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There are 5 records for Feature Films from Latin America
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| Title: | Burn. | | Director: | Gillio Pontecorvo | | Format: | 1 videocassette (113 min.) . sd., col. ; 1/2 in | | Imprint: | Culver City, CA . MGM UA Home Video, | | Language: | English
| | Notes: | Videocassette release of the 1969 motion picture by Pea Produzioni Europee Associate SAS ; released by United Artists Corporation. Rated PG. Participants: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez, Renato Salvatori. Pea-Produzioni Europee Associate SAS ; directed by Gillio Pontecorvo ; written by Franco Solinas, Georgio Arlorio ; music by Ennio Morricone.
| | Plot: | This story of political greed and social upheaval will take you on a journey deep into the heart of darkness of a 19th century Caribbean island, where men rise up in bitter and bloody rebellion against the wealthy nations seeking to enslave them.
| | Subjects: | Feature films. Caribbean | | Location: | View Catalog Record |
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| Title: | Columbus on trial | | Director: | Lourdes Portillo | | Format: | 1 videocassette (18 min., 3 sec.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in. | | Imprint: | San Francisco : Xochitl Films, | | Language: | English
| | Notes: | Originally produced in 1992. Producer and director, Lourdes Portillo ; screenplay, Richard Montoya, et al.. Cinematography, Kyle Kibbe ; art director, Alessandro Moruzzi ; editor, Vivien Hillgrove ; music, Perez Prado, Danda Taurina de Genaro Nunez. Participants: Herbert Siguenza, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, Roberta Delgado, Terry Delgado, Terry Coleman, Charo Toledo, Xochitl Perales, Carlos Scarlata, Maimonides Herrero, Andy Serrano, Jessica Jojola, Beatriz Flores, Maria Luna, Lupe Saavedra, Eric Martinez, Tad Anderson.
| | Plot: | A satire on the controversy surrounding Christopher Columbus as to whether he, indeed, did discover America and introduce European civilization and Christianity to the native populations there, or if he (from the Native American point of view) invaded their territories and began the systematic destruction of their cultures that has continued for the following 500 years. Set in the context of a trial presided over by a woman judge of Hispano-American descent.
| | Subjects: | Feature Films. Short films. America Discovery and exploration. Humor. Columbus, Christopher. | | Location: | View Catalog Record |
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| Title: | Death and the maiden | | Director: | Roman Polanski | | Format: | 1 videodisc (103 min.) ; sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD (Region 1) | | Imprint: | United States : New Line Home Entertainment, 2003 | | Language: | English; Closed-captioned.
| | Notes: | Videodisc release of the 1994 motion picture. Based on a play by Ariel Dorfman. Fine Line Features in association with Capitol Films Ltd. presents a Mount/Kramer production ; in association with Channel Four Films and Flach Films ; with the participation of Canal + ; a Roman Polanski film ; screenplay by Rafael Yglesias and Ariel Dorfman ; produced by Thom Mount, Josh Kramer ; directed by Roman Polanski. Film editor, Herve de Luze ; director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; music by Wojciech Kilar.Participants: Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart
| | Plot: | Fifteen years ago, Paulina Escobar had her life shattered when she was taken prisoner and tortured by a sadistic doctor. Now, through a chance encounter, she may have found the man responsible for her nightmares and tonight he's going to pay. But how far will she go to get even? And how can she be sure, after so many years, that she has found the right man?
| | Subjects: | Feature films. Chile. United States. Latin America. Women political prisoners. | | Location: | View Catalog Record |
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| Title: | The gringo in mañanaland a musical. | | Director: | DeeDee Halleck | | Format: | 1 videodisc (61 min.) ; sd., b&w, col. ; 4 3/4 in. | | Imprint: | Chicago, IL : Video Data Bank, School of the Art Institute, 2005 | | Language: | English
| | Notes: | Originally as a motion picture in 1995. Video Data Bank ; produced by DeeDee Halleck ; script, Nathalie Magnan, DeeDee Halleck. Editing, Nathalie Magnan and DeeDee Halleck.
| | Plot: | "Since the turn of the century, popular media in the U.S. have promoted a stereotyped image of Latin America in order to justify the concept of U.S. dominance in the hemisphere. The Gringo in Mañanaland uses travelogues, dramatic films, industrial films, newsreels, military footage, geographical textbook illustrations, and political cartoons to take a detailed look at United States media representations of Latin America."--Video Data Bank web site.
