional
history for the teacher as well as suggested activities, questions,
and discussion topics. 1999. 47 minutes / 49 pages. In English. |
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| The
Aymara: A Case Study in Social Stratification |
The
camera takes viewers to northern Bolivia for a firsthand look at
the sharp class division between the Spanish-speaking mestizos and
the Aymara Indians. The program examines the effects of the class
system on all aspects of life, including religious practices, participation
in fiestas, schooling, and work. Insight Media. 1983. 30 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Biosphere
reserves in tropical America |
Documentary
takes viewers on tour of 5 Latin American biosphere reserves:
La Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica; Maya Biosphere Reserve,
; Beni Biosphere
Reserve, Bolivia; Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Mexico; and
Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Brazil. Executive producer
and director, Haroldo Castro ; producer, Flavia Castro; original
music, David Bergeaud. [s.l.]: Unesco, Conservation International,
c1992. 1 videocassette (25 min.): sd., col.: ½ in. VHS-NTSC.
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Floridaÿ
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| El
día que me quieras |
Investigating
death and the power of photography, this film is a meditation on
the last picture taken of Che Guevara [born in Argentina / revolutionary
in Cuba and elsewhere / died in Bolivia], as he lay dead on a table,
surrounded by his captors. The photograph, taken by Freddy Alborta
in 1967, has been compared to Mantegna’s Dead Christ and Rembrandt’s
The Anatomy Lesson of Professor Tulp. The film, a montage of Alborta’s
memories of that day, his photographs and rare newsreel footage
of the event, is an attempt to deconstruct the myth of Guevera.
Alternate title: Day you’ll love me. Cast: Narrator, interviewer,
Mario Espinoza Osario; interviewee, Freddy Alborta. Concept, direction
and editing, Leandro Katz; cinematography, Mark Daniels. New York:
First Run/Icarus Films, c1997. Not rated, but some may find looking
at dead bodies disturbing. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.
With b&w sequences, ½ in. VHS. In Spanish with English sub-titles. |
Florida
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| Mama
Coca. Cocaine at Its Source |
“This
fascinating program travels to Bolivia to investigate cocaine at
is source. It talks to the Bolivian peasants who grow the coca and
who believe that their land will grow nothing else; it also explains
the Agro-Yungas project launched by the U.S. government to replace
coca crops with coffee—and the reasons these farmers don’t want
to participate. The Aymaras—descendants of the Incas—discuss the
everyday and the sacred uses of the coca leaf.” Notes: Directed
by Marie-Monique Robin and Gonzamo Arijon. Edited by Michele Courbou. Produced
by Patrice Barrat. 1991. 26 minutes. Documentary. |
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| Mirrors
of the Heart: Race and Identity |
Race
and ethnicity in Latin America are dealt with in this segment of
the series. In Bolivia the conflict between the Indian population
and Bolivians of Spanish descent. The Indians are second class citizens,
who dominate the politics and economics of the country. The Indians,
one third mestizo have their Inca legacy denied them and are largely
rural peasants who did not see the smashing of the Spanish hacienda
system of big ranch estates and near slavery until 1952. In the
island that contains Haiti and Dominican Republic, a distinct racial
caste system exists. In the Dominican Republic, a culture dominated
by mulatto and Spanish peoples at odds with the African heritage
of the country. The invasion of the Dominican Republic by Haiti
in the early 19th century, after Haiti’s independence, was the start
of the confrontation over race. Notes: Written, produced, and directed
by Lourdes Portillo. Edited by Alexandra Anthony. Camera by Enrico
Omori and Kyle Kibbee. Volume IV of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists,
government officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the
multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| The
Spirit Possession of Alejandro Mamani |
This
prize-winning documentary on an 81-year old Aymara Indian has become
a classic for cross-cultural studies on aging, psychological disorders,
healing, and suicide. As Mamani struggles with the losses that come
with aging, he believes himself possessed by evil spirits. Unable
to find a cure, he is drawn inexorably to suicide. Excellent for
older high school and college students, but must be previewed and
discussed carefully due to subject matter. Filmmakers Library, Inc.
Guide and Book included. 1976. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part A: Bolivia |
A.
Bolivia: Coca, Food of the Poor. This series looks at Latin America
through its women. Each video tells the stories of Latin American
women in different countries who take on the burden of living and
enabling their children to survive. Produced, directed and presented
by Carmen Sarmiento Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please
specify program when ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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HOLDING
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| Agosto |
A
novel based on the political unrest in Brazil in 1954 / adaptação
da obra de Rubem Fonseca por Jorge Furtado e Giba Assis Brasil com
produção executiva de Flávio Nascimento; direção Paulo José, Denise
Saraceni, José Henrique Fonseca; direção geral, Paulo José; direção
artística, Carlos Manga. Cast: José Mayer, Vera Fischer, Letícia
Sabatella. Brazil: Rede Globo: Globo Video, 1993. 2 videocassettes
(310 min.): sd., color; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Aguirre,
the Wrath of God |
Directed
by Werner Herzog. An obsessed conquistador leads a band of soldiers
down the Amazon in search of El Dorado. He finds madness and death
for all who go with him. This is a fine film, a masterpiece. It
is also as maddening a major film as one can expect to see -- the
craziness of the film’s narrative and the magnetic weirdness of
its characterizations (in particular the performance of the central
character played by Klaus Kinski). With: Helena Rojo, Ruy Guerra,
Don Fernando DE Guzman, Del Negro, and Cecilia Rivera. Notes: Screenplay
by Herzog from the journals of Gaspar de Carvajal. Photographed
by Thomas Mauch. 1972. 90 minutes. In German with English sub-titles. |
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| Amazonia:
Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems |
Much
better than the title suggests. Explores the ecological complexity
of the rainforest and discusses a study by the World Wildllife Fund
to determine the minimum area of undisturbed forest necessary to
support each member of various species. PBS Video (Nature series).
1987. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Apaissionata |
A
police scandal rocks the world of great music. A famous pianist
is accused of a crime and tries to prove her innocence and save
her career. The dilemma between love and art makes for a passionate
struggle. Directed by Fernando de Barros. Starring Tonia Carrero,
Anselmo Duarte. 1952. 95 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| At
the Edge of Conquest: The Journey of Chief Wai-Wai |
Looks
at the situation of the Waiapi, a small, isolated society that came
in contact with the “outside world” in the late 70’s. Today they
are threatened by invading gold miners and government policies to
reduce and disrupt their territories. This film follows their leader,
Chief Wai-Wai, on a trip to Brasilia to meet with Brazilian government
officials. This is not only an interesting anthropological study
of an individual’s first encounters with Western technology and
society, but also a portrait of a civilization attempting to shape
its own destiny. Filmakers Library. 1992. 28 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Atlantic
Forest: A New Passion |
Highlights
the uniqueness of the Atlantic Forest and the plant and animal species
that inhabit it. It focuses on the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve.
Presented by Conservation International, Consórcio Matá Atlântica
and UNESCO; executive producer and director, Haroldo Castro; music,
Marlui Miranda; editor, Eduardo Zavala; scientific advisor, José
Pedro Costa. Washington, D.C.: Conservation International, c1993.
1 videocassette (12 minutes): sd., col. VHS. |
Florida
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| O
beijo no asfalto |
A
man is run down, and when a man passing by kisses him on the mouth,
the incident becomes a scandal, illustrating repression and hypocrisy
in society. A film about the brutal nature of street society in
Brazil’s cities. Adult audiences. Based on a novel by Nelson Rodrigues.
Directed by Bruno Barreto. Starring Tarcisio Meira, Daniel Filho,
Alex Latorraca, Lidia Brondi, and Cristiane Torloni 1980. 80 minutes.
In Portuguese. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| Benedita
da Silva |
This
film focuses on the life of Benedita da Silva, the first Black woman
to be elected to the Brazilian national congress. A resident of
a favela (slum), she emphasizes living conditions and the plight
of the working poor in Rio de Janeiro. Includes interviews with
da Silva and many people who know her. This film is a good portrait
of the personalities and conditions involved in a grassroots political
movement; it touches upon racism, feminism, ageism, politics, and
poverty in general. The Cinema Guild. 1991. 30 minutes. In Portuguese
with English subtitles. |
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| Biosphere
reserves in tropical America |
Documentary
takes viewers on tour of 5 Latin American biosphere reserves: La
Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica; Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala;
Beni Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia; Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve,
Mexico; and Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Brazil. Executive
producer and director, Haroldo Castro ; producer, Flavia Castro;
original music, David Bergeaud. [s.l.]: Unesco, Conservation International,
c1992. 1 videocassette (25 min.): sd., col.: ½ in. VHS-NTSC. |
Florida
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| Black
Atlantic: On the Orixas Route |
This
Brazilian made film takes us to Africa and Brazil to show how spiritual
life, dance, and song took root in the new soil. Among the many
traditions were the language and gods of Yoruba and Jejes from the
Republic of Benin. It also follows a group of freed slaves who returned
to Africa and brought with them Portuguese culture. The documentary
is a testimony to some of the ironies of the diaspora. Filmmakers
Library. 2000. 55 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Black
God, White Devil (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol) |
Explores
the influence of messianism and banditry (o cangaco) in Brazil through
the journey of a poor herdsman and his wife as the encounter Sebastiao,
a religious mystic, and Carisco, a cangaceiro. Many critics consider
this film Rocha’s masterpiece for Cinema Novo. Directed by Glauber
Rocha. Starring Yona Magalhaes, Othon Bastos, Mauricio do Valle.
1964. Flawed copy. 112 minutes. In Portuguese w/ English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Black
Orpheus |
Inspired
by the play “Orfeo da conceicao” by Vinicius de Moraes. The mythic
tale of Orpheus the music-maker and his haunted lover Eurydice is
retold, with samba guitar replacing the lute and Rio’s Carnaval
celebration serving as Hades. Directed by Marcel Camus. Starring
Breno Melo, Marquessa D. Lourdes de Oliveira. 1959. 103 minutes.
In Portuguese w/ English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Black
Women of Brazil |
This
documentary looks at the ways Black women in Brazil have coped with
racism while validating their lives through their own music and
religion. Women Make Movies. 1986. 25 minutes. English voice over. |
Tulane
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| Brazil:
Report on Torture |
Former
Brazilian political prisoners reenact the daily methods of torture
inflicted upon them by the military government’s political police.
Directed by Saul Landau and Haskell Wexler. 1971. 60 minutes. In
English. |
Tulane
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| Brazilian
Carnival 1985 |
Music,
dancing, and costumes of annual Samba School Competitors in Rio
de Janeiro for the year of 1985. TV Globo. 1985. Seasonal Feb-Mar.
90 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Brazilian
Music |
A
video of various Brazilian musicians taped from a TV broadcast.
Includes Caetano Veloso, Joao Bosco, Elba Ramalho, etc. n.d. 60
minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Builders
of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity |
In
Latin America, the arts have had an increasingly important role
in affirming the culture and social identity of many of the countries
in the region. In Puerto Rico, the works of author Luis Rafael Sanchez
and painter Nick Quijano, often considered too regional by outsiders,
are reflections of the social conscious and national pride of Latin
artists. In Brazil, the influential musician Caetano Velaso and
the tropicalist movement are discussed. Jesusa Rodriquez’s experimental
and politicized theater are controversial, and her independence
in an art form that has largely been subsidized by the state. Argentina’s
famous filmmaker activist Fernando Solanas’ works especially The
Hour of the Furnace and Tangos: The Exile of Gardel have been influential. His
valiant stands against the militarist regimes of the 1970s and criticism
of President Memen’s policies are highlighted by the program. Among
those interviewed are: Luis Rafael Sanchez, Nick Quijano, Caetano
Velaso, Jesusa Rodriquez, Elena Poniatowski, Josefina Ludmer, and
Angel Taborda. Notes: Written, produced, and directed by Juan
Mandlebaum. Edited by Betty Ciccarelli. Camera by Ned Johnston.
Volume VII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of
each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south and Central America
and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their history and societies
in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines
issues confronting the entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| The
Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story |
Some
call him a hero. Others label him bad for business. But enemies
of Brazilian rain forest activist Chico Mendes call him something
else: a target. Spurred to action after a key organizer of the rain
forest’s working poor is slain, Mendes stands firm against slash-and-burn
deforestation. He becomes a nonviolent activist, union leader, political
candidate, and a recognized authority who helps alert the world
to the plight of the Amazon. Starring Raul Julia, Edward James Olmos,
Sonia Braga, Nigel Harvers, and Esai Morales. Warner Home Video.
1994. 123 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Bye
Bye, Brazil |
Directed
by Carlos Diegues. The adventures of a small traveling circus in
the wilds of modern day Brazil. The film is not especially complex,
but it is pleasing and has some lovely moments. It’s a melancholy
kind of movie, about how the troupe brings the only form of entertainment
some of the villagers and peasants see from the outside world. With: Jose
Wilker, Betty Faria, Fabio Junior, and Zaira Zambelli. Notes: The
film was part of the small group of films from Brazil made by Diegues,
Babenco and several others that found vogue in American and European
art houses. Musical direction and themes by Roberto Menescal. 1980. 110
minutes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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| Os
Cafajestes |
Two
shiftless young men drum up a scheme involving faked photos. A story
of escapism and desperation, including the first frontal nude in
Brazilian cinema. Directed by Ruy Guerra. Starring Jece Valadao,
Norma Bengell, Daniel Filho. 1962. 90 minutes. In Portuguese. |
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| Caicara |
A
beautiful woman, recently married, accompanies her husband to his
town, a small fishing village, and finds it repugnant. Witchcraft,
betrayal, murders, and storms envelop her in its conflicts. Disaster
occurs, but in the end, hope is reborn. Directed by Adolfo Celi.
Starring Elaine Lage, Abilio Pereira de Almeida. 1950. 92 minutes.
In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Canudos,
de novo |
Examines
the folk-Catholic community, Canudos, founded in the Brazilian backlands
in 1893. Canudos was considered in its time to be a subversive community
and was destroyed repeatedly by the Brazilian government. Recent
investigations interpret Canudos in new social and racial contexts.
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. 1992. 22 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Capital
Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization |
Describes
the economic and social history of Brazil in the 20th century in
light of its huge economic potential and the failure of the country
to reach that potential. Economic stagnation has all but made its
great natural wealth of real value because of its tremendous indebtedness. Runaway
inflation, excessive debt, and political corruption are key influences
in the country. Among those interviewed are Antonio Delfim Netto,
the country’s finance minister from 1969-73 [periods of its first
great growth]; Sergio Andrade de Carvalho, businessman; General
Oswaldo Oliva, national security director 1967-1969; Luis [Lula]
Ignazo Silva, labor union leader; Luis Carlos Bresser Pereira, economist,
and Benedita Da Silva, the first black woman elected to Brazil’s
congress. Notes: Written, produced and directed by Rachel Field. Edited
by Sharon Sachs. Camera by Adrian Cooper. Volume II of this series:
AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs].
“The people of south and Central America and the Caribbean reflect
on their lives, their history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate
look at contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the
entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Carnaval
em Bahia: Os Melhores Momentos 1991 |
An
overview of the best moments of Carnival in Salvador, Bahia in 1991.
TRVQ cinevideo. 1991. NOTE: Brief nudity. 50 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Central
Station |
Inside
Rio de Janeiro’s bustling Central Station, two very unlikely souls
are about to become inextricably linked. When a young boy (Vinicius
de Oliveira) witnesses his mother’s accidental death, a lonely retired
school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. Although
initially distrustful of each other, the two form an uncommon bond
as they venture from the bustling city to Brazil’s barren and remote
northeastern region in search of the boy’s father. Sony Pictures
Classics. www.cthv.com 1999. 106 minutes. In Portuguese w/ English
subtitles. |
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| Chico
rei |
African
slaves struggle against, assimilate and transform Brazilian society
in 18th century Minas Gerais. Music by Milton Nascimento. Directed
by Walter Lima Jr. Starring Severo D’Acelino, Claudio Marzo. 1986.
115 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Coffee:
A Sack Full of Power |
Coffee
ranks second only to oil as the most important raw material on the
world market. It has shaped the economies, history, and social structure
of a large part of Latin America. The film explains the difference
between the Brazilian and Costa Rican system of production, and
why the Brazilian system has led to such poverty. Mechanization
of farms has thrown many rural laborers out of work, an explosive
situation in a country where one percent of the population owns
46% of the land. Nobel Peace prize winner Oscar Arias and economist
Celso Furtado analyze the market forces that affect coffee prices.
An ssassina film for economics and Latin American Studies. 1999.
Filmmakers Library. 52 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Com
Licença, Eu Vou a Luta |
An
adaptation of the book. Elaine Maciel was a daring adolescent and
at 15 when she rebelled against the hypocritical morality of the
Brazilian middle class. The film enriches the story of Elaine by
also developing the characters of her father, a former army sergeant,
and her mother, who grew up in one of the most violent parts of
the country. Directed by Lui Farias. Starring Fernanda Torres, Marieta
Severo, Carlos Augusto Strazzer. 85 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| A
Cor do Seu Destino |
Typical
youths from Brazil and Chile experience life, love, and troubles.
Communicates an optimistic message of the love of life. “Youth is
intelligent and beautiful, always.” Directed by Jorge Duran. Starring
Guilherme Fontes, Andrea Beltrao, Julia Lemmertz. 100 minutes. In
Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| O
Crime do Ze Bigorna |
This
is a story of the tragedy of Brazilian politics. At the end of the
Old Republic, with the rise of Getulio Vargas, a small city is a
parallel to the national political conflict. In this city an ex-blacksmith,
Ze Bignorna, is the incarnation of goodness and innocence. He is
manipulated and confesses to a crime he did not commit and becomes
a popular political leader. In reality he was only a pawn of Vargas.
Directed by Anselmo Duarte. Starring Lima Duarte, Stenio Garcia,
Jofre Soares. 1977. 100 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Decade
of Destruction |
Five-part
series looking at the changes that have occurred in the Brazilian
Amazon in a decade of increased contact with the civilized world.
Central Independent Television. Guide included. Ca. 1985. 199 minutes
(Each segment 40 min.). In English. |
Tulane
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| Descendentes
da terra |
History
of three communities of former slaves (quilombos). Ronald Almenteiro
[director]. Espalhafato Comunicação e Produção. Alternate title:
Projeto Quilombos do Brasil, 1995, 300 anos de Zumbi dos Palmares.
Rio de Janeiro: UERJ VIDEO, 1995. 1 videorecording (22 min.): sd.,
col.; ½ in. VHS. |
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| The
Dolphin |
Directed
by Walter Lima Junior. In a remote Brazilian fishing village, the
women have often been seduced or at least drawn to a mystical figure
called a Boto [half dolphin, half man]. The Boto is always drawn
to the sensual play of young women in the waters. Many of the fishermen
are wary and envious of the Boto’s amorous exploits and have had
occasion to suspect strangers as the Boto in disguise. A film filled
with the charming imagery and other-worldliness of many of the works
of magical realism from Brazil. Junior’s film is awash in a chimerical
blue light to help evoke an atmosphere of fantasy and magic. Lovely
but ever so slight. With: Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kiss
and Ney Latorraca. Notes: Screenplay by Walter Lima Junior. Camera
by Pedro Farkas. Music by Wagner Tiso. Produced by L. C. Barreto.
1987. 95 minutes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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| Dona
Flor and Her Two Husbands |
Portuguese
title: Dona Flor e seus dois maridos. Based on Jorge Amado’s novel
of the same name. A beautiful young woman is suddenly widowed by
her husband, who had been a hopeless philanderer. When she remarries,
it is to a staid, calm bureaucrat a fact that causes the ghost of
her late husband to appear. This film was one of several that seemed
to form a Brazilian new wave in the late ‘70s. Baretto’s sexy comedy
was popular in art houses. It is an enjoyable comedy but hardly
family entertainment. The film introduced the seductive Sonia Braga
to international audiences. Directed by Bruno Barreto. With: Jose
Wilker, Mario Mendoca and Dinorah Brillante. 1977. 106 minutes.
