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African
Influences in Latin America
- Call
Number: AFLA 05
UNIT C 01
- Title:
A Forgotten People: Afro
Pacific People's Struggle (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: unit
- Description:
This unit includes an audio taped guide through a slide
presentation depicting the journey of slaves to the New World
through the present day in Colombia and Ecuador.
Narrarated by Juan Garcia with AFSC.
- Language:
English Length: 15 min., 7 pp.,
65 slides
-
- Call
Number: AFLA 06 MAP
C 01
- Title:
The Slave Route (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: map
- Description:
This map, produced by UNESCO in 2000 depicts the history of
forced migration due to the slave trade.
It shows from the 15th through the 19th century which areas
of Africa went where in the Americas.
A wonderful tool to include with any units on the African
Influence in Latin America.
- Language:
English Length: 23 x 16 inches
-
- Call
Number: AFLA BRA 06
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Black Atlantic: On
the Orixas Route (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
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.
- Language:
English Length: 55 min.
-
- Call
Number: AFLA CARIB
02 UNIT C 01
- Title:
Garifuna Journey (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: unit
- Description:
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 rigual, 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.
- Language:
English Length: 47 min./ 49 pp.
Modern
Art
- Call
Number: AM MEX 29
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Diego Rivera: Art
and Revolution (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
In this program, presented by Films for the Humanities and
Sciences, NewsHour correspondent Jeffry Kaye surveys the life and
artwork of Diego Rivera, a larger-than-life figure and one of the
20th century's truly revolutionary artists--both creatively and
politically. Topics
include Rivera's success in melding the painting styles of European
Modrenism with the art of ancient Mexico; his belief in the dignity
of everyday life; the notorious Rockefeller Center mural; and his
deep love of Mexico. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 11 min.
Aztecs
- Call
Number: AZ 10
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Ancient Civilizations: The
Aztecs (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
Aztec myth prophesied that a great city would one day stand
on the site where an eagle, perched on a cacus 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.
- Language:
English Length: 47 min.
-
- Call
Number: AZ 11 VIDEO
C 01
- Title:
Teotihuacan: The
Multicultural Jewel of Mesoamerica (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This program, produced by Films for the Humanities and
Sciences, dramatizes the history of Teotihuacan through reenactments
of the everyday life of its multicultural inhabitants.
Murals found on the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, and in the
temple of the winged serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, are presented as
pages of a nonexistent codex, and as the spritual key to cultures
that existed elsewhere in Mesoamerica.
The process by which the murals were created is reenacted, as
is the city's abandonment and various concepts of Aztec religious
cosmology. 1998.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 34 min.
Economic
Development
- Call
Number: DEV CHI 04
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Evolution of Chile:
Prosperity for Some (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
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 dividions 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, the is 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.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- Call
Number: DEV MEX 11
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Street Vendors: The
Informal Majority (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This documentary examines the human side of Mexico's informal
economy, which is estimated to comprise some two-thirds of the
country's working population. Featuring
interviews with five street vendors and a resident economics
scholar, the video will stimulate discussion on government
regulation, economic sustainability, environmental health, and the
NAFTA debate. Directed
by Justin McFadden. 1996.
- Language:
English Length: 24 min.
-
- Call
Number: DEV PER 05
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Peru: Road to
Recovery (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
From Films for the Humanities and Sciences (www.films.com)
Three Dynamic Economies series comes this 1998 film.
Despite political problems, rampant terrorism, and
hyperinflation, Peru is somehow managing to turn itself around
economically. This
program explores that about-face and Peru's newfound economic and
social stability. Also
discussed are the many challenges that remain, the most urgent of
which is how the country can release all of its 25 million people
from the grip of cyclical poverty.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
Dance
and Festivals
- Call
Number: DF MEX 19
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Macario (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
A fable about a peasant who despairs at his inability to feed
his family. He
encounters the figure of Death, who offers to give him the gift of
healing. Macario gains fame and fortune from his new gift, but then
finds himself confronted by the local Inquisition.
Black and white. Connoisseur
Video Collection. 1989.
Guide included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 91 min., 50 pp.
-
- Call
Number: DF MEX 22
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
La Isla de las Almas (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
The Day of the Dead, an ancient cultural tradition, still
flourishes in moder-day Mexico.