In a meticulous compilation of excerpts from hundreds of films, The
Gringo in Mananaland shows the relationship between media and
history: how images of Latin America shaped and were shaped by
U.S. foreign policy. Thirteen years in the making, this project grew
from a data base of over 7000 films: Hollywood dramas, industrial
films, home movies and educational "documentaries". In the
tradition of archival compilations, such as the work of Esther Shub in
the early days of the Soviet Union or the classic compilation about
nuclear war, The Atomic Cafe, it distills the underlying ideology of
the U.S. media to point out the cultural imperialism at work by
juxtaposition and irony rather than heavy handed didactic narrative.
THE STORY
This film uses hundreds of videoclips to create an over-arching
narrative of the basic stereotypic trajectory from films about Latin
America. This basic story is quite obvious in the fiction films, but the
ideology is apparent in the "factual" films as well. The story line is
something like this:
*The brave gringo explorer discovers a rich and exotic land.
*He eliminates the jungle and builds a "Garden of Eden" where
natives toil happily in the fields.
*There are some problems with the white women in this paradise.They
obviously don't belong here and are persuaded to leave with offers of
tickets and money.
*The native women are friendly and adoring.
*The native men, however, are a big problem. They don't like the
fruit company and are unruly.
*Bandits and foreign influences stir them into rebellion which is put
down by brave US Marines, with the help of technological developments
such as airplanes.
*The bandits are safe in jail, where things are not so bad because they
can still sing.
*Everyone is grateful for US aid.
*We are all good neighbors.
| | Subjects: | Feature Films. Latin America. Mass media. Influence.
Mass media and public opinion.
Latin Americans in motion pictures. | | Location: | View Catalog Record |
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| Title: | El siglo del viento | | Director: | Fernando Birri | | Format: | 1 videocassette (90 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.. NTSC | | Imprint: | Buenos Aires: Cine Ojo Films & Videos, 2002 | | Language: | Spanish
| | Notes: | Cine Ojo Films & Videos Presenta un film de Fernando Birri sobre la novela de Eduardo Galeano. Producido por Sur Films UCG Producciones S. A. Cinemateca, Arte y TV Espanola. Coproducción con: Uruguay, Francia, España y Alemania. Guión: Eduardo Galeano. Fecha de Estreno: 15 de abril de 1999
| | Plot: | Narrada con títeres, visión dramática de América Latina a lo largo del siglo XX con su constante ebullición de dictaduras, hambre, corrupción, guerras civiles, episodios heroicos y sangre derramada. (From container)
El siglo del viento (1998) fue realizada sobre textos de Eduardo Galeano. Este último film lo estrenó en Argentina, por abril de este año, luego de haberla presentado mundialmente en febrero en el marco del Festival de Berlín (Alemania).
El siglo del Viento, es un repaso por América Latina de la mano de Galeano, a quien Birri admira, pues considera, que es una de las mentes más agudas de esta segunda mitad del siglo. Domina la historia, pero también maneja el humor, la tragedia, la denuncia, pero también la poesía
La película merece ser definida como un gran ensayo sobre quinientos años de historia latinoamericana. Para transferirla al cine, el director amalgamó la historia en varios géneros: el primer capítulo tiene forma de cuento, el siguiente, de telenovela, el otro, de guión cinematográfico. El objetivo principal fue partir del texto para luego incorporarle las imágenes. Técnica que no se utiliza habitualmente ya que, en la mayoría de los casos, se parte de las ideas visuales para más adelante agregarle el texto.
Por otra parte, El siglo del Viento rechaza la historia oficial. Apunta a contar la historia de carne y carne y hueso, la verdadera, la que no nos han contado casi nunca. Desde Emiliano Zapata hasta Marilyn Monroe- afirma Birri.
El modo de componer y organizar las imágenes, se hizo a partir un criterio propio del director que denomina minimalismo/manimalismo. Es decir, una puesta en escena de secuencias que no superan los 9 segundos.
Para realizar este film se necesitó de la colaboración de numerosas personas vinculadas a los archivos históricos. Desde la Cinemateca Uruguaya hasta las filmotecas Alemanas, Francesas, Españolas y Argentinas.
Fuente: Clarín Digital, suplemento Espectáculos, 19.04/99, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| | Subjects: | Feature films. Argentina. Literary adaptation | | Location: | View Catalog Record |
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