Dubbed in English. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.]
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| La
esperanza |
Title
on cassette label and container: South, La esperanza incierta. “An
evaluation of recent economic and political developments in the
emerging democracies of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.” Four
filmmakers Augusto Gongora (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay),
Regina Festa and Fernando Santoro (Brazil). The film was made to
coincide with the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival in the
Americas. The importance of the development of a strong, secure
democracy is key in each of the countries. Among those interviewed
are Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina, 1983-89; Carlos Saul
Menem, the present President of Argentina; Aldo Rico, former Argentine
officer and a leader of a right ring political movement; Patricio
Alwin, President of Chile. Notes: Directed and edited by Esteban
Schroeder. Script by Virginia Martinez. Camera by Daneil Cheico.
Journalists Jorge Barreiro (Uruguay), Sandra Radic (Chile), and
Susana Viaux (Argentina). Music by Adrian Carbutt. 1991. 52 minutes. |
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| A
Estrela Sobe |
Based
on the novel by Marques Rebelo. Leniza Mayer reaches fame and fortune
in her musical career, but success comes at a price which marks
her for life. Directed by Bruno Barreto. Starring Betty Faria, Carlos
Eduardo Do Labella, Odete Lara. 105 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Eu
Sei que Vou te Amar |
This
is the third in Arnaldo Jabor’s trilogy “Within four walls,” which
includes “Tudo Bem” and “Eu Te Amo.” Two faces, two bodies speak
of love, hellos and good-byes, comings and goings, fear and courage.
A trip about finding the sexual identity of man and woman and the
delirious struggle in all hearts. Directed by Arnaldo Jabor. Starring
Fernana Torres, Thales Pan Chacon. 1985. Adult audiences only. 110
minutes. In Portuguese. |
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| Eu
te amo (I Love You) |
The
main character pretends to be a high priced call girl who engages
in an intense erotic duel with her lover. Directed by Arnaldo Jabor.
Starring Sonia Braga, Paulo Cesar Pereiro. 95 min. 1983. Adult Audiences
only. 95 minutes. In Portuguese w/ English subtitles |
Tulane
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| Forbidden
Land |
This
documentary looks at the struggle for land reform in rural Brazil
and examines conflicts between landowners, the Catholic Church,
and the Vatican. PBS video. 1990. 55 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Giants
of Brazil: Four Time World Cup Champions |
s.l.:
s.n., 1997? Alternate title: Soccer learning systems. |
Florida
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| Guerra
Conjugal |
From
the director of “Macunaima,” this film portrays a timid, sinister
youth, a gallant, anachronistic lawyer, and a older couple laden
with vice, and how their lives intertwine. This film “affirms the
possibility of redemption through the excess of sin.” Directed by
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Starring Lima Duarte, Carlos Gregorio,
Jofre Soares. 1975. 90 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| A
Guerra dos Pelados |
Based
on the novel The Generation of the Desert by Guido Vilmar Sassi.
Recounts the events of the “War of the Contestado” in 1912-1916.
Inspired by the “monk” Jose Maria, the peasants tried to lay a foundation
for a millennial kingdom to be led by St. Sebastian and his enchanted
army. Directed by Silvio Back. Starring Atila Iorio, Stenio Garcia,
Jofre Soares. 90 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Hail
Umbanda |
An
insider’s view of Brazil’s fastest-growing religion. University
of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning.
Guide included. 1986. 46 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Happily
Ever After |
Directed
by Bruno Baretto. Regina Duarte and Paulo Castelli play star-crossed
lovers in Brazil. A happily married woman has a recurring dream
about a young man, who is also a street hustler. While searching
for a studio apartment to work in she finally meets him. He is a
dancer in a gay club and a male hustler eager to find a [sic] of
his deadened, dangerous life. When he meets this woman he has hopes
of something better. They both fall in love, a love that is doomed
to failure because they both clearly want to use one another. Well-acted
melodrama. With: Alice de Castro, Jaime Del Cueto, Renata Deschamps,
Rubem De Beu, Gerson Lee and Adriano Barceloc. Notes: Cinematography
by Antonio Carlos Seabra. Screenplay by Baretto. 1986. 108 minutes. Sexual
Melodrama. Brazilian Cinema. |
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| How
Nice to See You Alive |
Uses
dramatic readings by actress Irene Ravache, and, photographic images
as counterpoint to a series of interviews from women who were victimized
by the repressive regime in Brazil from the middle ‘60s through
the mid 1970s. All of the interviewees were arrested and tortured
by government officers. The scars of that time have healed slowly.
The making of this film revived all of the memories of the times. Family
members and friends’ understanding and support varies for the women. Notes: Directed
by Lucia Murat. Original music by Fernando Moura. Screenplay by
Beatrice Salgado. Photographed by Walter Carvalho. Maria Do Carmo
Brito, Estrela Bohadana, Mari Luiza G. Roas [nicknamed Pupi], Rosalinda
Santa Cruz Regina Toscano, Crimeia De Almeida, Jessie Jane were
the women whose lives were so terribly affected by their militant
participation in the political opposition to the Brazilian regime
in the late ‘60s and early 70s. Each is a professional, still active
and with families. 1989. 100 minutes In Portuguese with English
subtitles. |
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| How
Tasty Was My Little Frenchman |
Directed
by Nelson Pereira Dos Santos. The story of how a French soldier
in the 16th century world of exploration is captured, nurtured and
fed to become the feast of a tribe of Amazon basin warriors is a
witty little satire on the convergence of Europeans and indigenous
peoples in colonial America. Pereira Dos Santos’ depiction of a
man who, with some gallantry, survives for as long as he can in
a blissfully amoral new world. Satire. Cannibalism. With: Arduino
Colasanti, Ana Maria Magahales Ital Natur, Eduardo Embassahy, Jose
Kleber, Gabriel Archanjo, Jorge Rodrigues Da Silva, Jose Soares. Notes: Written
by Pererira Dos Santos. Camera by Dib Lufti. Music by Jose Rodrix.
1973. 80 minutes. In French, Portuguese and Tupi with English subtitles. |
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| Ile
Aye (The House of Life) |
David
Byrne’s musical homage to Brazil’s culture, exploring the seven
principal deities of Candomble. Recommended for those with some
background understanding of candomble and other aspects of Brazilian
religions and culture. PBS Video (Live from Off Center series).
1989. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Inocencia |
A
story set in 19th century Brazil. A romance set in the jungles of
Brazil amidst much violence. Directed by Walter Lima. Junior With: Fernanda
Torres, Edson Celulari, Sebastian Vasconcelos, Ricardo Zambelli.
Notes: Screenplay by Lima Barreto from a novel by Visconte de Tannay.
Music by Wagner Tiso. 1969. 115 minutes. In Portuguese without subtitles. |
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| Jari |
[Deals
with the gigantic papermill project on Rio Jari in North Brazil
in 1990s—summary from Richard Phillips e-mail, 2 February 2002.]
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Florida
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| The
Journey: From Faith to Action in Brazil |
A
case study in the application of liberation theology and the teachings
of educator Paulo Freire in a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.
It examines efforts by Christian Base Communities and other institutions
and individuals to improve living conditions for the very poor,
and interviews Catholic and Protestant authorities. Icarus Films.
1985. 29 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| The
Last of the Hiding Tribes: Fragments of a People |
This
remarkable new trilogy of films, set in the Brazilian Amazon, traces
the history of three tribes on the edge of extinction: the Panara,
the Uru Eu Wau Wau and the Ava-Canoeiro, descendants of runaway
slaves from the once feared Carijo tribe. By focusing on individual
human dramas as “civilization” is brought to the Amazon, Cowell
brings home the momentous nature of the change transforming this
last, “unexplored” frontier, indigenous tribal cultures, and the
face of the human species. Bullfrog Films, www.bullfrogfilms.com.
1999. 50 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Love
Strange Love |
A
sensual and erotic story of a young boy sent back to live with his
mother in a luxurious brothel set against a backdrop of political
intrigue and unrest. Directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. Starring Vera
Fisher, Xuxa Meneghel. 1982. Adult audiences only. 120 minutes.
Dubbed in English. |
Tulane
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| Macumba:
World of the Spirits |
Explores
the religion of Macumba in Brazil—a combination of African religion
and Catholicism. National Geographic. N.d. 20 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Macunaíma |
A
biting socio-moral comedy with grotesque humor. It caricatures the
ridiculous in the human comedy. Shows the absurdity of racism, the
condition of the Indians, and the way in which the different social
classes devour each other. Based on the book by Mario de Andrade.
Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. Starring Milton Goncalves,
Dina Sfat, Rodolfo Arena. 1969. Adult audiences only. 103 minutes.
In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| The
Mahogany Timber Shed |
Traces
the process of gathering mahogany timber and its arrival at the
lumber mills. Also discusses the problems the people will face after
the end of the mahogany boom. 1984. 53 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Marvada
carne |
Political
satire about the adventures of a yokel who leaves the backlands
to find the two things he considers essential to his happiness—a
wife and a side of beef. Directed by Andre Klotzel. Starring Adilson
Barros, Lucelia Machiaveli, Paco Sanchez. 1985. 74 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Memórias
do cárcere |
Graciliano
Ramos, under suspicion of extreme left-wing views, was imprisoned
on a penal isle near Rio de Janeiro from 1936-1937 during a period
of political repression. Story is adapted from his vivid recollections
of prison life. Based on posthumous memoirs of Graciliano Ramos.
Alternative title: Memoirs of prison. Regina Filmes; producers,
Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto; director, Nelson Pereira dos Santos.
Screenplay, Nelson Pereira dos Santos; photography, José Medeiras,
Antonio Luiz Soares; adaptation, Anne Head; subtitles, Titra-Film.
Cast: Carlos Vereza, Glória Pires, Jofre Soares, José Dumont. Venice,
CA: International Home Cinema, c1986. Videocassette release of the
1984 motion picture. 1 videocassette (135 min.): sd., col.; ½ in.
VHS. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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| Miracles
are Not Enough: Continuity and Change in Religion |
The
role of religion in the social and political movements of Latin
America are explored in this segment. In Brazil, a nation of 120
million Catholics, an increasingly diverse religious culture with
an admixture of Protestantism, African folk [such as Umbauda] religion,
and many forms of fundamentalism and Pentecostal movements such
as the Universal Church of God are exerting influences on growing
numbers of Brazilians. In Brazil as in Nicaragua, the church’s role
in the fight for social justice has been strong. In Nicaragua the
Church, in 1979, endorsed the right of the people to take arms against
a repressive dictatorship. After Vatican II, and the efforts of
Pope John XXIII at modernizing the role of the church in 1965 helped
created the activist pro-change atmosphere among Latin clerics which
became known as Liberation Theology [a move re-affirmed when the
Pope visited Medellin, Columbia within a year of Vatican II]. The
political activities of the church have come under pressure from
Rome since the ascension of Pope John Paul I. Among those interviewed
are: Cardinal Paulo Evarista Arns, Sao Paulo Archdiocese and Bishop
Jose Carlos de Lima Vaz. Notes: Written, produced and directed by
Veronica L. Young. Edited by Betty Ciccarelli. Camera by Edward
Marritz. Volume VI of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length
of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south and Central
America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their history
and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary Latin
America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists,
government officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the
multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Morte
e a Vida Severina |
Dramatization
of the poem by Joao Cabral de Mello Neto. Directed by Walter Avancini.
Starring Jose Dumont, Elba Ramalho. 1981. 60 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Nadando
em Dinheiro |
A
comical rags-to-riches story, where Isidoro experiences not only
the good times but the bad ones associated with wealth: social scandal,
adultery, robbery, etc. Can he be saved? Directed by Abilio Pereira
de Almeida and Carlos Thire. Starring Mazzaropi, Vicente Lporace,
Ludy Veloso, Nieta Junqueira. 1952. 90 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| On
the River of the Amazons |
This
is a Brazilian documentary about a voyage in the Amazon from Belem
to Manaus. Presents the ecology of the Amazon region emphasizing
the way of life of the people living by the rivers of the lower
Amazon. A film by Ricardo Dias. Director-producer, Ricardo Dias;
writers, Ricardo Dias, Julio Rodrigues; music, Mario Manga. Paulo
Vanzolini, presenter. São Paulo, Brazil: Cinematográfica Superfilmes
Ltda, c1995. 1 videocassette (55 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. English
version. |
Florida
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| Pixote |
Multi-award-winning
depiction of a homeless Brazilian youth’s inexorable descent into
the criminal underworld, illuminated with lightening flashes of
innocence, joy, humor, and friendship. Directed by Hector Babenco.
1981. 127 minutes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Pixote |
A
realistic dramatization of the brutal underworld inhabited by Brazil’s
unwanted children, based on the novel Infancia dos mortos by Jose
Louzeiro. Videocassette release of the 1981 motion picture. A film
by Hector Babenco; a Unifilm/Embrafilme release. Director, Hector
Babenco; Executive producer, Silvia B. Naves; screenplay, Hector
Babenco, Jorge Duran ; music, John Neschling; photography, Rodolfo
Sanches; editor, Luis Elias. Cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Marilla
Pera, Jorge Juliao, Gilberto Moura, Jose Nilson dos Santos. New
York, N.Y.: New Yorker Films, c1997. 1 videocassette (127 min.):
sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. In Portugese with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| The
Politics of Food |
Segment
of a PBS special focusing on Brazilian economic development (export-led
growth) and its ramifications on types of agricultural production
and food supply. PBS video. 1988. 30 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Raoni:
The Fight for the Amazon |
Raoni
is the Chief of the Megkronoti Indians, an Amazonian tribe indigenous
to the Brazilian rain-forest. This video focuses on the heroic conflict
that pits him against the determined rapacity of multinational corporations
and short-sighted governments in his effort to save the rain-forest.
Mystic Fire Video. 1979. 82 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Romance
da empregada |
English
title: The Story of Fausta. Betty Faria gives a vibrant, lusty performance
as Fausta, a working class woman whose life seems destined for hardship
until she sees some hope in the form of kindly old man. Though Fausta
takes as much advantage of the old gentleman as possible, she does
so without venom. She balances her hard life, with a no-account
husband and drifter son with humor and determination. Directed by
Bruno Baretto. With: Daniel Filho, Brandao Filho, Anaulo Prestes,
Duse Naccarati, Guida Vianna, Luthero Luiz, Marcos Palmeira, and
Tamara Taxman. Notes: Written by Naum Alves De Souza. Photographed
by Jose Medieros and Jose Tadeu Bibeiro. Music by Ruben Blades.
1988. 90 minutes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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| Santa
Marta: Two Weeks in the Slums |
Interviews
with various people from the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro.
Discusses who the favelados are, where they came from, and why they
came to the favelas. Some express their love of their community
and pride in the way the residents care for one another, while others
voice complaints about police harassment, the lack of educational
and employment opportunities, problems of sanitation, violence,
drugs, and discrimination. The Cinema Guild. 1986. 54 minutes. In
Portuguese with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| São
Bernardo |
A
man obsessed with power becomes a large landholder. He marries a
woman for convenience but finds she challenges his tyranny. (The
bastard son of a land owner becomes the heir to a great deal of
property. A study of the corruption of wealth and power.) A film
based on a novel by Gracialiano Ramos. Directed by Leon Hirszman.
Starring Othon Bastos, Izabel Ribeiro, Nildo Parente, Vanda Lacerda
and Mario Lago. 1972. 113 minutes. In Portuguese. (Amalgam of Tulane
and UNC-CH descriptions.) |
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| Os
Sermões |
This
innovative film portrays the life and works of Father Antonio Vieira
(1608-1697), a Portuguese priest who spent most of his life between
the court of Dom Joao IV in Lisbon and northeastern Brazil. The
film portrays his conflicts with Catholic Inquisitors in Portugal
who censured him for advocating the return of exiled Jews in Holland
so that they might help to finance colonial projects overseas. Directed
by Julio Bressane. Starring Othon Bastos and Caetano Veloso. 1989.
40 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Slave
Ship |
Celio,
an ex-street kid, teaches a group of children from the favelas of
Rio de Janeiro to perform in a musical theater piece called Navio
negreiro and is based on the epic poem by Castro Alves. This documentary
not only focuses on the show but also on the conditions of where
these children come from and how this program is helping them discover
their ancestral roots. LAVA. 1994. 28 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Solo:
de wet van de favela |
A
picture of life in the slums (favelas) of Rio de Janeiro. Children
seek their fortune by playing soccer in the street clubs hoping
to become good enough for fame and fortune in the sport. Documentary.
Alterrnate titles: Law of the Favela; Wet van de favela. VPRO. Director,
Jos de Putter; producer, Ymke Kreiken; Brazilian producer, Jean
Mentens; camera, Brian Sewell; editor, Puck Goossen. New York, NY:
First Run/Icarus Films, 1994. 1 videocassette (54 min.): sd., col.;
½ in. VHS. In Portuguese with English subtitles; title and credits
in Dutch. |
Florida
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| South:
This Is Not Your Life |
Directed
by Jorge Furtado (See GE/BRA/11 for another of Furtado’s films),
this film brings home the point that “Numbers have no name, people
have a name. Every one has.” Furtado randomly chose a Brazilian
woman to tell the world her story; her life is not extraordinary.
She could easily by just another statistic, but Furtado uses her
example to show his point. First Run/Icarus Films. 1991. 15 minutes.
In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Televangelism
in Brazil |
This
film, produced by Films for the Humanities and Sciences, examines
the recent development of Pentecostal Protestant televangelical
campaigns in what was once the world’s most populous Catholic Nation.
In addition to comparing methods and ratings, Liberation theologian
Leonardo Boff also provides commentary. 1999. 41 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Terra
em transe |
Translated
as Earth Entranced and Anguished Land. Paul Martins is a writer
whose political ideals do not match the reality of corrupt and morally
lax politics in Brazil. The film begins with a scene of Martins
and his lover being shot by authorities as they break through a
police barricade. The narrative then follows the images, thoughts
and dreams which led to that tragic moment. Rich in political, cultural,
sexual and religious symbolism, this film, by one of the leaders
of Brazil’s New Cinema is impressionistic and wholly stylized. Many
of the images are very effective, but for those who do not speak
Portuguese, some of the symbolism may appear wholly indecipherable. The
film has a strong European, avant garde sensibility. Image may,
at times, overcome the narrative. The film did win the International
Film Critics Award at Cannes in 1967. The film is well photographed
in black and white. Directed by Glauber Rocha. With: Jardel Filho
as Paulo Martins, Jose Lewgoy as Felipe Vieira, Glauce Rocha as
Sara, Paulo Autran as Porfirio Diaz, Paulo Gracindo as Julio Fuentes,
Danuza Leao as Silvia, and Hugo Carvana as Alvaro. Notes: Written
by Glauber Rocha. Cinematography by Luis Carlos Baretto. Edited
by Eduardo Escorel. Music by Sergio Ricardo. 1967. 115 minutes.
In Portuguese without subtitles. |
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| They
Don’t Wear Black Ties (Eles não usam) |
Working-class
family’s dramatic conflict over a union strike at a factory during
the period of the military dictatorship. Directed by Carlos Alberto
Diniz. Starring Carlos Alberto Riocelli. 1981. 120 minutes. In Portuguese
with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Transamazônica
nao pode parar |
1991?