This beautiful documentary presents the annual commemoration
of the Day of the Dead as it is celebrated on the island of La
Picanda. Films for the
Humanities and the Sciences. www.films.com. 1999.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 50 min.
-
- Call
Number: DF MEX 23
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Mexico's Living Culture…Guelaguetza! (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This video begins by following the cultural, linguistic, and
regional past of the Zapotec through to the present day population.
It then quickly begins to focus on dance and festival as the
cultural center of modern and ancient Zapotec life.
Video Knowledge, Inc.
- Language:
English Length: 28 min.
-
- Call
Number: DF MEX 24
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Day of the Dead in La Picanda (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This documentary presents the annual commemoration of the Day
of the Dead as it is celebrated on the island of La Picanda. Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 1999.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 50 min.
Education
(General)
- Call
Number: E CHI 01
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Chile: An
Education for All (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
The dramatic education reforms launced 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.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
Feature
Films
- Call
Number: FF ARG 01
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Camila
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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 (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc. 1984.
High Demand.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 90 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF ARG 06
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Official Story (La historia oficial)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Alicia, the sheltered wife of a wealthy businessman,
discovers that her adopted daughter may be a "desaparecida,"
stolen from a young couple who disappeared after being imprisoned
for political reasons. Directed
by Luis Puenzo. Starring
Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio.
1986. High
Demand. Guide included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 112 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF ARG 29
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Moebius (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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 us to an
amazing end. A metaphor
about recent events, fears, and indifference. Universidad del Cine.
www.ucine.edu.ar. 1996.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 86 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF BOL 01
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
La Paz (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
A coup during the summer of 1980 in Bolivia sets off a
military crackdown. Thousands
of mine workers are arrested, labor and political leaders are
killed, churches are attacked.
A young Bolivian heart surgeon practicing in the U.S. returns
to his native land to find his respected high school mentor one of
the dead. He visits his
classroom, remembering his vow to the dead man to return to serve
his country as a doctor. As
curfew falls, he is joined by his former girlfriend, a policially
involved journalist. Tina
Michelle Datsko. 1994.
- Language:
English Length: 25 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF BRA 59
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
(NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Based on the novel by Peter Matthiessen, this film is the
mesmerizing tale of two men's experiences with a native Indian tribe
in the Brazilian rain forest. Hired
to drive the Niaruna Indians off their land, American mercenary
Lewis Moon (Tom Berenger) joins the tribe instead.
He soon crosses paths with an earnest young missionary (Aidan
Quinn) who is sent to convert the natives to Chrisitanity.
Despite their separate missions, both men join forces to
protect the Indians from imminent invasion.
Produced by Saul Zaentz.
1991.
- Language:
English Length: 186 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF BRA 60
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Burning Season: The
Chico Mendes Story (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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.
- Language:
English Length: 123 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF BRA 61
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Four Days in September (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
A group of Brazilian students kidnap the American ambassador
as an act of resistance against their right-wing military
government, but the emotional tension soon wears a crack in their
starry-eyed idealism. Thoughtful, even-handed direction examines the
event from a variety of perspectives.
Based on the memoirs of Green Party member Fernando Gabeira.
Academy Award Nominations--Best Foreign Film.
Directed by Barreto Bruno.
1999.
- Language:
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Length:
94 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF BRA 62
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Central Station (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Inside Rio de Janeiro's bustling Central Station, two very
unlikely sould 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.
- Language:
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Length:
106 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF CARIB 02
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Sugar Cane Alley: Rue
Cases Negres
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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 (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson plans for each 10
to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics, Inc.
- Language:
French w/ English subtitles
Length: 107 min., 54 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF CARIB 03
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Wide Sargasso Sea (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
From the critically acclaimed novel by Jean Rhys comes a tale
of erotic obsession in the tradition of THE LOVER and WILD ORCHID.
On a plantation in the lush Blue Mountains of Jamaica, a
family (Rachel Ward and Michael York) on the verge of losing their
estate promises their daughter, Antoinette (Karina Lombard) to
Englishman Edward Rochester (Nathanial Parker).
Immersed in the island's traditions and hypnotic rhythms, the
young lovers are swept into a menage of black magic and erotic
obsession that spirals into a climax of seduction, betrayal, and
ultimately, revenge. ADULT
AUDIENCES ONLY. 1993.