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Florida
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| Trip
to the Heart of Brazil |
Part
of a series produced by the Workers Party TV Unit (TVT) in Brazil,
this video follows the president of the Worker’s Party (PT), Luiz
Inacio “Lula” de la Silva, on his Caravan of Citizenship through
over 600 towns. Depicted are the conditions of poverty in which
many Brazilians live. LAVA. 1994. 23 minutes. In Portuguese with
English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Um
Trem para as Estrelas |
This
is the story of a young man, Vinicius, a musician from the suburbs
with a promising future. One day his girlfriend disappears. Vinicius
and his best friend, Drime, search for her, and this search takes
them to the underworld of marginals where Vinicius loses the innocence
of youth but overcomes obstacles through the force of poetry. Directed
by Carlos Diegues. Starring Guilherme Fontes, Tania Boscoli, Jose
Wilkel, Betty Faria. 1987. 120 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Txai
Macedo |
Deep
in Brazil’s Amazon Forest, Antonio Macedo leads an alliance of Indian
and White rubber tappers in a fight against rubber barons, land
owners, drug lords, and the corrupt legal system which protects
them. This film reveals the exploitation encountered by inhabitants
of the Alto Jurua Reserve, and the steps Macedo has taken to defend
these people’s rights in the dwindling rain forest. At the time
of release, Macedo had survived a seventh attempt on his life. Icarus
Films. 1992. 50 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Via
Appia |
A
German photographer awakes after a sexual tryst with a young Brazilian
to find a note painted on his bathroom in English -- "welcome to
Club AIDs." Has he been deliberated infected with the virus? As
he discovers that he does have the HIV virus, he becomes obsessed
with tracking down the hustler and travels to Rio, to the Via Appia,
to find the man. This film gives a brutish, harsh look at AIDS and
its effects. It is a film about wanton sexual adventurism and the
consequences it creates. The underworld of homosexual hustlers and
sexual perversion is relentlessly displayed by the filmmakers. Not
for the faint of heart. Film depicts a great deal of male frontal
nudity and sexual contact. Directed by Jochen Hick. With Peter Senner,
Gulherme de Padau and Yves Jansen. Notes: Music by Charly Schoppner.
Cinematography by Peer Christian Newmann. Produced by Norbert Friedlander. Written
by Hick. Tape is only in fair condition. 1993. 90 minutes. In German
and Portuguese with English subtitles. |
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| Vidas
Secas |
This
film shows the harsh existence of a rural Brazilian family. The
living conditions and lifestyle of the family are intended to be
an allegory of the rest of Brazil. Directed by Nelso Pereira dos
Santos in the Cinema Novista tradition. Starring Atila Forio, Maria
Ribeiro Baleia. 90 minutes. In Portuguese. |
Tulane
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| Waiapi
Instrumental Music |
Examines
a variety of Waiapi wind instruments and the context of that usage.
All wind instruments are made of natural elements: wood, reed, and
bone. Indiana University. 1987. 58 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Waiapi
Slash and Burn Civilization |
Agricultural
techniques of the Waiapi Indians of the Amapari region in northern
Brazil. Indiana University. 1987. 22 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part B: Brasil |
B.
Brasil: Priests, Samba Dancers, and Mulattos. This series looks
at Latin America through its women. Each video tells the stories
of Latin American women in different countries who take on the burden
of living and enabling their children to survive. Produced, directed
and presented by Carmen Sarmiento Garcia. Films for the Humanities.
1995. Please specify program when ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Xica |
This
movie is based on the story of Xica, a black slave who becomes the
unofficial Empress of Braxil using her will and sexual charm. Set
in the interior of Brazil during the diamond rush of the 18th century.
Directed by Carlos Diegues. Starring ZeZe Motta, Walmor Chagas.
1976. Adult Audience. 109 minutes. In Portuguese with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Xica
da Silva |
The
story of a beautiful black slave who rises to power in the mining
fields of Brazil as the mistress of the Portuguese governor. Based
on an infamous slave rebellion in 18th century Brazil. An interesting
import from Brazil, rich in local flavor, but not especially memorable
cinematically. Zeze Motta as the legendary, almost mythical Xica,
gives a rich, vivid performance. Directed by Carlos Diegues. With: Walmor
Chagas as Joao, Altair Lima as Theodoro, Elke Maravilha as Hortensia,
Stepan Nercessian as Jose, Rodolfo Arena as Sargento-Mor, Jose Wilker
as Conde, and Marcus Vinicius as Tedodoro. Notes: Released in Brazil
in 1976. U.S. release date 1982. Written by Carlos Diegues with
Joao Felicio dos Santos. Cinematography by Jose Medeiros. Music
by Roberto Menescal and Jorge Ben. Choreography by Marlene Silva.
1976. 117 minutes. In Portuguese, without subtitles. |
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DESCRIPTION |
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INSTITUTION
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| Plunder
in paradise |
Exploitation
of land and people in the Caribbean over the centuries has led to
poor social and economic conditions in the region today. Three paths
for the future are described: economic nationalism, revolutionary
socialism, or dependent capitalism. Albuquerque, N.M.: The Resource
Center, c1984. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS.
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| Portrait
of the Caribbean |
A
series of seven programs that explores the cultural and social history
of the Caribbean Basin. How the cultures of the colonial powers
– France, England, Spain and of Africa. Programs are presented
by Stuart Hall. The programs include: |
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Program One: Iron in the Soul. “A look at the history of the legacy
of slavery in the British Caribbean. Excerpts from a Jamaican plantation
overseer’s diary present a graphic account of slaves’ lives. Generations
later, the memory of slavery is still the single most powerful cultural
influence in the once British Caribbean.” Notes: Researcher, Parminder
Vir. Photography by Richard Gibb and Sebastian Shah. Edited by Alex
Richardson and Anne Eksts. Music composed by Mykaell Riley and Simon
Walker. Title music Redemption Song sung by Bob Marley. Consultants
were Dr. David Dabydeen [Centre for Caribean Studies, Warwick University],
Prof. Rex Nettleford [University of the West Indies]. Directed by
Jenny Barraclough. 1991. 55 minutes. |
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Program Two: Out of Africa. “Everywhere you go in the Caribbean
you have a sense of Africa. In most places it is modified and blended
with something of Europe or somewhere else. But on one island—Haiti—it
is so pure you can feel you are in Africa itself. This program
contrasts the history and culture of Haiti with that of Jamaica.”
Notes: Researchers, Elsie Haas and Parminder Vir. Photography
by Phillip Chavannes and Sebastian Shah. Edited by Alex Richardson,
Phil McDonald and Anne Eksts. Title Music Redemption Song sung
by Bob Marley. Consultants, William Paley and Prof. Rex Nettleford
[University of the West Indies]. Directed by Horace Ove. Series
Producer, Jennifer Barraclough. 1991. 55 minutes. |
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Program Three: Paradise Lost. “The Spanish legacy in the Caribbean
is examined with a look a the life in the Dominican Republic. Through
the eyes of a wealthy woman, a taxi driver, a veterinarian, a baseball
scout and a poor man, we view the island today.” Notes: Presented
by Stuart Hall. Photography by Richard Gibb and Sebastian Shah. Edited
by Chris Lysaght and Steve Gordon. Consultants, Prof. Alistair Hennessy
[Centre for Caribbean Studies, Warwick University]. Directed by
Roger Mills. 1991. 55 minutes. |
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Program Four: La Grande Illusion. “Martinique and the French Caribbean
face an identity crisis to which reality do they belong, the geography
of the Caribbean the economy of Europe? As colonialism ended, Martinique
chose full equality with the rest of France. The consequences of
this choice are everywhere. It’s not just croissants, Peugeots and
chic Parisian fashions—it’s an economy based on European standards
and institutions.” Notes: Researcher, Peter Batty. Photography by
Philip Bonham-Carter and Christopher Roach. Edited by Steve Stevenson
and Steve Fishwick. Consultants, Christiane Fortier and Prof. Richard
Burton, Sussex University. Directed by Jenny Barraclough. 1991. 55
minutes. |
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Program Five: Worlds Apart. “A town like Chaguanas in Trinidad could
be anywhere—in India. Originally indentured laborers, East Indians
are the largest single population group in Guyana and Trinidad. Their
cultural identity remains strong. A cane cutter and his family,
a gold miner and a calypso singer offer a glimpse into the lives
of East Indians in the West Indies.” Notes: Presented by Stuart
Hall. Researcher, Parminder Vir. Photography by John Warwick and
Paul Otter. Edited by Alex Richardson and Anne Eksts. Music composed
by Keith Waithe. Consultants, Dr. David Dabydeen [Centre for Caribbean
Studies, Warwick University] and Dr. Brindsley Samaroo [University
of the West Indies]. 1991. 50 minutes. |
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Program Six: Following Fidel. “Cuba, a study in contrasts improved
medical care and education yet a severe housing shortage. No one
doubts many Cubans want a better life than they have under Castro. Yet
many Cubans still resent the way former governments had depended
on America. Experience the Cuban way of life through their stories.” Notes: Researcher,
Carlos Carrasco. Photography by Brian McDairmant and Duncan McCallum. Edited
by Alex Richardson and Anne Eksts. Consultants, Prof. Alistair Hennessy
[Centre for Caribbean Studies, Warwick University]. Directed by
Roger Mills. 1991. 50 minutes. |
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Program Seven: Shades of Freedom. “Understanding roots is important
but the search for a Caribbean identity cannot be found by simply
rediscovering the past. The final program in this series ask—What
is the new Caribbean identity? Where are the Caribbean people going?
Having survived slavery and colonialism, can they survive independence?
Host Stuart Hall visits Jamaica and Antigua in search of answers.
Notes: Presented by Stuart Hall. Photography by Philip Bonham-Carter,
Dominic Kearsey. Edited by Paul Shepard, Coral Durkan. Consultant,
Dr. David Dabydeen [Warwick University]. 1991. 50 minutes. |
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| Quest
of the Carib Canoe |
Directed
by Eugene Jarecki and produced by Peter Firstbrook, this film tells
the story of a group of contemporary Carib Indians who undertake
a sea voyage in their hand-built canoe, leaving their Caribbean
island home to return to their ancestral homeland in South America.
Centuries before Columbus came to the islands of the Caribbean,
Jacob’s ancestors had some as settlers themselves, migrating northward
from the Orinoco Delta in great ocean-going canoes. Five centuries
of European colonization followed, all but erasing the Carib people
and their culture. Their journey would reconnect Dominica’s Caribs
with their mainland ancestry. Think Tank/BBC Television. 2000. English.
50 min. |
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
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| Cayman
Islands 150th anniversary of parliamentary government, 1832-1982:
Grand Cayman celebration |
[Documentary
on local history and politics, filmed in conjunction with the Cayman
Islands’ 150th anniversary of parliamentary government—summary based
on title and LC subject headings]. [Miami, Fla.: Broadcast Quality
Inc., 1982?]. Editor, Miguel Nasco; script writer, Doren Miller.
“A Cayman Government Production”. 1 videocassette: sd., col.; ½
in. VHS. |
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| Chile:
An Education for All |
The
dramatic education reforms launched in Chile during the 1980’s included
decentralization and privatization of the system. This program examines
further efforts to upgrade the quality of education and make it
accessible to all—from university students to primary school children
in rural areas. It also examines the impact of reforms: what worked,
what didn’t, and what others can learn from the Chilean experience.
Films for the Humanities and Sciences. www.films.com. 1998. 29 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Chile:
The New Victims |
This
video describes the situation in Chile since 1983, when clandestine
death squads with links to the military carried out a terror campaign
involving killings, death threats, disappearances, and torture.
Produced by Amnesty International. 1987. 22 minutes. In Spanish
with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| When
the People Awake |
Spanish
title: Cuando despierta el pueblo. A film that studies the historical
and social forces that led the working classes of Chile to organize
and become politicized. The domination of a wealthy elite, largely
land owners and foreign investors and industrialists is presented
in the filmmaker's interpretation of Chile's economic development,
as imperialist and oligarchic in nature. The film begins with footage
of the election of Salvador Allende. Further newsreel and film footage
of the economic crisis "created" in the wake of Allende's election
and his attempts at socio-economic and political restructuring. Allende's
plans to redistribute Chilean land and wealth to include fair shares
for campesinos and workers came into direct conflict with the desires
of Chile's establishment parties and interests. The film celebrates
the brief hours of Allende's and workers' movement rise to power
from September 1972 to May 1973. 1972, 1973. 60 minutes. |
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| Dance
of Hope |
“Through
intimate portraits of eight women this film examines key issues
of social policy and human rights in Chile. The women, including
members of the Association of the Relatives of the Detained and
Disappeared, dig for the remains of loved ones in the Chilean desert. The
film demonstrates how they have become the collective Chilean conscience,
representing their people’s efforts to restore democracy and social
justice. To symbolize their anguish at the abuses in their country,
the women perform the “dance of solitude” a variation of the sensuous
“cueca,” Chile’s national dance of love and passion between men
and women. Except they dance it alone.” Notes: The film examines
the nature of the Pinochet regime since its emergence in the wake
of the death of Salvador Allende in 1973. The vital role of women
in challenging the brutal tactics of disappearances and forced detainment
is the focal point of the film. The film ends with the October 1988
plebiscite, which ended the military regime’s control of the government. Includes
scenes from the October 14, 1988 Amnesty International Human Rights
Concert with such performers as Sting. Directed by Deborah Shaffer.
Produced by Lavonne Poteet and Shaffer. Edited by Marcelo Navarro. Camera
by Jaime Reyes. Original music by Wendy Blackstone. 1989. 75 minutes. Documentary. |
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| Don’t
Forget Me! |
Directed
by Tatiana Gaviola. A musical tribute to the many loved ones killed
and missing during the militarist regime of Pinochet in Chile. Notes: Produced
by Fredy Rammsy, Jose Manuel Sahli. Music by Juan Cristobal Meza. Camera
by Pablo Salas, German Malig, Pablo Basulto. 1989. 13 minutes. Documentary. |
UNC-CH
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| Easter
Island: Nova Episode |
Explores
the origins of the inhabitants of the island, their religious beliefs
and practices, the way they lived, and the possible reasons why
this civilization fell—including human destruction of the natural
environment. PBS Video (Nova series). 1983. 90 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| La
esperanza |
Title
on cassette label and container: South, La esperanza incierta. "An
evaluation of recent economic and political developments in the
emerging democracies of Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina." Four
filmmakers Augusto Gongora (Chile), Esteban Schroeder (Uruguay),
Regina Festa and Fernando Santoro (Brazil). The film was made to
coincide with the 500th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the
Americas. The importance of the development of a strong, secure
democracy is key in each of the countries. Among those interviewed
are Raul Alfonsin, President of Argentina, 1983-89; Carlos Saul
Menem, the present President of Argentina; Aldo Rico, former Argentine
officer and a leader of a right ring political movement; Patricio
Alwin, President of Chile. Notes: Directed and edited by Esteban
Schroeder. Script by Virginia Martinez. Camera by Daneil Cheico.
Journalists Jorge Barreiro (Uruguay), Sandra Radic (Chile), and
Susana Viaux (Argentina). Music by Adrian Carbutt. 1991. 52 minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| The
Evolution of Chile: Prosperity for Some |
In
just 25 years, Chile has gone from a Marxist state to a dictatorship
to a democracy. The transition has strengthened Chile’s economy,
but not all Chilean citizens have shared in the prosperity. In fact,
the divisions between rich and poor have widened, causing critics
to question whether democratic capitalism is the right solution.
As the scenario unfolds, so do the moral issues surrounding the
economic path Chile has chosen. Using Chile as a case study, this
program examines these issues, and the difficulties experienced
by other Third World nations also riding the tidal wave of post-Cold
War economic reform. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. www.films.com.
1998. 30 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Fernando
is Back |
This
film follows the workings of Chile’s Identification Unit in its
quest to reclaim the identities of the disappeared from the Pinochet
era. Founded in 1994, the Identification Unit is composed of a dedicated
team of doctores and specialists in anthropology and forensics.
Using old photographs sent by family, the doctors of the unit use
a painstaking method of comparing these photos to scanned images
of human skulls and bones, superimposing one over the other in a
computer, with the hope of finding an exact match. Directed by Silvio
Caiozzi. First Run Icarus Films, 1998. Spanish w/ English subtitles.
31 min. |
Tulane
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| Fulgor
y muerte de Joaquín Murrieta |
Text
by Pablo Neruda. Concerns the events that befell a Chilean group
that sailed north to take part in the California Gold Rush. Films
for the Humanities. 1988. 60 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Imagen
latente |
Pedro,
a photographer who leads a difficult life during dictatorship, tries
to find his brother who has been disappeared. Portrays the plight
of the indirect victims of the disappeared—the relatives. Directed
by Pablo Perelman. Starring Bastian Bodenhofer, Maria Izquierdo.
1986. 92 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| In
Women’s Hands: The Changing Role of Women |
The
role of women in Latin culture is examined through the distinctive
role they have played in Chile. From the granting of their right
to vote in the 1940s, through the rule of Allende and Pinochet women
have been key factors in the nature of political and moral change
in Chile. In the 1970s they became more active after the rise of
Allende when the right wing elements against Allende policies which
help bring on rising inflation, exploited the anger of women over
the loss of economic flexibility during the regime. Another change
that dramatically influenced how women were perceived in Chile was
the switch from a domestic industrial policy to an agricultural
export economy which employed mostly women. The role of women in
defying the atrocities of the disappearing opponents to the Pinochet
regime after Allende is the focal point of the program. Notes: Written,
directed, and produced by Rachel Field and Juan Mandlebaum. Edited
by Michal Goldman. Camera by Maryse Alberti. Volume V of this series:
AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The
people of south and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on
their lives, their history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate
look at contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the
entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Isabel
Allende |
Magdalena
García Pinto interviews Chilean novelist Isabel Allende. Hanover,
NH: Ediciones del Norte, c1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.): sd.,
col.; ½ in. VHS. In Spanish. Series. Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| Isabel
Allende: The Woman’s Voice in Latin American Literature |
Isabel
Allende, the first Latin American woman to receive international
praise, describes the emotions that inform her fiction and events
that set them in motion. Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
1994. 56 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Johnny
100 pesos |
Based
on a true story, this dark comic thriller tells the story of a bungled
heist in which a teenager who in trying to pull of his first heist
instead turns it into a hostage situation in which the police and
media surround him. Directed by Gustavo Graef-Marino. Starring Armando
Arraiza, Patricia Rivera, Willy Semler. Catalina Cinema/Fox Lorber.