- Language:
English Length: 100 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF CHI 08
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Death and the Maiden (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Directed by Roman Polaski, the film is an adaptation of an
award-winning play by Ariel Dorfman, a Chilean writer forced into
exile in 1973. Through revelatory events affecting the three
characters, audiences learn about atrocities committed by the
Fascist government that had, until recently, ruled the unnamed Latin
American country where the story is set. The characters include
Paulina Escobar (Sigourney Weaver) who was tortured as a political
prisoner during the oppressive period, Dr. Miranda, a physician (Ben
Kingsley) who cruelly participated in the abusive treatment of his
powerless victim, and Gerardo Escobar (Stuart Wilson) her husband,
editor of the underground newspaper, and target of the absolutist
regime. Fine Line Features. 1995.
- Language:
English Length: 103 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF ELS 03
VIDE0 C 01
- Title:
Romero
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Raul Julia stars as Oscar Romero, the archbishop of El
Salvador, who was murdered for his ability to stir the masses into
thoughts of political reform. Directed
by John Duigan. Also
starring Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Tony Plana.
1984. High
Demand. Guide included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc.
- Language:
English Length: 105 min., 50
pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF GUA 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Silence of Neto (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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 perserve 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. Directed
by native Guatemalan Luis Argueta.
1994. Guide
included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson plans for each 10
to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics, Inc.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 106 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF HAI 01
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Serpent and the Rainbow (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Wes Craven (Nightmare On Elm Street) directs this terrifying
story of one man's nightmarish journey into the eerie and deadly
world of voodoo. Based
on the true life experiences of Wade Davis, a Harvard anthropologist
is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have
the power to bring human beings back from the dead.
In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist
enters the rarely seen nether world of walking zombies, blood rites
and ancient curses. Universal
Studios. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 98 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF LA 05
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Men With Guns (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
This film tell the story of Dr. Fuentes who is in search of
seven medical student he trained to work in impoverished nations.
But early in his odyssy he begins to suspect that "men
with guns" go there first, and with every step he is confronted
by bloody realities he had long ignored. Now, his is an almost desperate quest, for a mythical village
deep in theWritten and directed by John Sayles with a powerful
ensemble cast including Federico Luppi, Many Patinkin, Dan Rivera
Gonzales, Damian Delgado, Damian Alcazar, and Tania Cruz.
Sony Pictures Classics.
www.cthv.com. 1998.
Guide included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc.
- Language:
English/ Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length:
128 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 61
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Last Call: Ultima
Llamada (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
For actor Gilberto Cortes, nothing is more important than his
young son mario. But
when this model father takes on the role of Vanletin Sanchez in the
play Bandera Negra, his life takes a turn far more dramatic than any
part he has performed on the stage or screen.
Gilberto's attachment to the play becomes so story that it
seems to shape his relationship with his son.
As Mario grows from a boy to a young man, a tragic turn of
events leaves him condemned and his father fighting for his
salvation. This film
explores the personal nature of acting as well as the moral dilemmas
posed by the death penalty. Directed
by Carlos Garcia Agraz. Televicine
S.A. 1997.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 94 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 62
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Untamed Women: Mujeres
Insumisas (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Frustrated by their confined existences and of being
mistreated by their husbands, four housewives from a small Mexican
town leave their husbands and children behind as they try to build
new and more satisfying lives.
They find work and adventure in a Guadalajara cabaret, though
danger looms when one of the women becomes involved with a drug
dealer. Some stolen
money offers another chance for freedom in Los Angeles, but one
determined husband will not give up his search for the woman who
abandoned him. It was nominated for 14 Mexican Academy Awards.
Televicine S.A. de C.V.
Facets Video. 1995.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 116 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 63
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman:
Entre Pancho Villa y una Mujer Desnuda (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
A funny and thoughtful look at the changing nature of gender
roles, this film follows a couple with amusingly different ideas
about what makes for a healthy, intimate relationship.
Concerned that the years are passing her by, Gina looks for a
commitment from her longtime boyfriend, Adrian.
Angered by his refusal to marry, and fed up with his sexist
attitudes, she takes a younger and more sensitive man as her lover.
Adrian, however, will not surrender his woman or his
antiquated ways of thinking. Channeling
the spirit of Pancho Villa himself, he tries to fully embrace his
machismo and win back the passion of Gina.
Televicine S.A. de C.V.