1996. 95 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Johnny
100 pesos |
A
gang of thieves attempt a heist on a video store, where the owner
also launders foreign currency. From the start, things go bad. A
hostage situation develops that gets decidedly out of hand. Johnny
a handsome young school boy is a member of the gang and becomes
the center of the story when the media tries to turn him into a
social victim. The whole affair becomes a media circus one that
even threatens the stability of the national government. Johnny,
the romantic and reckless hero becomes the only victim. This is
a fine melodrama, directed and acted with style and flair. The film
resembles the best parts of several American films [Dog Day Afternoon
and Reservoir Dogs especially] and still is quite original. Very
much worth a visit by fans of fine action or crime drama. Directed
by Gustavo Graef-Marino. With: Armando Araiza as Johnny, Patricia
Rivera as Gloria, Willy Semler as Freddy, Aldo Aparodi as Loco,
Rodolfo Bravo as Washington, Eugenio Morales as Leo, Sergio Hernandez
as Hena Mendoza, Luis Ghecco as Alfonso, Boris Quercia as Parker,
Paulina Urrtia as Paty, Luis Alarcon as Juez. Notes: Photographed
by Jose L. Arredondo. Music by Andres Pollah. Written by Gerardo
Caceres and Gustavo Graef-Marino. 1993. 95 minutes. In Spanish with
English subtitles. |
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| On
Top of the Whale |
A
parody of anthropology and cultural imperialism in which a team
of linguists journey into the hinterlands of Patagonia to study
a dying language. Stunning cinematography by Henri Alekan. Directed
by Raul Ruiz. Starring Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin, Fernando
Bordeu. 1982. 93 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Memoirs
of an Everyday War |
Tells
the personal stories of four people whose lives reflect the 12 year
confrontation between General Augusto Pinochet and many of Chile's
citizens. Each of the film's characters--a priest, an actor whose
won was assassinated, his son's widow, and a community leader--show
us a as aspect of daily life under military rule. Each has been
forced, by personal circumstance and moral principle, to take extraordinary
risks in defense of his or her rights, to suffer reprisals--including
detention and the murder of relatives--to become catalysts in the
pro-democracy movement. Notes: Camera by Jaime Rojas, Pablo Salas. Editing
by Hugo Molina. Commentary by Cynthia Brown. Produced by Gaston
Ancelovici, Jaime Barrios. English voices of Joanne Pottlitzer,
Roger Babb, Bryan Clark, Percy Granger, Guillermo Labarca, and Susan
Stevens. This film is the shorter version of the film Recits d’une
guerre quotidienne. 1986. 29 minutes. Documentary. |
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| Missing |
A
film about the alleged covert activities of the CIA and the U.S.
government in Chile after the fall of Allende. A young American
becomes one of the missing. Costa-Gavras uses his considerable narrative
and muck-raking skills to present this suspenseful, but slanted
melodrama. The horrors of the Chilean repression are laid neatly
at the door of American complicity. It is the standard leftward
looking view or why Allende failed and why the state of siege mentality
became so prevalent in Chile. As a conservative American businessman
whose search for what he thinks a wayward son's political forces
him to see the duplicity of American and Chilean officials, Jack
Lemmon gives a fine performance -- he obviously believes in what
the character discovers. Sissy Spacek is very good as the persistent
wife of the missing man. With: John Shea, Melanie Mayron, David
Clennon and Janice Rule. Notes: Screenplay by Donald Stewart and
Costa-Gavras. Academy Award nominations for best picture, actor
(Lemmon) and actress (Spacek). The screenplay did receive the Oscar.
Box-office: $7,883,694. 1982. 122 minutes. |
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| Raíz
de Chile (Chile’s Roots) |
This
film compares contemporary rural life among the Aymara (who number
50,000 and live in the Andes of northern Chile) and the Mapuche
(who number 500,000 and live mostly in the middle region of the
country). Chile’s largest indigenous groups. This video takes a
personal look at how these cultures have blended their traditional
ways with customs brought in from outside. First Run/Icarus Films.
1991. 50 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Santa
sangre |
A
sadistic circus master brutally disfigures his wife after she catches
him with another woman. Witness to the horror is their young son,
Fenix. Traumatized, he is committed to an asylum. Freed by his armless
mother twelve years later, they forge an unholy alliance. He “gives”
her his arms, she takes control of his mind. Together they feed
a mounting obsession of desire and revenge. A film by Alejandro
Jodorowsky, [who made his films in Mexico but who was born in Chile.]
Director, Alejandro Jodorowsky; producer, Claudio Argento; music
Simon Boswell. Cast: Guy Stockwell, Axel Jodorowsky, Bianca Guerra.
Los Angeles, CA: Republic Pictures Home Video, 1991, c1990. Videocassette
release of the 1990 motion picture. 1 videocassette (ca. 123 min.):
sd., color; ½ in. VHS format. |
Florida
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| Scraps
of Life |
Two
thousand people were murdered in Chile during the Pinochet years
leaving a legacy of bereaved mothers, sisters and wives. These surviving
women come together to give concrete expression to their sorrow
by sewing murals out of scraps of fabric that record Chile’s bloody
history. Filmakers Library. 1992. 28 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part C: Chile |
C.
Chile: The Drama of Hope. This series looks at Latin America through
its women. Each video tells the stories of Latin American women
in different countries who take on the burden of living and enabling
their children to survive. Produced, directed and presented by Carmen
Sarmiento Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please specify
program when ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Alejandro
Obregón Paints a Fresco |
The
Colombian painter demonstrates fresco techniques. Organization of
American States. Ca. 1970. 21 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Campaña
libertadora de 1819 |
An
illustrated lecture by Alvaro Valencia Tovar. Pt. I. Antecedentes
de la campaña libertadora de 1819, desde la carta de Jamaica hasta
la toma de 43 decisión del Libertador en la aldea del Setenta, de
invadir la Nueva Granada – Pt. II. La campaña ssassin de liberación
de la Nueva Granada, desde el cruce del Río Arauca el 4 de junio,
hasta la Batalla de Boyacá el 7 de agosto de 1819. Santa Fé de Bogotá:
CESA: INCOLDA, 1993. Series: La Serie Desarrollo empresarial. 2
videocassettes: sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| The
Day You Love Me |
Set
in 1935, the last year of the dictatorship of Juan Vincente Gomez,
this story is the story of Carlos Gardel who presented his film
El dia que me quieras in Caracas the same year. Directed by Sergio
Dow. 1991. 80 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Diario
en Medellín |
A
teacher in Medellín has his students record family histories. “Una
película de Catalina Villar.” Alternate title: Medellín notebooks.
[S.l.]: JBA Production, c1998. 1 videocassette (ca. 55 min.): sd.,
col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| El
Espectador: The Press and the Drug Lords |
Tells
the story of the Bogota newspaper whose offices have been bombed
and whose staff members have been killed in the pursuit of their
work—including reports on the Colombina drug trade. Films for the
Humanities. 1990. 53 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Fiction
of War |
The
Colombian war on drugs has been going on for 50 years. The documentary
allows the civilian population to tell their personal stories. A
documentary by Sheila Franklin. Amherst, MA: 1World Productions,
c1999. 1 videocassette (43 min.): sd., col. ½ in + Guide. VHS.
English and Spanish with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| Gabriel
García Marquez: Magic and Reality |
Shot
on the Colombian coast in Aracataca (Macondo), the Banana Zone,
Cienaga, & Baranquilla, this video incorporates rare archival footage,
appearances by the author and characters of One Hundred Years of
Solitude and The Autumn of the Patriarch. Films for the Humanities.
1981. 90 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Gabriel
García Marquez: Magic and Reality |
“This
film delves into the world of One Hundred Years of Solitude and
The Autumn of the Patriarch – the world ofMarquez—where historical
riots and levitating grandmothers appear to be equally real (or
unreal). Shot on the Colombian coast in Aracataca (Macondo), the
Banana Zone, Cienaga and Barranquilla, and incorporating rare archival
footage, the film features the author himself and the people of
whom he writes.” This film presents the life and works of Marquez,
the 1982 Nobel Laureate, as one. The world of his imagination, of
his Caribbean heritage in Colombia, and of the real world are one
symbolic world. An excellent biographical study. Marquez was a Colombian
journal of little renown until One Hundred Years of Solitude in
1967. Notes: Narrated by David Dukes, Gregory Rabassa with Jack
Aronson and Lois Nettleton. Photography by Fernando Velez. Edited
by Arshes Anasal. Written, directed and produced by Ana Cristina
Navarro. Executive Producer: Howard Mantell. 1991. 60 minutes. Documentary. |
UNC-CH
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| Gaitán
sí: una película testimonial |
Using
still photos, film footage and interviews with contemporaries, filmmaker
María Valencia documents the life of her uncle, Colombian populist
leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitán, from his birth until 72 days prior
to his ssassination in 1948. First in a proposed trilogy of documentaries
to be known as “La profecía de Gaitán.” Una película de María Valencia;
dirección artística, Jacquie Chavance. [Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia]:
Ministerio de Cultura: Colparticipar; Francia : iO Production, 1998.
“Con la participación del ‘Centre National de la Cinématographie,’
Francia”—Container. 1 videocassette (52 min.): sd., col.; ½ in.
VHS-NTSC. |
Florida
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| Get
Up, Stand Up: Problems of Sovereignty |
The
conflict between urban and rural culture in Colombia; the concern
for land reform in Panama; failure of the first initiatives towards
a fluid market economy under the first presidency of the Manley
government [in Jamaica] in the late 1970s and early 1980s are key
issues addressed in this segment. The title, from a Bob Marley song
celebrating the elections that brought Manley and his socialist
ideas into power is thematic of the struggle between traditional
power brokers in the region. Left of center movements as well as
movements such as that of the drug cartel centered in Medillin,
Colombia are also discussed. Sentiments to keep the U.S. out of
having a determining role in the regions internal policies. Notes: Bernardo
Guitierrez of Colombia, Rafael Pardo and Manley are interviewed. Written,
produced, and directed by Marc de Beaufort. Edited by James Rutenbeck. Camera
by Graham Johnson. Volume VIII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists, government
officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the multi-layered
diversity of the region.” |
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| I’m
the One You’re Looking For |
This
film, based on a story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is about how a
young woman, raped by a stranger, hunts every haunt and bar in town
searching for the man. All she can remember about him is earthiness
of his smell. This olfactory obsession drives her to find the man.
Interesting film about sex and sexual attitudes in Spain. With:
Patricia Adriani, Chus Lampreave, Ricardo Borras, Toni Canto, Angel
Alcazar, Marta Fedz, Muro and Miriam DeMaeztu. Notes: Directed by
Jaime Chavarri. Original story by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Screenplay
by Juan Bebar, Chavarri, and Garcia-Marquez. Photographed by Carlos
Saurez. This film formed part of a series produced for Televisione
Espagnola of Amores Deficiles – love stories by Garcia-Marquez.
1988. 85 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
UNC-CH
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| Manual
de danzas de la costa pacifica de Colombia |
[Documentary
on folk dances of the Pacific Coast region of Colombia.—description
based on LC subject headings.] Colombia: Colegio Máximo de las Academias
Colombianas, Patronato Colombiano de Artes y Ciencias, Fundación
Joaquín Piñeros Corpas, Junta Nacional de Folclor, [1998?]. Accompanied
by: 440 p. book, sound disc (digital; 4 ¾ in.), booklet. |
Florida
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| María |
Based
on the nineteenth-century novel of Colombian writer Jorge Isaacs.
A heart-wrenching love story about a reborn love which began in
the lovers’ childhood. Directed by Tito Davison. Starring Fernando
Allende, Taryn Power. Cuban production. 1971. 102 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Palenque:
Un canto: The African Heritage of a Colombian Village |
Documents
the history and daily life of Palenque de San Basilio, a town near
Cartagena in northern Colombia, which was founded by rebel slaves
in 1713. Through interviews with the descendants of the original
settlers, this film presents their history, cultural heritage, and
current economic and political conditions. Maria Bozzi. Casimba
Films. 1992. 47 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Recuerdos
de mi barrio: Spontaneous Settlements in Cali, Colombia |
On-site
video, newspaper accounts, and interviews build a picture of Aguablanca,
a spontaneous settlement resulting from an urban migration to Cali.
The shanty town has been organized and now is a vital community
which works together to share limited resources and is a model for
low-cost housing. University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. 1990. 40
minutes. Specify English (A) or Spanish (B) version. |
Tulane
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| The
Roar of the Gods |
Pre-Columbian
monoliths of San Agustin, Colombia. Organization of American States.
Ca. 1975. 20 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Rodrigo
D / No Future |
This
movie accurately depicts the reckless existence of youths in one
of the most dangerous cities in Latin America—Medellin. The actors
are local teenagers playing themselves—eight of whom were killed
shortly after production was completed. In the streets of Medellin
in 1988, Rodrigo D. is one of many Colombian youths lost in the
uncertainty of the urban jungle surrounded by poverty, and a pervasive
feeling of hopelessness. Rodrigo and his companions live from hand-to-mouth
-- by robbery, violence, and drugs. Gaviria, like Bunuel before
him in Los Olvidados, or De Sica in Bicycle Thief and more recently
Babenco in Pixote picked his young actors from the streets of Medellin. Like
Babenco's young Brazilians many would return to the same mean streets
to die or disappear among the lost legions. Rodrigo D is not nearly
as depressing as Pixote. One does not sense that the young actors
being exploited by the filmmakers as much as they have been abused
neglected by their own culture and country. The film has a pulsating
punk rock score (The boys in the film seem to thrive on the pulse
and temperament of the Punk rhythms -- the violence of the music
suits them) that makes the film seem as objective as Gaviria's camera
and Elas Vasquez's lean, no nonsense screenplay. Gaviria has a superior
sense of what to do with the camera. This is an excellent film. Directed
by Victor Gaviria. Starring Ramiro Meneses, Carlos Mario Resrepo,
Jackson Idrian, Vilma Diaz and Oscar Hernandez. Notes: Photographed
by Rodrigo Lalinde. Music by German Arrieta. This was the first
film from Colombia selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
1989 (1990). 92 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam
of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| Secuestro:
Story of a Kidnapping |
This
documentary dramatizes the complex problem of kidnapping in Colombia,
a country where the disparity between rich and poor has turned kidnapping
for ransom into a virtual business. The film recreates the kidnapping
of Sylvia Motta including dramatizations and actual telephone recordings
of negotiations. The Cinema Guild. 1993. 92 minutes. In Spanish
with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Un
señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes |
English
title: A Very Old Man with Enourmous Wings. A lovely fairy tale
based on one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short stories. During a
torrential storm on the Colombian coast, a poor fisherman and his
wife find what appears to be a very old man with what seems like
wings. Is he an angel? A good or bad omen? Or is he merely an oddity?
This satirical piece is filled with weird, lilting images and scenes,
and is the most fantastical in the series of films made for Spanish
television and based on the Argentine author's work. Directed by
Fernando Birri. With: Daisy Granados, Asdrubal Melendez, Luis Alberto
Ramirez, and Fernando Birri. Notes: Screenplay by Birri. Cinematography
by Raul Perez Ureta. 1988. 90 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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| El
verano de la señora Forbes |
English
title: The Summer of Miss Forbes. Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo. A
wealthy couple hire a German governess to care for their two sons
when they go on a six weeks' cruise. The woman is a strict disciplinarian
to the boys, but has curiously sinister personal behavior -- at
night she careens about the house in the nude getting drunk. She
also develops a obsessive desire for the handsome young scuba teacher
the family has hired for the boys. The boys, meanwhile, wish a horrible
death on Miss Forbes, not realizing that she brings a worse fate
on herself. A bizarrely comic and erotic tale from a story by Gabriel
Garcia Marquez. With: Hanna Schygulla, Alexis Castanares, Victor
Cesar Villalobos, Guadalupe Sandoval, Fernando Balzaretti, and Yuirrira
Munguia. Notes: Screenplay by Hermosillo and Garcia Marquez. Photographed
by Rodrigo Garcia. Another work by this director is the sexual comedy
about gay love Doña Herlinda and Her Son. Spanish production. 1988.
87 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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Costa
Rica
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Biosphere
reserves in tropical America |
Documentary
takes viewers on tour of 5 Latin American biosphere reserves: La
Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica; Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala;
Beni Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia; Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve,
Mexico; and Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Brazil. Executive
producer and director, Haroldo Castro ; producer, Flavia Castro;
original music, David Bergeaud. [s.l.]: Unesco, Conservation International,
c1992. 1 videocassette (25 min.): sd., col.: ½ in. VHS-NTSC. |
Florida
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| Coffee:
A Sack Full of Power |
Coffee
ranks second only to oil as the most important raw material on the
world market. It has shaped the economies, history, and social structure
of a large part of Latin America. The film explains the difference
between the Brazilian and Costa Rican system of production, and
why the Brazilian system has led to such poverty. Mechanization
of farms has thrown many rural laborers out of work, an explosive
situation in a country where one percent of the population owns
46% of the land. Nobel Peace prize winner Oscar Arias and economist
Celeso Furtado analyze the market forces that affect coffee prices.
An mportant film for economics and Latin American Studies. 1999.
Filmmakers Library. 52 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Hamburger:
Jungle Burger |
While
meat consumption drops, production rises with results detrimental
to humans and the environment. The impact of the fast-food industry
is examined in the context of cattle raising and meat exports in
Costa Rica. Contains graphic scenes of the slaughterhouse, but they
are used wisely. Icarus Films. 1985. 58 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Mujer
guayami |
Produced
for Conociendonos, a national television series by the Costa Rican
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, this video shows a day in the
life of a Guaymi woman on the southern Atlantic coast. Essentially
a cinematic essay, there is not much dialogue or narration. 1993.
35 minutes. In Spanish. |
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HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Ache
Moyuba Orisha |
This
film explores the Santeria religion which is unique to Cuba. Through
interviews with two santeros, a priest and various devotees, the
documentary explains some of the key concepts of Santeria. LAVA.
1990. 42 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| ¿Adiós
patria? El éxodo cubano |
This
documentary depicts the plight of those who have fled Castro’s Cuba
throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Mariel Boatlift of 1980 and
the “rafter” crisis of the 1990s. Features the views and analyses
of authors, journalists, political figures and scholars. Illustrates
how the political, economic, and social conditions on the island
have prompted mass migrations. Subtitle on container: The Cuban
exodus. Written, produced, and directed by Alex Anton and Joe Cardona;
co-produced by Amy Serrano; director of photography, Salvador Blanco;
edited by Steve Kitzman; original music score by Carlos F. Gomez;
music by Carlos y Marta...[et al.]. Willy Chirino, narrator. [Miami,
FL: Malecon Films, 1995 or 1996]. 1 videocassette (80 min.): sd.,
col., b&w sequences; ½ in. VHS. Commentary in Spanish; some footage
with English or Spanish subtitles, and container notes in English.
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Florida
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| Adorables
mentiras |
Explores
the encounter of a promising screenwriter and a woman who fantasizes
about becoming the star of his next film. As the two pursue their
affair, they enter into a fantasy film that in the end will never
be made. Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos;
Television Española, S.A.; director, Gerardo Chijona. Participants:
Isabel Santos, Luis Alberto Garcia, Mirtha Ybarra, Thais Valdes,
Miguel Gutierrez, Laura Chijona. New York, NY: Center for Cuban
Studies, [198-?]. 1 videocassette (246) min.: sd., col.; ½ in. VHS.
In Spanish. |
Florida
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| Azúcar
amarga (Bitter Sugar) |
This
contemporary look at Cuba depicts the relationship between Gustavo,
an idealistic young Communist, and Yolanda, a disenchanted dancer
who longs to escape to Miami. Gustavo’s world starts to erupt when
his rebellious brother injects himself with AIDS in civil protest
and his father gives up practicing medicine to make more money as
a pianist in a tourist hotel. Directed by Leon Ichaso. Starring
Rene Lavan, Mayte Vilan, Larry Villanueva. Azucar Films. 1996. Black
and White. 102 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Barroco |
Inspired
by “Concierto barroco” by Alejo Carpentier. Music speaks louder
than words in this audio-visual odyssey through the emergence of
contemporary Latin American/Caribbean culture. Musical encounters
among Maya and Aztecs, Spanish and Africans communicate the history
without words being spoken. Directed by Paul Leduc. Starring Francisco
Rabal, Angela Molina. 1989. 108 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Castro:
The Uncomprimising Revolution |
Produced
and directed by Saul Landau. A detailed documentary using interviews,
newsreel footage, and photographs to depict the philosophical and
political positions of Fidel Castro. 1988. 88 minutes. In Spanish
with English subtitles. |
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| Clandestinos |
English
title: Underground. [Set in Havana, Cuba. Depicts the struggle of
an urban revolutionary group from 1956 through 1958, during the
military government of Fulgencio Batista.--OCLC] Directed by Fernando
Perez. Cast includes: Luis Alberto Garcia as Ernesto Ardeniz, Isabel
Santos as Nereida and Miguel Guitiérrez. Notes: Written by Jesús
Díaz. Cinematography by Adriano Moreno. Original music by Edesio
Alejandro. 1987. 90 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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| Controversia |
With
humor and irony, this documentary explores a serious subject not
only in Cuba but throughout Latin America—machismo and the role
of women today. The film’s title and structure are taken from a
popular form of peasant music, the controversia, in which two singers
argue extemporaneously around a given metered line. The Cinema Guild.
Ca. 1975. 14 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Covering
Cuba |
Examines
the realities of living in Cuba before and after the revolution,
as contrasted with the vastly different portrayal of Cuba and Fidel
Castro in the United States media. Includes pre-revolutionary photographs,
film footage, and interviews with Cuban Americans who lived in Cuba
before, during, and after the 1959 communist revolution. Camera,
editor, Agustin Blazquez; interviewer, Jaums Sutton; music, Ruben
Pelaez. AB Independent Productions; producing, directing, Agustin
Blazquez. [S.l.]: AB Independent Productions, c1995. “Taped on location
in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area”—Screen. 1 videocassette
(114 minutes): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Cuba
Va: the challenge of the next generation |
Considers
Cuba’s future from the perspective of Cuban youth. Young people
born after the 1959 Revolution discuss the challenge of Cuba’s economic
crisis in the nineties. Socialists and dissidents debate the merits
of socialism vs. capitalism, the need for change, internal difficulties,
and international politics. Documentary style interweaves interviews
and spontaneous debates with rarely seen views of Cuban youth culture.
Produced, directed, and edited by Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco. Camera,
Vicente Franco, Jesse Block; sound, Marcio Cámara; lighting, Charles
Griswold, Alan Steinheimer; associate producer, Judith Montell;
translation, Stacy Ross, Eliza Byard, Adrian Gruben; music, Silvio
Rodríguez…[et al.]. San Francisco, CA: Cuba Va Video Project, c1993.
1 videocassette (57 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. In Spanish and
English with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| The
Cuban Missile Crisis |
Documentary
produced and directed by Julia Spark. From a series called History
in Action. Newsreel footage is used to show the elements that led
to the Cuban Missile Crisis between October 14 and October 1962. Footage
includes the UN session with Adlai Stevenson’s famous “hell freezes
over” statement. This brief documentary attempts to show the strategic
value of Cuba, a value that took the United States and the Soviet
Union to the brink of war. Notes: Narrated by Charles Foster. Compiled
by Granada Television (Great Britain). 60 minutes. |
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| De
cierta manera |
In
a cinematic mix of documentary and fiction, this film looks at the
marginal neighborhoods of Havana shortly after the beginning of
the revolution. The director attempts to raise consciousness about
the revolutionary process while respecting the traditions which
impede that process. Directed by Sara Gomez. Starring Mario Balmaceda.
Yolanda Cuellar, Marco Limonta. 1974. 79 minutes. In Spanish with
English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| El
derecho de asilo |
Text
by Alejo Carpentier. Dramatization of this humorous and provocative
story, a satire on Caribbean politics characteristic of the surreal
world of Carpentier. Films for the Humanities. 1988. 60 minutes.
In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| El
día que me quieras |
Investigating
death and the power of photography, this film is a meditation on
the last picture taken of Che Guevara [born in Argentina / revolutionary
in Cuba and elsewhere / died in Bolivia], as he lay dead on a table,
surrounded by his captors. The photograph, taken by Freddy Alborta
in 1967, has been compared to Mantegna’s Dead Christ and Rembrandt’s
The Anatomy Lesson of Professor Tulp. The film, a montage of Alborta’s
memories of that day, his photographs and rare newsreel footage
of the event, is an attempt to deconstruct the myth of Guevera.
Alternate title: Day you’ll love me. Cast: Narrator, interviewer,
Mario Espinoza Osario; interviewee, Freddy Alborta. Concept, direction
and editing, Leandro Katz; cinematography, Mark Daniels. New York:
First Run/Icarus Films, c1997. Not rated, but some may find looking
at dead bodies disturbing. 1 videocassette (30 min.): sd., col.
With b&w sequences, ½ in. VHS. In Spanish with English sub-titles. |
Florida
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| Elpidio
Valdés |
The
adventures of a youngster during the fight for Cuban independence
at the end of the last century. ANIMATED. Directed by Juan Padrón.
1970. 70 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| La
Esquina Caliente (The Hot Corner) |
When
it was announced that the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban national
baseball team would meet for a series of exhibition games, documentary
filmmakers Michael Skolnik and William O’Neill vowed they would
be there. The pair turned their lenses on 18 people – 9 Americans
and 9 Cubans – an all star team of commentators offering their views
on everything from America’s 40-year trade embargo to life in contemporary
Havana ... and of course, béisbol. Although the games were occasionally
interrupted by political protests, this series of matches between
the long-feuding nations was an exemplary lesson in pure sportsmanship.
Directed by Michael Skolnik and William O’Neill, produced by Kicked
Down Productions, 1999. Spanish w/ English subtitles. 58 min. |
Tulane
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| Estética |
Directed
by Enrique Colina. Photographed by Roberto Fernandez. The film is
a paean to the plastic and decorative arts of working class Cuba. Decorative
forms from dress and personal appearance, to gewgaws and decorated
trucks. English title: Esthetics. Series title: Five Documentaries.
In Spanish with English subtitles. 1985. 11 minutes. |
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| Fidel:
40 años de la revolución cubana y su líder |
A
documentary by Estela Bravo. Includes actual interview footage with
Castro and commentary by many colleagues, friends, and family. Spanish
w/ English subtitles. 75 min. |
Tulane
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| Fire
in the Mind: Revolution and Revolutionaries |
This
segment deals with the spread of revolutionary ideas and ideals
in Latin America in the wake of Fidel Castro’s successful Cuban
Revolution of 1959. The segment informs us of how land reform played
so key a role in El Salvador, a nation of 5 ½ million people with
nearly all the wealth controlled by a tiny few. It explains how
the commercialization of agriculture – agribusiness on huge scales
– resulted in a loss of land for peasants. [Among those interviewed
are Ruben Samora and Miguel Ramos. The death of Archbishop Oscar
Romero in 1980 and death squads are issues addressed. The Cuban
model is explained and dissected as are the rise of the Sandinista
in Nicaragua [Elliot Abrams and General Ernesto Vargas are interviewed]. In
Peru the destructive forces of the Shining Path is also highlighted.Notes: Directed
by Marc de Beaufort and Yezid Campos. Edited by James Rutenbeck. Camera
by Bestor Cram and Brian Sewell. Volume IX of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists, government
officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the multi-layered
diversity of the region.” |
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| Fresa
y chocolate |
English
title: Strawberry and Chocolate. The story of David, a naive and
patriotic university student, who meets Diego, who teaches him about
life, and Nancy, who teaches him about love. (Perugorria is Diego
and Vladimir Cruz, David in this well received import from Cuba. The
story is about how innocent young student, cuckolded and deceived
by his first love, finds himself an object of affection and concern
by a gay sculptor and a good-natured prostitute. At first he is
hesitant to become involved with these two outcasts, but slowly,
inexorably, he forms a respect and affection for his new friends. The
film is coming-of-age parable about a young man's sexual, intellectual,
and political awakening. The actors -- Mirta Ibarra as Nancy, Francisco
Gattorno as Miguel, Joel Angelino as German, and Marilyn Solaya
as Vivian, Andres Cortina as Santeto, and Antonio Carmona as Novio,
are all very fine. Notes: Screenplay by Senel Paz based on the story
El Loby, El Bosque y El Hombre Nuevo. Photography by Mario Garcia
Joya.) Directed by Juan Carlos Tabio and Tomas Gutierrez Alea. 1994.
104 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam of Tulane
and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| From
Maids to Compañeras |
Former
Black women domestic servants tell the story of their transformation
from dispossessed and poor to full participants in the new social
order after the Cuban revolution of 1959. Produced by Jean Weisman.
Director, Jean Weisman, Belkis Vega; camera, Ernesto Gil, Marta
Bautis, Ariel Fernández. Partially funded by: Carol Ferry, CUNY
Caribbean Exchange Program; Puffin Foundation. [S.l. : |b s.n.],
c1998. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.): sd., col. With b&w; ½ in.
VHS. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| The
Greening of Cuba |
This
video profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent
a sustainable agriculture, based on ecological principles and local
knowledge rather than imported agricultural inputs. In their quest
for self-sufficiency, Cubans combine time-tested traditional methods
with cutting-edge biotechnology. Food First presents a film by
Jaime Kibben. Director/camera, Jaime Kibben; editor, Vicente Franco;
associate producer, Steve Bartz; executive producer, Peter Rosset;
transcription, Beatríz Flores…[et al.]; translators, Beatríz Flores…[et
al.]. Oakland, CA: Food First, c1996. 1 videocassette (38 min.):
sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| Hello
Hemingway |
Directed
by Fernando Perez. Maria is an aspiring writer who lives with her
working class family in a house near a farm owned by Ernest Hemingway
near Havana. The year is 1956 and among many of her schoolmates,
the air is electric with prospects of Revolution and change in Batista’s
Cuba. Larita, after reading Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, dreams
of going to university in America and becoming a famous writer.
Odds are against her – her poverty, the resistance of all in her
family except her grandmother; the resistance of the increasingly
politicized school friends including the boy in love with her; and
the problems at home. The film begins with Larita and a friend frolicking
in Hemingway’s pool (after sneaking in). When she first reads his
works she becomes all but obsessed with becoming an author even
against what seem to be countless odds. Hello Hemingway is gently
sentimental and gentler political cant. The filmmakers work at evoking
the spirit of Cuba just before the revolution. When Maria’s writing
makes her a candidate for a grant for study abroad, her attendance
at public schools is presented as a potential barrier. She doesn’t
seem to rebel at these subtle hints. Curiously, the film seems to
depict the student revolution zeal under the leadership of intellectual
and social elites in the school, some the strongest competition
Maria must face for the grant. With: Laura De La Uz as Larita, Raul
Paz as Victor, Herminia Sanchez as Josefa, Caridad Hernandez as
Rosenda, Enrique Molina as Manolo, Maria Isabel Diaz as Flora, Martin
Del Rio as Dra. Martinez, and Micheline Calvert as Miss Amalia. Notes:
Written by Maydo Royero. Cinematography by Julio Valdes. Original
music by Edesio Alejandro. 1991. 90 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. |
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| Historia
de una batalla |
Directed
by Manuel Octavio Gomez. Photographed by Rodolfo Lopez. Screenplay
by Gomez with Jose Antonio Jorge. This film is largely cinematic
agitprop – propaganda for the people of Cuba made in the wake of
the successful revolution. The key element of the celebratory film
is its depiction of the struggle to erase illiteracy from the map. Narration
[in] English. English title: History of a Battle. Series title:
Five Documentaries. In Spanish with English subtitles. 1962. 33
minutes. |
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| Havana
Nagila: The Jews in Cuba |
[Documentary
on the Jews of Cuba, exploring the history of Jewish refugees, ethnic
relations, anti-Semitism, and assimilation in society.—description
based on LC subject headings.] Producer, Evan Garelle; writer/director
Laura Paull; editor, Vicente Franco. Isabel Alegría, narrator. [S.l.]:
Schnitzki & Stone Video Journalism, c1995. 1 videocassette (56 min.):
sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Improper
Conduct |
A
thoughtful, intelligent directed by one of cinema’s greatest cameramen
(Almendros) about the interment of political, intellectual, and
sexual “undesirables” in Castro Cuba’s as told by exiles from Cuba. The
film concentrates on the treatment of homosexual and alleged homosexuals.
The political sentiments are largely anti-Castroite in tone. Among
those interviewed are Reinaldo Arenas, Susan Sontasg, Herberto Padilla,
Carcarol, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Armando Valladares, Fidel Castro,
Ana Maria Simo, Juan Govtisolo, Carlos Franqui, Martha Frayde, and
Renne Ariza. Notes: Directed by Nestor Almendros with Orlando Jimenez
Leal. Commentary by Michel Dumoulin. Edited by Michel Pion, Alain
Tortevoix. Photographed by Dominique Merlin. 1984. 112 minutes. In
Spanish with English subtitles (with some interviews in French and
English). |
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| Lejanía
(The Parting of the Ways) |
An
attractive, middle-aged woman, who 10 years earlier left her teenage
son and Cuba for Miami, returns to a world she cannot accept or
forget. Directed by Jesus Diaz. Starring Lourdes Casal, Carlos Muniz,
Veronica Lynn. 1985. 85 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Looking
for Chano Pozo |
A
look at the life and work of the 1930’s musical genius Chano Pozo
who is credited with introducing Latin rhythms and instruments into
Jazz. Although he was murdered young, his music lives on in Cuba
and the United States. LAVA. 1987. 27 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Lucía |
An
exceptionally good film showing the lives of three Cuban women from
three different eras—an aristocratic spinster from 1895, a bourgeois
girl from 1933, and a young peasant woman of the 1960’s. (Epic film
dramatizing three separate periods (1895, 1932, 196...) of the Cuban
struggle for liberation. Shows the participation of Cuban women
in that fight. Each episode filmed in a distinctive visual style,
which translates the spirit of each historical era, with the themes
of love, death, and war achieving epic proportions. A very striking
film, shot in black and white. It is not as didactic as one would
think going into it.) Directed by Humberto Solas. Starring Raquel
Revuelta, Eslinda Nunez, Eduardo Moure, Eslinda Nuñez, Ramon Brito,
Adeal Lega, and Adolfo Llaurado. 1968. 160 minutes. In Spanish with
English subtitles. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| María |
Based
on the nineteenth-century novel of Colombian writer Jorge Isaacs.
A heart-wrenching love story about a reborn love which began in
the lovers’ childhood. Directed by Tito Davison. Starring Fernando
Allende, Taryn Power. Cuban production. 1971. 102 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Memorias
del subdesarrollo |
English
title: Memories of Undervelopment. A film based on a novel by Edmundo
Desnoes. The story takes place in a peculiarly difficult period
of Cuban history - between the Bay of Pigs in April 1961 and the
Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. One of the most critically
acclaimed films of the post-revolutionary period of Cuba. Directed
by Tomás Guiterrez Alea. With: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados,
Eslinda Nunez, Beatriz Ponchora, Omar Valdes and Rene de la Cruz. Notes:
Screenplay by Alea and Edmundo Desnoes from Desnoes' novel. 1968. 97
minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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| Mi
hermano Fidel |
Based
on “The Diary of Jose Marti” by Jose Massio. An old man is interviewed
about the Cuban revolution. At the end of the interview the old
man discovers the interviewer is Fidel Castro. Directed by Santiago
Alvarez. 15 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| The
Missiles of October |
Dramatization
(made for television) of the Cuban Missile Crisis and President
J.F. Kennedy's rapid response to the crisis. This made for television
docu-drama concentrates on the tensions the Kennedy insiders faced
in this Cold War confrontation with the Russians over the deployment
of Soviet missiles in Cuba, aimed at the U.S. It achieves its aim.
Directed by Anthony Page. With: William Devane as JFK and Martin
Sheen as Robert Kennedy. 1974. 150 minutes. |
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| La
muerte de un burócrata (The Death of a Bureaucrat) |
[An
inventor dies and is honored by the state. He is buried with his
union card, which his widow needs to collect the pension due to
her as his widow. She seeks the help of her nephew to exhume the
body. A satire of the madness of Cuban bureaucracy made in Cuba
by a Cuban. A wonderfully lively slapstick comedy. It is surprising
that such a free-spirited satire could be made in Castro’s Cuba.
Highly recommended. Directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea. Starring Salvador
Wood, Silvia Planas, Tania Alvarado, Silvia Planas, Manuel Estanillo
and Gaspar de Santelices. 1966. 85 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. [Amalgam of UNC-CH and Tulane descriptions.] |
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| Oración |
A
stream of conscience narration with images of Marilyn Monroe counterpoints
with images of starving children, and men dead and dying in war. The
title is based on Ernesto Cardenal’s tone poem “Prayer for Marilyn
Monroe.” Series title: Five Documentaries. In Spanish with English
subtitles.English title: The Prayer. 1985. 11 minutes. |
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| El
otro Francisco |
Based
on the 19th century novel by Anselmo Suarez Romero. The film takes
apart the structure of the novel to reveal its racist assumptions,
then retells the story to make a socio-economic analysis and reveal
the true face of slavery and class struggle. Directed by Sergio
Giral. Starring Miguel Benavidez, Alino Sanchez, Adolfo Llaurado.
1974. 100 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Pablo
Milanes: Nueva trova cubana |
:
Biographical documentary of the performer and composer Pablo Milanes,
one of the founders of the nueva trova cubana. Interviews with Pablo;
also clips of him performing various songs. Macondo. 1985. 70 minutes.
In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Los
pájaros tirándole a las escopetas |
Two
young lovers decide to introduce their families to one another.
She lives with her father and he lives with his mother. At first
there is a slight confrontation along generational lines with the
children against the parents, but when the parents start up their
own romance, the confrontation splits along gender lines. Directed
by Rolando Diaz. Starring Rolando Diaz, Miriam Lezcano. 1984. 90
minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Portrait
of Castro’s Cuba |
"For
thirty years, Cuba has been a place more imagined than visited by
most Americans. In many minds it remains 'la perla de Las Antilles'
-- the pearl of the Antilles -- a former playground for the rich
and famous, drawn there as much by its decadence and corruption
as by its beauty. This program explores Cuba as it has become. Once-imposing
mansions, subdivided now to house Havana's masses hint at the "pearl's"
former luster. But everywhere there is evidence of change -- and
of its perpetrator--in this dramatic PORTRAIT OF CASTRO'S CUBA. Viewers
will meet the Cuban people, see the sights and experience the uncertainty
of this country's future. Fidel Castro has delivered to his people
the education and health care he promised. But the communist bloc
that has thus far backed him--both economically and ideologically
-- is crumbling. Both he and the Cuban people are confronted with
the pressing question: What Next? Will the Revolution outlast the
revolutionary?" The program's slant is not so much antagonistic
to the United States as hypercritical. The favorable perspectives
are nearly all given to Cuba and Castro, none to the exiles or the
United States. Notes: Narrated by James Earl Jones. Production originated
by R.E. "Ted" Turner. Series produced and directed by Kirk Wolfinger. Written
by William E. Duggan, Jr. Sherry Abaldo. Co-editor Amanda Zinoman. Director
of Photography, Nick Doob. Translators Roberto Laignelet, Pledy
Cipit and Sarah Marx. |
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| ¿Qué
se toca en Cuba? |
Popular
Cuban music in Spanish and English. 1985. 75 minutes. In Spanish
and English. |
Tulane
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| Routes
of Rhythm Part B: Popular music in Cuba |
B.
Part 2. Popular music in Cuba. The award-winning documentary traces
the history of Latin music from Africa and Spain to its current
place in the United States and is hosted by Harry Belafonte. The
Cinema Guild. Please specify which part when ordering. 60 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Se
permuta |
A
Cuban comedy about a woman who instigates changes with the intention
of controlling her life and that of her daughter. Directed by Juan
Carlos Tabio. Starring Maritza Rodriguez, Litico Rodriguez, Silvia
Planas, Manuel Porto. 1984. 120 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| La
semilla escondida |
A
film by Raul Perez Ureta, Jose Leon, Ricardo Istueta, Gladys Cambre,
Rafael Gonzalez and others. The film shows how music has been used
as a tool for reforming young delinquents. A group of boys – Julio,
Raul, Humberto, Jorge, Alexander, Damien, Daniel, Alain and Dulilio
are the meanings of a pre-teen band of such delinquents. The title
is from a poem by Jose Marti. English title: The Hidden Seed. Series
title: Five Documentaries. In Spanish with English subtitles. 1985.
20 minutes. |
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| Severo
Sarduy |
Roberto
González Echevarría interviews Cuban writer-novelist Severo Sarduy.
Hanover, NH: Ediciones del Norte, c1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 55
min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. In Spanish. Series: Espejo de escritores. |
Florida
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| El
Super |
Directed
by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jimenex-Leal. This is a Cuban American
film about the anguish of one expatriate Cuban’s eternal dissatisfaction
with his forced exile. Raimondo, a Cuban super in a predominantly
Hispanic and Cuban apartment building in New York City has grown
to hate his job and his life in New York. In fact, he hates New
York passionately. EL SUPER is about Raimondo’s desire to get away
from the crowded, hectic life of New York. He fears that at 42,
he has fallen into a chasm that he could not possibly leave. When
a chance presents itself, he reaches out for it. The film is rich
in its depiction of Cubans in exile – like millions of earlier immigrants
they retain and guard their culture zealously. The directors capture
the sounds of the Cuban language and idiom very well, and in the
final scenes show how deep and complicated the personal relations
of the characters are. It is a handsome film, and a very well acted
film. With: Raymundo Hildago-Gato, Zully Montero, Reynaldo Medina,
and Elizabeth Pena. Photographed by Jimenez-Leal. Music written
and conducted by Enrique Ubieta. Screenplay by Ichaso and Manuel
Arce from the play by Ivan Acosta. A Cuban-American film made in
New York. 1979. 80 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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| La
última cena |
English
title: The Last Supper. A titled land owner in colonial Cuba tries
to seek penance by offering twelve of his slaves a “last supper”
with himself as the Christ figure. His seemingly benevolent act
backfires when the slaves revolt the next day against the brutal
overseer. A powerful film from Castro’s Cuba. The film is hopelessly
fatalistic, and at times has some of the effects that one would
hope would be in a film of Melville’s great, ominous classic Benito
Cereno. Alea is a great director. Directed by Tomas Guitterrez Alea. With: Nelson
Villagra. 1976. 120 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
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| Urban
Design and Planning in Havana, Cuba: An Historical Perspective |
This
video examines the social, political and geographic influences on
what today is the largest collection of colonial architecture in
the Americas by offering a guide to Havana’s urban design through
three periods: colonial, from 1519 to 1898; neoclassical, from 1899
to 1958; and Revolutionary, from 1959 to the present day. Executive
producer, Joseph L. Scarpaci; producer, Paul J. Lancaster; narrator,
Antonio A. Fernandez. Blacksburg, Va.: Virginia Tech, 1996. 1 videocassette
(33 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
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| Una
vida para dos |
Miguel
and Panchita are an elderly couple from Minorca in Spain, a couple
who had escaped the Nazis in the wake of the failure of the Spanish
Revolution against Franco. It is a simple story of the love between
two people who have lived and loved in exile for 50 years. Series
title: Five Documentaries. In Spanish with English subtitles. English
title: One Life For Two. 1984. 18 minutes. |
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| Voices
of the Orishas |
This
documentary demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba
cultural and religious heritage of Caribbean African-Hispanics.
The video documents a ritual ceremony performed by Afro-Cubans who
practice Santeria in which the pantheon of 22 deities, or Orishas,
are invoked. University of California Center for Media and Independent
Learning. Ca. 1995. 37 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part D: Cuba |
D.
Cuba: The Children of Fidel. This series looks at Latin America
through its women. Each video tells the stories of Latin American
women in different countries who take on the burden of living and
enabling their children to survive. Produced, directed and presented
by Carmen Sarmiento Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please
specify program when ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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| Abril:
La trinchera del honor |
A
documentary about the U.S. invasion of Santo Domingo in 1965 / escrita
y dirigida por René Fortunato; una producción de René Fortunato
y Roberto Hiciano. Narrator: Jesús Rivera. Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom.:
Videocine Palau [distributor], 1988. 1 videocassette (ca. 87 min.):
sd., b&w; ½ in. + pamphlet (19 p.: ill.; 21 cm.). VHS. |
Florida
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| Inés,
obrera de zona franca: la zona franca industrial desde la ravel
de la mujer obrera |
[Explores
the employment and social conditions, and family life, of working
women in industrial free trade zones in the Dominican Republic.—Description
based on title and LC subject headings.] Alternate title: Zona franca
industrial desde la ravel de la mujer obrera. “Este video está basado
en el trabajo de Natacha Calderón Cabral y Carmen Louisa González,
“Las Soneras”: afan, explotación, lucha y esperanza, …” Guión: P.
Pedro González-Llorente; camera: Pedro Mateo, P. Pedro González-Llorente.
Santo Domingo, DR: CEPA, 1995. 1 videocassatte (45 min.): sd., col.;
½ in. |
Florida
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| Mirrors
of the Heart: Race and Identity |
Race
and ethnicity in Latin America are dealt with in this segment of
the series. In Bolivia the conflict between the Indian population
and Bolivians of Spanish descent. The Indians are second class citizens,
who dominate the politics and economics of the country. The Indians,
one third mestizo have their Inca legacy denied them and are largely
rural peasants who did not see the smashing of the Spanish hacienda
system of big ranch estates and near slavery until 1952. In the
island that contains Haiti and Dominican Republic, a distinct racial
caste system exists. In the Dominican Republic, a culture dominated
by mulatto and Spanish peoples at odds with the African heritage
of the country. The invasion of the Dominican Republic by Haiti
in the early 19th century, after Haiti’s independence, was the start
of the confrontation over race. Notes: Written, produced, and directed
by Lourdes Portillo. Edited by Alexandra Anthony. Camera by Enrico
Omori and Kyle Kibbee. Volume IV of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists,
government officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the
multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Women
in Latin America Part E: Dominicans |
E.
Dominicanas. This series looks at Latin America through its women.
Each video tells the stories of Latin American women in different
countries who take on the burden of living and enabling their children
to survive. Produced, directed and presented by Carmen Sarmiento
Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please specify program when
ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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HOLDING
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| Entre
Marx y una mujer desnuda |
A
young writer is torn between an impossible love and the love for
his country, in the midst of a dictatorship and the rebellion of
the insignificant Communist party. Based on the book by Jorge Enrique
Adoum. Producer, director, Camilo Luzuriaga. Cast: Felipe Terán
A., Arístides Vargas, Lissette Cabrera, Maia Koulieva.Quito, Ecuador
: Grupo Cine, c1996. Originally produced in 1995. Not rated, contains
some nudity. 1 videocassette (90 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. In
Spanish with English subtitles. |
Florida
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| Remarkable
Images: The Ecuadorean Indigenous Military Uprising |
A
first hand on-the-scene documentation of how Indians United with
the Military against social injustice to oust President Jamil Mahuad
on January 21, 2000. Directed by Brian Selmeski, distributed by
Latin American Video Archives, 2000. Spanish w/ English subtitles.
28 min. |
Tulane
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| La
tigra |
English
title: The Tigress. José de la Cuadra’s novella comes to life in
this story of Francisca, the proprietress of a small farm an only
bar in a small jungle outpost. Although she lives in an atmosphere
rife with machismo, Francisca maintains control over the village
through her sexuality and alliance with a local witch doctor. Her
power will only last as long as her younger sister remains a virgin.
Enter a raveling salesman intent on wooing and winning said sister,
and the stage is set for confrontation in the land of magical realism.
(Lissette Cabreara is Francisca "La Tigra" a beautiful woman whose
voracious appetite for men and sex and power makes her a formidable
force on the farm she runs with her two sisters. Francisca discards
lovers with abandon and holds her sisters, workers and the authorities
in her power as if they were enthralled by some unseen forces of
nature. Rich with visual and sexual imagery, La Tigra is a beautiful
film to watch though one is not as engaged emotionally as the film’s
themes and stories should have involved us. Luzuriaga uses all of
the stylistic ploys that have become essential to the cinematic
equivalent of the magical realism literary tradition of Latin America. There
are surreally lovely moments in this film from Ecuador.) Directed
by Camilo Luzuriaga. Starring Veronica Garcia as Sara, Rosanna Iturralde
as Juliana, Virgilo Valero, and Aristedes Vargas. Notes: Written
by Camilo Luzuriaga. Cinematography by Rodrigo Cueva and Diego Falconi. Original
music by Diego Luzuriaga, Santiago Luzuriaga, and Atahulfo Tobar.
Edited by Poncho Alvarez. 1990. 80 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles. [Amalgam of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| Valdivia:
America’s Oldest Civilization |
Examines
the ancient people of Ecuador’s Valdivia region, a society which
dates back 5,000 years. Looks at archeological remains, evidence
which suggests that the people of Valdivia influenced the development
of cultures in Peru and Central America, and the remaining traces
of their civilization in modern society. Films for the Humanities.
1990. 43 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part F: Ecuador |
F.
Ecuador: The Indian Women. This series looks at Latin America through
its women. Each video tells the stories of Latin American women
in different countries who take on the burden of living and enabling
their children to survive. Produced, directed and presented by Carmen
Sarmiento Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please specify
program when ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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| Building
Peace in the Midst of War |
In
1983, the villagers of San Jose Las Flores in El Salvador were forced
to flee by the Salvadoran military. Three years later, the villagers
decided to return and attempt to rebuild their community. After
they requested help from various international organizations, the
city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, established a sister-city project
with San Jose in 1986. This video documents the efforts of delegations
from Cambridge working with the villagers to rebuild their war-torn
village. The Video Project. 1988. 30 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Fire
in the Mind: Revolution and Revolutionaries |
This
segment deals with the spread of revolutionary ideas and ideals
in Latin America in the wake of Fidel Castro’s successful Cuban
Revolution of 1959. The segment informs us of how land reform played
so key a role in El Salvador, a nation of 5 ½ million people with
nearly all the wealth controlled by a tiny few. It explains how
the commercialization of agriculture – agribusiness on huge scales
– resulted in a loss of land for peasants. [Among those interviewed
are Ruben Samora and Miguel Ramos. The death of Archbishop Oscar
Romero in 1980 and death squads are issues addressed. The Cuban
model is explained and dissected as are the rise of the Sandinista
in Nicaragua [Elliot Abrams and General Ernesto Vargas are interviewed]. In
Peru the destructive forces of the Shining Path is also highlighted.Notes: Directed
by Marc de Beaufort and Yezid Campos. Edited by James Rutenbeck. Camera
by Bestor Cram and Brian Sewell. Volume IX of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists, government
officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the multi-layered
diversity of the region.” |
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| The
Houses are Full of Smoke |
A
series of three documentaries about U.S. and CIA involvement in
the indigenous politics of three Latin American republics – Guatemala,
El Salvador and Nicaragua. Guatemala segment includes interviews
with Howard Hunt, Mario Sandoval Alarson, Guillermo Sorreinto, Phil
Joe Hinges, Spruell Baden, Sisneiga Otero, Cardinal Casariozn, tom
Melville, Lt. Col. Byron Lima and Lt. Col. Ed King, Roger Font,
President Cerezo, Nestor Sanchez, and Ambassadors Nathaniel Davis
and John Peurifoy. The Nicaragua segment includes interview with
Cieto DiGiovanni of the CIA, Roger Fontaine of the CIA, Tomas Borge,
Lenin Cernia, Marlene Macado, Ambassador Quainton, President Daniel
Ortega. The El Salvador segment includes interviews with Ambassador
Murat Williams, Archbishop Osar Romero, Col. Carranaz. Col. V. Casanova. President
Duarte, Roger Fontaine, Harry Schlauderman, Eliot Abrahams, Nestor
Sachez, General Mendrano, Roberto D’Aubisson, Lt. Col. Casanova
Ovejar, and Leonard Gomez. Notes: Directed by Allan Francovich. Produced
by Francovich. Edited by Francovich and Manuel Soto. Film Research
by Francovich and Levonne Jones. English subtitles by Helen Eisenman.
Camera by Ivan Bigley, Peter Chapel, and Frank Pineda. 1987. 58
minutes (each of three segments). In Spanish with English subtitles
and English. |
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| If
the Mango Tree Could Speak: A Documentary About Children and War
in Central America |
A
documentary about children, 12 to 15, and war in Guatemala and El
Salvador. A video by Patricia Goudvis. Producer and writer, Patricia
Goudvis; directors, Patricia Goudvis, William Turnley; editor, Paula
Heredia; photography, William Turnley. Hohokus, N.J.: New Day Film
Library, 1993. 1 videocassette (58 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. + study
guide (30 p.: ill.; 27 cm.). Chiefly in English; when children speak
in some other language, English subtitles are given. |
Florida
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| Media
War in El Salvador |
Shows
how the three major political parties of El Salvador, as well as
the army and guerrilla forces, try to use the media for their own
purposes during the 1989 presidential campaign. ("In the context
of El Salvador's 1989 presidential campaign analyzes the television
barrage mounted by the Christian Democrats and ARENA which, supervised
by American advertising consultants, imitated the successful 1984
Morning in America drive created by the Reagan/Bush Tuesday Team.") Notes: Directed
by Ilan Ziv. Camera and sound by Ziv, Tal Larish, Peter Chappell. Research
by Karen Branan. Edited by Martin Lucas. Produced by Jonathan Miller.
Icarus Films. 1989. 22 minutes. In English. Documentary. [Amalgam
of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| Remembering
Romero |
"On
March 24, 1980, in the chapel of a small hospice administered by
Carmelite nuns, Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San
Salvador, was shot and killed by a lone gunman firing from a pick
up truck outside the chapel. The previous day, Romero had made a
public appeal during his Sunday homily, imploring the Salvadoran
police and National Guard not to obey orders that required them
to kill their own people. He said no soldier should be obliged to
obey orders contrary to the law of God. Eleven months prior to Romero's
assassination, [a much published photograph] amidst a large group
of young people was taken. The photo has fixed a moment in the lives
of every seen in it--through it, they have become inextricably implicated
in Romero's life, and he in theirs." This film, made 12 years after
the assassination re-visits each of the young people in the photograph. Most
were teen-aged and younger. They remember the Monsignor in poignant
interviews with the filmmakers. Notes: Edited by Marcin Roche. Produced
by Jacques Bidou. Photographed and directed by Peter Chappell. 199-. 26
minutes. |
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| Salvador |
1986. 128
minutes. Directed by Oliver Stone. An American reporter on the
skids in his personal and professional life heads down to El Salvador
with a wired up friend for a debauch or at least some breathing
room. While there, however, his cynicism gives way to rage and
anger over the nature of the cruelties of the Salvadoran military
authorities, and misguided role of the U. S. in the country. This
is arguably Oliver Stone's best film. It has scenes of frightening
power and moments of real anger. At the center of the film is the
tight, edgy James Woods as a man who takes chances just for the
hell of it. But he's a good reporter. There is nothing especially
objective in this film's view of the American presence in Salvador
-- its just to plain emotional. But that emotion is what makes
it so cinematically exciting. Like Roger Spottiswood's very fine
Under Fire, Salvador has the fire of truth if not the reality in
it. With: Michael Murphy, Jim Belushi, John Savage and Elpedia
Carrillo. Notes: Screenplay by Richard Bogle and Oliver Stone.
Photographed by Robert Richardson and music by Georges Delerue.
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Guiana
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Grenada
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HOLDING
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HOLDING
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Against
Forgetting: Digging up and Confronting the Past in Guatemala |
Discusses
two massacres that occurred in 1982 as part of the government’s
anti-insurgency campaign in Guatemala, including the history of
the beginning of the government repression in 1952. Since 1993 the
mass graves of these victims have begun to be exhumed in order to
provide proper burial. The Monuments to Truth project raises funds
to help surviving victims create monuments to commemorate their
lost loved ones. Title from container: Monuments to truth: against
forgetting. Campaign for Peace and Life in Guatemala; producer/director,
Jonathan Treat. [Durango, CO?]: Sun Productions; Washington, D.C.:
EPICA [distributor], 1996. 1 videocassette (16 min.): sd., col.,
b&w; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Biosphere
Reserves in Tropical America |
Documentary
takes viewers on tour of 5 Latin American biosphere reserves: La
Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica; Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala;
Beni Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia; Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve,
Mexico; and Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Brazil. Executive
producer and director, Haroldo Castro ; producer, Flavia Castro;
original music, David Bergeaud. [s.l.]: Unesco, Conservation International,
c1992. 1 videocassette (25 min.): sd., col.: ½ in. VHS-NTSC. |
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| Conversation
with Dr. Carroll Behrhorst |
Interview
with a public health specialist who established a unique community
health clinic for the rural poor in Guatemala. Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. 1987. 15 minutes.
In English. |
Tulane
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| Corazón
del bosque, Corazón del mito |
Originally,
Guatemala was a lterna mantle embroidered by rivers that fed a beautiful
biodiversity. Today, the fertile lands have dried up and water sources
have become scarce. Who is truly responsible for not keeping vigil
on this country’s ecology? Heart of the forest/Heart of myth presents
some of the many problems that Guatemala ought to face. Alternate
title: Corazón del mito. Producciónes Cochemonte; Rolando Duarte,
dirección; Edgar Barillas, guión. Cast: Claudia Gayton. Textos,
Luis Cardoza y Aragon, Popol Vuh, Roberto Monzon. Guatemala, C.A.:
Productora Cochemonte Video Educativo, 1994. 1 videocassette (20
min.): sd., col.; ½ in. Series: Colección ecológica. VHS. |
Florida
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| Daughters
of Ixchel: Maya Thread of Change |
Guatemalan
Maya women are renown for their weaving and textiles. The economic,
political, and cultural forces which affect these artisans are vividly
illuminated in this documentary. University of California Extension
Center for Media and Independent Learning. 1993. 29 minutes. In
English. |
Tulane
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| Dirty
Secrets: Jennifer, Everardo & the CIA in Guatemala |
This
video follows the efforts of Jennifer Harbury to determine the truth
about what happened to her husband Everardo, a Guatemalan rebel
leader, and all disappeared people in Guatemala. Her efforts for
disclosure from the U.S. government brought forth disturbing revelations
about the CIA in Guatemala. New Day Film Library. 1998. 56 minutes.
In English. |
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| Entre
dos futuros |
Examines
the struggle to conserve the land and its resources in an era of
rapid development. Several economic and ecological alternatives
to the development of the area are also presented. / Conservación
Internacional; productor ejecutivo/director, Haroldo Castro; productura,
Flavia Castro. Narrator, Oscar Burgos. Camera, Vincente Paniagua,
Romeo Sandoval ; editor, Eduardo Zavalo; music, Grupo Terracota.
Flores, Guatemala: Conservación Internacional, c1993. Subtitle on
container and cassette: Guatemala desafíos en el Petén. 1 videocassette
(28 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS-NTSC. |
Florida
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| Guatemala
por dentro: Convite y fiesta virgen Nim-Aj Ki Tui Oshfiesta |
Documents
two native religious festivals. From the Guatemala por dentro television
series. 1984. 25 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Houses are Full of Smoke |
A
series of three documentaries about U.S. and CIA involvement in
the indigenous politics of three Latin American republics – Guatemala,
El Salvador and Nicaragua. Guatemala segment includes interviews
with Howard Hunt, Mario Sandoval Alarson, Guillermo Sorreinto, Phil
Joe Hinges, Spruell Baden, Sisneiga Otero, Cardinal Casariozn, tom
Melville, Lt. Col. Byron Lima and Lt. Col. Ed King, Roger Font,
President Cerezo, Nestor Sanchez, and Ambassadors Nathaniel Davis
and John Peurifoy. The Nicaragua segment includes interview with
Cieto DiGiovanni of the CIA, Roger Fontaine of the CIA, Tomas Borge,
Lenin Cernia, Marlene Macado, Ambassador Quainton, President Daniel
Ortega. The El Salvador segment includes interviews with Ambassador
Murat Williams, Archbishop Osar Romero, Col. Carranaz. Col. V. Casanova. President
Duarte, Roger Fontaine, Harry Schlauderman, Eliot Abrahams, Nestor
Sachez, General Mendrano, Roberto D’Aubisson, Lt. Col. Casanova
Ovejar, and Leonard Gomez. Notes: Directed by Allan Francovich. Produced
by Francovich. Edited by Francovich and Manuel Soto. Film Research
by Francovich and Levonne Jones. English subtitles by Helen Eisenman.
Camera by Ivan Bigley, Peter Chapel, and Frank Pineda. 1987. 58
minutes (each of three segments). In Spanish with English subtitles
and English. |
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| If
the Mango Tree Could Speak: A Documentary About Children and War
in Central America |
A
documentary about children, 12 to 15, and war in Guatemala and El
Salvador. A video by Patricia Goudvis. Producer and writer, Patricia
Goudvis; directors, Patricia Goudvis, William Turnley; editor, Paula
Heredia; photography, William Turnley. |
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Hohokus,
N.J.: New Day Film Library, 1993. 1 videocassette (58 min.): sd.,
col.; ½ in. + study guide (30 p.: ill.; 27 cm.). |
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Chiefly
in English; when children speak in some other language, English
subtitles are given. |
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| La
lterna verde: metáfora a V. Rodriguez Macal. |
Reports
on communities of people displaced by development in Petén and on
development’s effect on the environment. Realización, Rolando Duarte;
guión, Edgar Barillas; imagen, Interamerican Productions, Cochemonte;
voz, Rene Oliva; montaje y musicalización, Otto Gaytan. “IOCE, CADIP
presentan Comunidades de desplazados internos del Petén, sus logros
y desafíos.” Alternate title: Comunidades de desplazados internos
de Petén, sus logros y desafíos. Guatemala, C.A.: Cochemonte, 1994.
Series: Colección socio-ecológica. 1 videocassette (20 min.): sd.,
col.; ½ in. VHS. |
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| El
Norte |
The
story of two young Guatemalans who flee political unrest in their
homeland, dreaming of a utopian life in the US. Danger follows them
constantly as they join many who illegally enter and finally they
face the frustration of the life of migrant workers. Directed by
Gregory Nava. Starring Zayde Silva Gutierrez, David Villalpando.
1984. Guide included which provides detailed lesson plans for each
10 to 15 minute segment of the film—FilmArobics, Inc. 141 minutes,
49 pages. In Spanish w/ English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| El
Norte |
Directed
by Gregory Nava. The story of the struggle for life of peasant farmers
in Guatemala. When a village rises up against the repressive authorities,
the families of the survivors of the outbreak must escape to avoid
death and reprisals by the state’s soldiers. The son and daughter
of one of the ringleaders of the rebellion decide to escape to El
Norte – The North or North America. This film is the saga of the
trials of their escape and their efforts to survive when they reach
the United States. The first half of the film is impressive – the
picture it paints of life among the Guatemalan tribes fighting the
repressive regime of the country is believable and intelligent. The
film is beautifully photographed. The escape is made tense and
frightening. The film’s aim slows down when the young people reach
Los Angeles. The sister (played by Aide Silvia Guitierrez) is depicted
as a saintly creature whose attitudes defy reason – how could someone
who had survived the arduous escape from Guatemala become so passive
and resistant to change in her new world? The film’s energy and
meaning are sapped by this sentimental turn. Overall – the effectiveness
of the first half stays with one. With: David Villapando, Ernesto
Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Enrico Zepeda, Stella Quan, and Lupe Ontiveros. Screenplay
by Nava and Anna Thomas. 1983. 139 minutes. In Spanish with English
subtitles and in English. |
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| Popol
vuh: Sacred Book of the Quíché Maya |
Portrays
the creation myth of the Quiché Maya of ancient Guatemala. Gives
life to the mystic history and art of the Maya, using animated drawings
taken directly from classic Maya pottery. A film by Patricia Amlin.
Producer and director, Patricia Amlin. Narrators, Larry George,
Yakima Nation. Voices, Hun Hun Ah Pu, Hun Kame, Kuchuma Kiq, X Balan
Ke. [S.l.]: National Endowment for the Humanities, c1988. 1 videocassette
(60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. Most of the opening and closing
credits are in English with a little in Spanish. Most of the spoken
parts are in Spanish with a little English. |
Florida
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| Popol
Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya |
Short
Version. Portrays the creation myth of the Quiche Maya of Guatemala.
These myths surrounding the birth and death of the first fathers
of the underworld, spread throughout native American cultures. This
video is animated using actual Maya artwork found on pottery and
in murals. Although it is animated, it is intended for high school
and adult audiences. University of California Extension Center for
Media and Independent Learning. 1986. Available in two versions.
Specify long or short version. 29 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Retablos
de la Merced Iglesia |
Documents
religious art in a colonial church in Guatemala. From the Guatemala
por dentro television series. 1984. 25 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Semblanza
de un profeta: Monseñor Gerardi. |
Video
concerning the death, funeral procession, and public outcry upon
the murder of Monseñor Juan José Girardi. Alternate title: Monseñor
Gerardi. Guión, realización y montaje, Otto Gaytán. Guatemala: Oficina
de Derechos Humanos del Arzobisdado de Guatemala, 1998. 1 videocassette
(28 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. |
Florida
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| La
Sierra de las Minas |
Millions
of plants and animals live in the natural beauty of Sierra de las
Minas of Guatemala, giving life to the country, the continent, and
the world. Researchers and conservationists studying this territory
daily discover new species that are unique to the world. A research
project that a few organizations have undertaken in Sierra de las
Minas is presented. Edgar Barillas, guión; Rolando Duarte, realización;
Elizabeth Figueroa, producción. Montaje y musicalización, Otto Gaytan.Guatemala,
C.A.: Productora Cochemonte Video Educativo, 1994. Series: Colección
ecológica. 1 videocassette (15 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| El
silencio de Neto |
English
title: The Silence of Neto. Mixing magic-realism and historical
events, “The Silence of Neto” is the first internationally acclaimed,
award winning film produced entirely in Guatemala. Filmed in the
colonial city of Antigua, this film tells the politically-charged
story of a young boy striving to follow his dreams while his country
struggles to preserve democracy amidst CIA coldwar propaganda. Through
the eyes of young Neto, we are given an authentic insider’s look
at the diverse people of Guatemala and the historical events that
have shaped their destiny. (Neto Yepes is a young boy struggling
to understand the world surrounding him and the conflicts arising
in his family. Set against the backdrop of revolutionary conditions
and American intrusion into the politics of Guatemala [in 1954?],
The Silence of Neto is the coming of age story of a young boy from
a upper middle class family whose lives are only peripherally effected
by the tremendous forces for change outside their walled homes and
private schools. The family is divided by the smoldering emotional
and political conflict between the worldly uncle Eduardo and Neto’s
pragmatic, conservative father, a federal judge. The film has qualities
of life lived in a dream world, where reality keeps trying to force
its way into the walled havens. Neto’s active imagination, fed by
his hero worship of his Uncle Eduardo, is the medium through the
story is told. A very fine, effective piece of filmmaking, subtle
in its approach to the political complexity of Guatemala’s not-too-distant
past. The film is even stronger in depicting the dynamics of a family
in the midst of the struggle to survive a world rapidly moving in
on their little world and the day-to-day of a young boy and his
friends just learning to explore that world.) Directed by native
Guatemalan Luis Argueta. With: Oscar Almengor as Neto Yepes, Herbert
Meneses as Ernesto Yepes, Julio Diaz as Eduardo Yepes, Eva Tamargo
Lemus as Elena Yepes, Sergio Paz as Alberto, Eduardo Jose Guerrero
as German, Indira Chinchilla as Nidia, Frida Henry as Abuela Mercedes,
Patricia Orantes as Tia Cristy, Pablo Arenales as Rodrigo, Diego
Peralta as Mario, and Mildred Chavez as Rosa. Notes: Written by
Luis Argueta and Justo Chang. Cinematography by Ramon F. Suarez. Original
music by Jose and Maurice Gallegos.1994. Guide included which provides
detailed lesson plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film—FilmArobics,
Inc. 106 minutes, 49 pages. In Spanish with English subtitles. [Amalgam
of Tulane and UNC-CH descriptions.] |
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| Tiempo
de arcoiris |
Documental
sobre Garífunas, Ladinos e indígenas, como elementos en el arcoiris
étnico guatemalteco. Alternate title: Guatemala. Texto, Roberto
Obregón; realización y producción, Rolando Duarte; investigación
y guión, Edgar Barillas; cámara y monaje, Sergio Valdés; voces,
Ana Elisa Gudiel, Carlos Zipfel. Guatemala: Cochemonte, 1992. Series:
Colección Etnológica. 1 videocassette: sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Todos
Santos Cuchumatan: Report from a Guatemalan Village |
This
film looks at one Mam village in the mountains of Guatemala, focusing
on what remains of the traditional style of daily life and on the
many socio-economic changes which have affected that lifestyle.
Icarus Films. 1982. A second documentary which shows the effects
of political violence on the village 5 years later is also available.
41 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Todos
Santos: The Survivors |
A
documentary showing the effects of political violence on one traditional
highland village, Todos Santos Cuchumatan. This film was produced
as a follow-up to Report from a Guatemalan Village IND/GUA/01. Icarus
Films. 1989. 58 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Viva
Chichicastenango |
Views
of the town of Chichicastenango and the Quiché Indians who live
there. Alternate titles: Chichicastenango; Shrine of the Living
Maya; Leyenda viviente del mundo maya. Produced and directed by
Steven Carey. “Sponsored by INGUAT”—Container. Guatemala, C.A.:
Video Pro Cast: Viva Foundation, [199-]. Series: Viva video. 1 videocassette
(20 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS (PAL). In Spanish. |
Florida
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| We
Are Guatemalans |
In
1994 a group of 2,000 Guatemalan refugees returned to their homeland
after 12 years of exile in Mexican refugee camps. This film follows
the Guatemalans from the refugee camps back to their towns focusing
on one, Cuarto Pueblo, where the army massacred over 300 people
in 1982. Maryknoll World Publications. 1995. 28 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Winds
of Memory |
This
video reveals the Mayan life and culture in Guatemala 500 years
after the ‘’discovery’’ of America. Interviews with army and church
officials together with visuals of the Tzutuhil Indians reveal the
harsh repercussions of Columbus’ voyage. First Run/Icarus Films.
1992. 52 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Women
in Latin America Part G: Guatemala |
G.
Guatemala Silenced. This series looks at Latin America through its
women. Each video tells the stories of Latin American women in different
countries who take on the burden of living and enabling their children
to survive. Produced, directed and presented by Carmen Sarmiento
Garcia. Films for the Humanities. 1995. Please specify program when
ordering. 58 minutes. In English. |
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INSTITUTION
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| The
Art of Haiti |
An
extraordinary documentary which juxtaposes shots of contemporary
Haiti with the radiance of Haitian art. The uneasy co-existence
of Christian and voodoo belief is explored through interviews with
artists and Haitian experts. Facets Video (New Visions series).
1983. 26 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Divine
Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti |
Maya
Deren takes us on a journey into the fascinating world of the Voudoun
religion, whose devotees communicate with the cosmic powers through
invocation, offerings, song and dance. Mystic Fire Video. 1985.
52 |
Tulane
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| Mirrors
of the Heart: Race and Identity |
Race
and ethnicity in Latin America are dealt with in this segment of
the series. In Bolivia the conflict between the Indian population
and Bolivians of Spanish descent. The Indians are second class citizens,
who dominate the politics and economics of the country. The Indians,
one third mestizo have their Inca legacy denied them and are largely
rural peasants who did not see the smashing of the Spanish hacienda
system of big ranch estates and near slavery until 1952. In the
island that contains Haiti and Dominican Republic, a distinct racial
caste system exists. In the Dominican Republic, a culture dominated
by mulatto and Spanish peoples at odds with the African heritage
of the country. The invasion of the Dominican Republic by Haiti
in the early 19th century, after Haiti’s independence, was the start
of the confrontation over race. Notes: Written, produced, and directed
by Lourdes Portillo. Edited by Alexandra Anthony. Camera by Enrico
Omori and Kyle Kibbee. Volume IV of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists,
government officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the
multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Pwemye
Kongrè OPL, 29 janvye – fevriye 1997. |
[Documentary
on the first annual congress of Lavalas, a new political party and/or
organization in Haiti, held in Port-au-Prince in 1997.—description
based on title and LC subject headings.] Organisation politique
Lavalas. Congrès (1st: 1997: Port-au-Prince, Haiti). Videodocumentary
by Russell Pelle. Jacksonville, Fla.: Jacksonville Area Committee
on Latin America and the Caribbean, [1997]. 1 videocassette: sd.,
col.; ½ in. VHS. French and Haitian Creole. |
Florida
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| Rhythms
of Haiti |
Cultural,
folk-life and tourist aspects of this unique and intriguing Caribbean
island. Organization of American States. Ca. 1980. 25 minutes. In
English. |
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Honduras
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
INSTITUTION
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| Saving
Their Corner of the Planet: Local Conservation Efforts in Honduras |
This
program includes interviews with representatives of the World Bank
and other international funding agencies, and reflects on the possibly
detrimental environmental effects of large-scale development projects.
Focuses on one Honduran community to demonstrate that local economies
depend directly on the local environment and its health. Inter-American
Foundation. 1992. 37 minutes. Available in both English and Spanish.
1992. |
Tulane
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| Sweating
for a T-Shirt |
This
movie begins with UCLA freshman Arlen Benjamin stopping by the campus
gift shop to buy a T-shirt and noticing that it was made in Honduras.
This sends her and us on a journey through Honduras’ sweatshop industry.
She meets with workers, factory owners, union organizers, and human
rights activists. Then she interviews her fellow students back home
who then rally at Brown University where the students have just
forced their administration to adopt fair labor standards for the
production of clothing bearing their college logo. Global Exhange.
2000. 24 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Where
are the Beans? |
In
1993 Linda Shelly visited La Esperanza, Honduras, where she had
lived for several years on an MCC assignment. Even though her Honduran
farmer friends had a good bean harvest that year, they did not have
enough beans to feed their families. Linda began to ask her friends,
Where are the beans? This video presents their answers as a detective
story. Viewers try to find the root causes for the disappearance
of the beans. The trail eventually leads to global economic policies
and the connections between people living in Central and North America.
A Mennonite Central Committee production, 1995. Good way to introduce
younger audiences to these big concepts. Guide included. English.
13 min. |
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| Get
Up, Stand Up: Problems of Sovereignty |
The
conflict between urban and rural culture in Colombia; the concern
for land reform in Panama; failure of the first initiatives towards
a fluid market economy under the first presidency of the Manley
government [in Jamaica] in the late 1970s and early 1980s are key
issues addressed in this segment. The title, from a Bob Marley song
celebrating the elections that brought Manley and his socialist
ideas into power is thematic of the struggle between traditional
power brokers in the region. Left of center movements as well as
movements such as that of the drug cartel centered in Medillin,
Colombia are also discussed. Sentiments to keep the U.S. out of
having a determining role in the regions internal policies. Notes: Bernardo
Guitierrez of Colombia, Rafael Pardo and Manley are interviewed. Written,
produced, and directed by Marc de Beaufort. Edited by James Rutenbeck. Camera
by Graham Johnson. Volume VIII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south
and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their
history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary
Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing
on individual communities. Campesinos, city dwellers, artists, government
officials, revolutionaries and others bring forth the multi-layered
diversity of the region.” |
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Tulane
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| Miss
Amy and Miss May |
Presents,
by means of interviews and dramatizations, the lives of Amy Bailey
and May Farquharson, women’s and civil rights activists in 20th-century
Jamaica. Sistren Research; directed by Cynthia Wilmot. Original
concept, Cynthia Wilmot; script, Cynthia Wilmot and Honor Ford-Smith;
editor, Hopeton Fullwood. Cast: Pauline Crawford, Honor Ford-Smith.
New York, NY: Distributed by Women Make Movies, 1990. 1 videocassette
(40 min.): sd., col. With b&w sequences; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Women’s
Construction Collective of Jamaica |
Describes
the work of the Inter-American Foundation to support grass-roots
development in Latin America. This video tells the story of the
Women’s Constructive Collective, a program created to give women
job training, supervisory skills, and financial management skills
in the construction industry. Jamaican women have benefited both
psychologically and economically from this collective effort. Instructor’s
guide includes questions which encourage discussion about Jamaican
history and women working in traditionally male-dominated fields.
Inter-American Foundation. Guide included. 1986. 13 minutes. In
English. |
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HOLDING
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| Americas |
“The
people of south and Central America and the Caribbean reflect on
their lives, their history and societies in AMERICAS. This intimate
look at contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the
entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” 1992. 60
minutes. [Length of each of ten (10) programs; see the Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Panama and United States
country sections of this list for a description of each program]. Notes: Produced
by WGBH/Boston, and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4,
UK. Theme Music by Juan Luis Guerra. Series narrated by Raul Julia. Executive
Producer, Judith Verchione in association with the School of Public
Affairs, Columbia University. |
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| The
Buried Mirror |
A
five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes and edited
by Hugh Newsam, with photography by Terry Hopkins. Based on an original
idea by Peggy K. Liss. For American Indians, the mirror symbolized
power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now,
an extraordinary “mirror” is being held up to the Old and New worlds
to reflect the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and
peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols
that have endured or changed through time. Vibrant and illuminating,
The Buried Mirror is an epic portrait of a remarkable history. In
English. [The description of this series is an amalgam from the
Tulane and UNC-CH institutions lists.] |
Tulane
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| The
Buried Mirror Part A: The Virgin and the Bull |
Part
I of a five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes.
Directed by Peter Newington. This segment focuses on Spain’s multi-cultural
society, some key historical events, and what these mean to Hispanics
today. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and other teacher supplements
included. English. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| The
Buried Mirror Part B: Conflict of the Gods |
Part
II of a five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes.
Directed by Christopher Ralling. This video deals with the lives
of the peoples of the Americas before 1492, the first contact with
the Spanish, and the legacy of the early colonial period. Public
Media Video. 1991. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and other
teacher supplements included. English. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| The
Buried Mirror Part C: Age of Gold |
Part
III of a five-part series written and narrated by Carlos Fuentes.
Directed by Peterr Newington. This video focuses on Spain’s Golden
Age, the interaction between Spain and Latin America during the
colonial era, and the background to the Age of Revolutions. Public
Media Video. 1991. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and other
teacher supplements included. English. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| The
Buried Mirror Part D: Price of Freedom |
Part
IV of a five-part series narrated by Carlos Fuentes. Directed by
Christopher Ralling. The causes of the movements for independence
in Latin America, key figures of 19th and 20th century Latin America,
and the Mexican Revolution are the subjects of this video. Public
Media Video. 1991. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and other
teacher supplements included. English. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| The
Buried Mirror Part E: Unfinished Business |
Part
V of a five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes.
Directed by Michael Gill. This video concerns the impact of the
Hispanic cultural legacy on the present and the future. Public Media
Video. 1991. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and other teacher
supplements included. English. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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UNC-CH
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| Columbus
and the Age of Discovery |
Columbus
and the Age of Discovery. Seven segments of 60 minutes each; see
below for individual descriptions. [Exquisitely photographed, painstakingly
researched, this 7-nation co-production chronicles Columbus’s extraordinary
journey and legacy. The definitive series commemorating the quincentennial,
this video history relives Columbus’s daring and dangerous voyages
and their repercussions, for both the New World and the Old. Funding
provided by XEROX and by the National Endowment for the Humanities,
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, George D. Smith Fund, Lowell Institute,
Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.
The companion book to Columbus and the Age of Discovery by Zvi Dor-Ner
is published by William Morrow & Co.—OCLC]. 1991. |
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Columbus’s
World. “This program travels to China, the Spice Islands, Cairo,
Venice, Genoa, and Istanbul to explore the world of the 15th century
and set the stage for Christopher Columbus’s great seagoing adventure.”
Notes: Written and produced by Thomas Friedman. Directed by Stephen
Segaller. Narrated by Will Lyman. Photographed by John Adams, Andrew
Godfrey, Chris Hatley, Javier Hernandez and others. Edited by Sarah
Holt. Music by Sheldon Morowitz. Advisors: Mauricio Obregon, William
McNeill, Consuelo Varela and Juan Gil. |
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An
Idea Takes Shape. “This program focuses on the advances in shipbuilding
and navigation that made Columbus’s voyages possible, examines his
motivations, and chronicles his long and arduous search for patronage
to fund his westward voyage to the Orient.” Notes: Directed by Stephen
Segaller, Andrew Liebman and John Williams. |
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The
Crossing. “In this program full-scale, working replicas of the Nina,
the Pinta, and the Santa Maria follow the route of Columbus’s first
transatlantic crossing, while excerpts from his logs and journals
evoke 15th century shipboard life.” Notes: Produced, written and
directed by Zvidor Nor. |
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Worlds
Found and Lost. “Starting with Columbus’s landfall at San Salvador,
a modern sailboat and crew retrace the route of Columbus’s first
voyage through the Bahamas to Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic,
searing for the Caribbean Columbus saw, and finding the changes
left in his wake.” Notes: Produced, written and directed Zvidor
Nor. Edited by Daniel McCabe. |
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The
Sword and the Cross. “The Americas evolved largely from the blend
of peoples, diseases, motives, and attitudes brought to the New
World by Columbus and those who followed him. This program explores
the interest of conquistadors and the church, and their effect on
the indigenous population.” |
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The
Colombian Exchange. “This program examines the interchange of horses,
cattle, corn, potatoes, and sugar cane between the Old World and
the New, and the lasting impact of his interchange on the people
of both worlds.” Notes: Written, produced and directed by Graham
Chedd. Edited by David Berenson. |
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In
Search of Columbus. “Although he helped to define, it, Columbus
would never know the modern world. This program follows the path
of the admiral’s fourth and final voyage, and explores how different
nations and cultures perceive Columbus 500 years after his arrival
in the New World.” Notes: Written, produced and directed by Graham
Chedd. Edited by Davis Berenson. |
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| Double
Day |
A
film by the International Women’s Film Project. Directed by Helena
Selby-Ladd. Notes: Photographed by Alphonso Beato. Second Camera
by Christine Burrill. Edited by Suzanne Fenn Burrell. International
Women’s Film Project members include Joy Galano, Dolores Neuman,
Anna Maria Santana, Helena Selby-Ladd, Jane Stubbs, Odile Hellier,
Melanie Mahlblick, and Mercedes Nevario. 1975. 90 minutes. Documentary.
[Considers the condition of women in Latin America. Shows how women
in countries such as Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela are
objecting to their traditional roles as wives and mothers and are
striving for more control over their lives.—OCLC] |
UNC-CH
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| El
espejo enterrado Part A: La virgen y el toro |
Part
I of a five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes.
This segment focuses on Spain’s multi-cultural society, some key
historical events, and what these mean to Hispanics today. Activity
pack with crossword puzzles and other teacher supplements included.
Spanish. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| El
Espejo Enterrado Part B: La batalla de los dioses |
Part
II of a five-part series written and presented by Carlos Fuentes.
This video deals with the lives of the peoples of the Americas before
1492, the first contact with the Spanish, and the legacy of the
early colonial period. Activity pack with crossword puzzles and
other teacher supplements included. Spanish. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| El
Espejo Enterrado Part C: La epoca de oro |
Part
III of a five-part series written and narrated by Carlos Fuentes.
This video focuses on Spain’s Golden Age, the interaction between
Spain and Latin America during the colonial era, and the background
to the Age of Revolutions.Activity pack with crossword puzzles and
other teacher supplements included. Spanish. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| El
Espejo Enterrado Part D: El precio de la libertad |
Part
IV of a five-part series narrated by Carlos Fuentes. The causes
of the movements for independence in Latin America, key figures
of 19th and 20th century Latin America, and the Mexican Revolution
are the subjects of this video. Public Media Video. 1991. Activity
pack with crossword puzzles and other teacher supplements included.
Spanish. 59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| El
Espejo Enterrado Part E: Las tres hispanidades |
This
video concerns the impact of the Hispanic cultural legacy on the
present and the future. Public Media Video. 1991. Activity pack
with crossword puzzles and other teacher supplements included. Spanish.
59 min., 39 pp. |
Tulane
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| The
Mission |
A
fictionalized account of the forced enslavement of the Guarani Indians
in South America by Spanish and Portuguese slavers in the 17th century.
Symbolic rather than historically accurate. Photographically stunning,
this film is a polemic on the nature of colonialism and racism in
the despoliation of South America. Robert De Niro is fine as a slaver
who experiences remorse after killing his younger brother over a
woman. Jeremy Irons plays a priest who has led a remote tribe into
the arms of the Church only to see them abandoned for political
considerations. Not to be viewed as history but as an interesting
drama about the nobility of savages against the duplicity of conquerors. Directed
by Roland Joffe. With: Ray McAnnally, Aldan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi
and Ronald Pickup. Academy Award nominations for best picture, director,
art/set decoration (color), and editing. Chris Menges' superior
cinematography did win the award. Box-office: $8,300,000. 1986. 140
minutes. |
UNC-CH
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| New
Cinema of Latin America |
This
documentary looks into the history and development of Latin American
cinema since the 1960s. Indigenous filmmaking industries were largely
buried by the dominant commercial strength of North American (U.S.)
movie companies. With the emergence of the Cuban cinema under the
Castro regime, filmmakers began to form a dialectic and theory of
filmmaking that embraced the political and cultural demands of Latin
American societies. Documentary filmmaking became a fundamental
tool in the development of Latin American cinema. This film explores
this advancement by using footage of notable films from Chile, Argentina,
Brazil, Nicaragua, and of course Cuba and in depth interviews with
major filmmakers and theorists from Latin American countries. The
sociological and political values of film are highlighted. 1983. 105
minutes [each segment]. Documentary. |
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I: Cinema of the Humble. 105 minutes. Notes: Carlos Guzman shooting
The Compass Rose in Cuba with a Cuban and Venezuelan crew in 1982.
Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti; Hector Schumcler [Argentine sociologist
exiled in Mexico]; Emilio Garcia Riera [Mexican film critic]; Fernando
Birri actor/poet; Julio Garcia Espinosa [Cuban Film Institute].
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Part II The Long Road. 105 minutes. Part II of the NEW CINEMA OF
LATIN AMERICA is a presentation of how the filmmakers of Latin America
became a unified force and voice. The theoretical and political
collaboration between the different national cinemas is stressed.
Influences such as those of Luis Espinal in Bolivia and Fernando
Birri and the Cuban Film Institute are discussed. Interviews with
the women's movement in Latin cinema is also addressed. Those interviewed
include: Alfonso Cumucio Dagron [Bolivian critic and film maker],
Jorge Sanfenese [Bolivia], Octavio Getino [Argentine film maker],
Leo Brouwer [film composer, Cuba], Ernesto Cardenal [poet, Minister
of Culture, Nicaragua] actresses [Idalia Andreus and Coca Rudolphy]
many of them in exile from their native countries. Notes: Footage
of scenes from Blood of the Condor, Gods With White Faces, El Megano,
Our Voice, Memory and Earth, Memories of the Underdevelopment, Lucia,
Tulipia and Women's Things. Photographer and Associate Producer
Peter Chappell. Executive Producer was Noel Chanan. Written, produced
and directed by Michael Chanan. |
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| Simón
Bolívar: The Great Liberator |
A
biography of Simon Bolivar, describing the role he played in the
liberation of South America from Spanish rule. A production of West
German Television Cologne; a film by Leo Rast; English version by
Marianne Mantell. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, c1984.
1 videocassette (58 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Spain
in the New World. |
The
Spanish discovery of the New World, the civilizations they found
and the effects of the conquest on both conquerors and conquered.
FMI International. [1] The discovery of America – [2] The civilizations
of Mexico –[3] The Incas – [4] The conquest of Mexico and Peru –
[5] End of a culture – [6] A new world is born. Writer, Marie-France
Briselane; Director, J.C. Morin; Producer, Alain Castanet. Princeton,
N.J.: Films for the Humanities, 1986. 6 videocassettes (13 min.
each): sd.,col.; ½ in. VHS. |
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HOLDING
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| Frantz
Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask |
A
film biography of Frantz Fanon, which follows him from his birth
in 1925 on the French island of Martinique, through his medical
training in France and subsequent disillusionment which resulted
in this film. Normal Films production for BBC and the Arts Council
of England in association with Illuminations; producer, Mark Nash;
director, Isaac Julien; written by Isaac Julien and Mark Nash. Cast:
Colin Salmon. Director of photography, Nina Kellgren. San Francisco,
CA: California Newsreel [distributor], c1995. 1 videocassette (ca.
50 min.): sd., b&w and col.; ½ in. VHS. French language; English
subtitles. |
Florida
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| Sugar
Cane Alley (Rue Cases Negres) |
Based
on the novel La Rue Cases Negres, this is the story of Jose, a bright
mischievous 11-year old orphan, and his grandmother who is determined
to save him from the hard life of sugar plantations on French-occupied
Martinique in the 1930’s. Directed by Euzhan Palcy. Starring Darling
Legitimus, Garry Cadenat. 1985. Guide included which provides detailed
lesson plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film—FilmArobics,
Inc. 107 minutes, 54 pages. In French with English subtitles. |
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DESCRIPTION |
HOLDING
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| Abajo
el telón |
Starring
Cantiflas. Comedy. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado. Also starring
Christiane Martel, Beatriz Sabedra. 1954. 120 min. Black and White.
120 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| The
Academy of San Carlos |
From
the Videos of Mexican Art series, this video shows the role of the
Academy in Mexican art form from the late 18th century to the early
years of the 20th century. UNAM. 1994. 23 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Acteal:
estrategia de muerte = Acteal: death strategy. |
On
December 22, 1997, over 40 indigenous civilians were murdered. The
documentary shows the conflict being waged against indigenous people
in Mexico and should be seen by all people interested in human rights
and indigenous issues. Title on cassette label: Acteal, report from
Chiapas. Producción, Nancy Ventura, Jose Alba; English narrator,
Gabriela Avila; translation, Erica Schommer. México, D.F.: Canal
6 de Julio, [1998]. 1 videocassette (49 min.): sd., col.; ½ in.
VHS. “Esta es la lternat 37 de Canal 6 de Julio”—Preliminary frame,
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Florida
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| Ahí
está el detalle |
Starring
Catinflas. Comedy. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado. Also starring
Alma Delia Fuentes. Carmen Molina. 1962. Black and white. 112 minutes.
In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| An
Afternoon of Mexican TV |
A
montage of clips from an afternoon of Mexican TV. An excellent tool
for cultural study and for reinforcing language skills. 1985. 5
minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Alto
riesgo: el papel de las parteras o comadronas en las zonas rurales
de América Latina |
Producción
realizada en Honduras en donde se plantea la necesidad de revalorar
la función cotidiana de las comadronas, que con una gran vocación
de servicio colaboran significativamente en la solución de la problemática
de salud en sus comunidades. Dirección René Pauck, productora ejecutiva,
Marisela Bustillo, dirección de fotografía, Hispano Durán. Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico: Instituto Mexicano Para el Desarrollo Comunitario,
1996. “Una producción de Praxis Video”—Container. 1 videocassette
(40 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. |
Florida
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| Ancient
Civilizations: The Aztecs |
Aztec
myth prophesied that a great city would one day stand on the site
where an eagle, perched on a cactus with a serpent in its mouth,
was found. Today, Mexico City stands on this mythical site. Although
the Aztec Empire fell on April 28, 1521, when Hernando Cortes and
his army defeated Montezuma, traces of the thousand-year-old pre-columbian
empire still survive and influence world culture. This program explores
Aztec culture and history, from the role of human sacrifice in the
Aztec religion to their agricultural advances. Commentary by scholars,
maps, and contemporary accounts provide an overview of the events
that both shaped and destroyed an empire. Films for the Humanities
and Sciences. www.films.com. 1999. 47 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| El
apando |
Based
on the 1960’s psycho-political novel by José Revueltas. A film showing
the horrors that can befall the worst of criminals in prison. Directed
by Felipe Cazals. Starring Manuel Ojeda, Delia Casanova, Salvador
Sanchez, José Carlos Ruiz, Maria Rojo. 1975. Adult audiences only.
85 minutes. In Spanish. |
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| The
Archaeological Yucatan: Land of the Maya |
A
tourist guide to the Mayan ruins. Tulum, Coba, Labna, Chichen Itza,
etc. Followed by a travel, hotel, and restaurant segment. Television
International. 1987. 60 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Arriba
las mujeres |
A
man decides to bring his daughter to visit her godmother to learn
about doing housework only to find the godmother is the president
of the local feminist organization. Directed by Carlos Orellana.
Starring Pedro Infante, Antonio Badu, Amparo Morillo, Consuelo Guerrero,
Carlos Orellana. Black and white. 100 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Arruza |
The
story of the greatest matador that ever lived, Carlos Arruza, a
man driven by perfection. He came out of retirement three times,
and the brilliance of his style and courage changed the art of bullfighting
forever. Embassy Environment. 1967. 91 minutes. In English. |
Tulane
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| Art
and Revolution in Mexico |
Shows
how history and art have been brought together in Mexico by such
painters as Rivera and Siqueiros. Demonstrates that plastic art
is the shared possession of all social and educational levels in
Mexico. Director, Jean-Louis Fournier; executive producers, Michele
Arnaud, Reiner Moritz; English version written by Edward Lucie-Smith.
RM Productions. Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities, 1982.
1 videocassette (60 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| El
arte de la cantería en Zacatecas |
[Documentary
on the arts of stone carving and architectural decoration and ornament
in the state of Zacatecas.—summary based on LC subject headings]
Guión, fotografía y edición, Raúl López Herrera. Zacatecas, México:
Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de Zacatecas: Lofilms,
[199-?]. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Así
es mi tierra |
Mexican
comedy about revolution. Directed by Arcady Boytler. Starring Mario
Moreno “Cantiflas,” Manuel Medel, Mercedes Soler, Antonio R. Fraustro.
1937. Black and White. 79 minutes. In Spanish. |
Tulane
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| Atrapados
con salidas: lternatives ciudadanas a la crisis. |
Video
en donde se explora la situación actual de México, analiza las diversas
lternatives 43 macroeconómicas, microeconómicas y personales para
mejorar la crisis económica, política y social por la cual atraviesa
el país. Guión y dirección: Juan José Esquivel, asistente de producción:
Roberto Antillana. Mexico, D.F.: SIPRO, IMDEC, [1996]. 1 videocassette
(35 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Ay,
amor, como me has puesto |
Tin-Tan
works for a bakery, trains as a boxer, and falls in love with a
wealthy man’s daughter. Comedy. Directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares.
Starring German Valdes, Rebeca de Iturbide, Marcelo, Vitola. 1950.
Black and White. 86 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Ballet
Folklórico de la Universidad de Colima |
A
performance of the Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad de Colima.
Contents: Perro de fuego – Juegos de Magia y Muerte. [Mexico]: Universidad
de Colima, [1996]. Series: Cuadros Prehispánicos. 1 videocassette
(54 min.): sd., col.; ½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Bienestar
para tu familia: corrupción, cuatro millones de desempleados, nadie
puede pagar, autoritarismo económico, alerta roja en Chiapas. |
Esta
producción expone la crisis social, económica y políca por la cual
está atravesando México actualmente. Guión, dirección y edición:
Rafael Lara, Asesoría técnica: Ricardo Artesi, producción ejecutiva:
Luis Fernando Arana, asistente de producción: Marcela de Alba, música
original: Enrique Herrera, cámara: Monserrat Figueroa, iluminación:
Oscar Alcántara, sonidista: Fernando Chávez. Guadalajara, Jalisco,
México: IMDEC A.C., El Calabrote, c1996. 1 videocassette (55 min.):
sd., col; ½ in. VHS. In Spanish. |
Florida
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| Biosphere
reserves in tropical America |
Documentary
takes viewers on tour of 5 Latin American biosphere reserves: La
Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Costa Rica; Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala;
Beni Biosphere Reserve, Bolivia; Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve,
Mexico; and Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Brazil. Executive
producer and director, Haroldo Castro ; producer, Flavia Castro;
original music, David Bergeaud. [s.l.]: Unesco, Conservation International,
c1992. 1 videocassette (25 min.): sd., col.: ½ in. VHS-NTSC. |
Florida
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| El
Bruto (The Brute) |
A
strong but slow-witted slaughter-house worker is hired by a slumlord
to break a tenant strike. He accidentally kills one of the leaders
and is drawn into a doomed affair with the slumlord’s sluttish wife.
Unsparingly portrays slum life and the criminal behavior it breeds.
Directed by Luis Buñuel. Starring Katy Jurado, Pedro Armendariz,
Andres Soler, Rosita Arenas. 1952. Black and white. 81 minutes.
In Spanish with English subtitles. |
Tulane
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| Builders
of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity |
In
Latin America, the arts have had an increasingly important role
in affirming the culture and social identity of many of the countries
in the region. In Puerto Rico, the works of author Luis Rafael Sanchez
and painter Nick Quijano, often considered too regional by outsiders,
are reflections of the social conscious and national pride of Latin
artists. In Brazil, the influential musician Caetano Velaso and
the tropicalist movement are discussed. Jesusa Rodriquez’s experimental
and politicized theater are controversial, and her independence
in an art form that has largely been subsidized by the state. Argentina’s
famous filmmaker activist Fernando Solanas’ works especially The
Hour of the Furnace and Tangos: The Exile of Gardel have been influential.
His valiant stands against the militarist regimes of the 1970s and
criticism of President Memen’s policies are highlighted by the program. Among
those interviewed are: Luis Rafael Sanchez, Nick Quijano, Caetano
Velaso, Jesusa Rodriquez, Elena Poniatowski, Josefina Ludmer, and
Angel Taborda. Notes: Written, produced, and directed by Juan
Mandlebaum. Edited by Betty Ciccarelli. Camera by Ned Johnston.
Volume VII of this series: AMERICAS. 1992. 60 minutes. [Length of
each of ten (10) programs]. “The people of south and Central America
and the Caribbean reflect on their lives, their history and societies
in AMERICAS. This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines
issues confronting the entire region by focusing on individual communities. Campesinos,
city dwellers, artists, government officials, revolutionaries and
others bring forth the multi-layered diversity of the region.” |
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| Canal
6 de Julio presenta La maquinaria del fraude |
An
investigation of election fraud in Mexico, particularly by the Partido
Revolucionario Institucional. Producción, Adriana García… [et al.];
camarógrafos, Eliseo Morales… [et al.]; voz, Mario Diazmercado,
Gabriela Sosa; edición, Víctor Mariña; guión, Carlos Mendoza; realización,
Carlos Mendoza. Alternate title: Maquinaria del fraude. México,
D.F.: Canal 6 de Julio, 1994. 1 videocassette (40 min.): sd., col.;
½ in. VHS. |
Florida
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| Carnaval
de Huehuetla: la danza del fuego y sus epaches, es la característica
ancestral de esta fiesta única en el Estado de Hidalgo |
[Documentary
portrays the history of carnival and its role in the social life
and customs of Pachuca, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico—summary
based on LC subject headings]. Pachuca, Hgo.: Servicios profesionales
en Comunicación, [1990]. 1 videocassette (90 min.): sd., col.; ½
in. In Spanish. |
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