Facets Video. 1995.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 100 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 64
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Salon Mexico (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
The glamour and romance of a popular 1930's dance hall are
replaced by violence and mystery when dancer Maria and her lover
Paco kill each other during a terrible fight.
Inspector Castellon is called in to investigate the deaths,
tracing the couple's stormy and passionate past as he interviews
those who knew them. Based
on Emilio Fernandez's 1948 classic of Mexican cinema and nominated
for 10 Mexican Academy Awards.
Televicine S.A. de C.V.
Facets Video. 1994.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 80 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 65
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
All of Them Witches: Sobrenatural
(NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
When her friend is murdered in the apartment across the hall,
a young woman begins to investigate the strange events that led to
the tragedy. Sinister
occurrences follow Dolores as she searches for clues, finally
uncovering a witchcraft cult and darker secrets than she had ever
feared. Going against
the advice of her husband and her disbelieving psychiatrist, Dolores
continues to delve into the black magic and occult powers that
threaten her at every turn. Televicine
S.A. de C.V. Facets
Video. 1995.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 100 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF MEX 66
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Return to Sender: Sin
Remitente (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Living quietly and very much alone, aging bachelor Andres is
disturbed by the loud parties thrown by his young neighbor, Mariana.
When he alerts the police to one of her gatherings, she plots
a cruel revenge. Mariana
begins sending Andres anonymous love letters, inventing a desperate,
suicidal secret admirer for the old man. Concerned and intrigued, he hires a private investigator to
locate the phantom woman. The
deception turns even more cruel when the detective hires a
prostitute to play the writer of the letters.
Despite her obvious contempt for him, Andres falls in love
with the prostitute. This
tangled web of deceit and broken hearts traps both the old man and
the young woman, bringing unexpected changes in their lives.
Televicine S.A. de C.V.
Facets Video. 1995.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 97 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF PER 06
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
La boca del lobo
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
The Peruvian army takes control of Chuspi, a small village
isolated in the Andes, to protect it from the influence of the
Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, but the army unit is commanded by
a disturbed lieutenant who declares the entire village guilty of
treason. Directed by
Francisco J. Lombardi. Starring
Gustavo Bueno, Tono Vega. 1988.
Guide included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson
plans for each 10 to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics,
Inc.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 111 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF SPA 10
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Milagro en Roma (Miracle
in Rome)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
From the Amores dificiles series.
Set in Italy, this film tells the story of the tribulations
of a man who attempts to have his daughter beautified twelve years
after her death. In the
end, it will take a miracle for the father to get his wish.
Directed by Liandro Duque Naranjo.
Starring Frank Ramirez, Gerardo Arellano, Amalia Duque
Garcia. ca. 1988. Guide
included (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson plans for each 10
to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics, Inc.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 76 min., 31 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF US 02
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
El norte
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
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 (NEW 2000) which provides detailed lesson plans for each 10
to 15 minute segment of the film--FilmArobics, Inc.
High Demand.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 141 min., 49 pp.
-
- Call
Number: FF US 09
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Nueba Yol (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
This comedy, set in New York, documents a hapless immigrant's
daily struggles in a strange country, devoid of the comforts of his
native customs, language, and culture.
Kit Parker Films. 1996.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 120 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF US 10
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Tango Lesson (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
Sally Potter, the acclaimed director of Orlando, bends the
conventions of cinema in this passionage, autobiographical account
of a filmmaker who abandons her hot Hollywood screenplay when she
meets a seductive, ambitious dancer.
The film is inspired by Potters own experiences with the
dancer Pablo Veron. Adventure
Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics. 1997.
- Language:
English Length: 101 min.
-
- Call
Number: FF US 11
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Lonestar (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: Films
- Description:
John Sayles' Lone Star begins as a riveting whodunit about
the unsolved murder or a corrupt lawman and then, an intriguing saga
of clashing cultures and dirty dealings in a Texas border town.
Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Kris Kristofferson,
Elizabeth Pena, Joe Morton, Frances McDormand.
1995.
- Language:
English Length: 135 min.
-
Geography
and Environment
- Call
Number: GE BRA 12
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Our Developing World: Brazil (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
Human rights, environmental issues, and Brazil's drug problem
are featured in this program. The
efforts of ethnologist Porfirio Carvailho to save the
Waimiri-Atraori Indians of the Amazon from extinction are detailed.
A second segment shows how Sweden and Brazil are cooperation
in the development of energy from biomass.
A third segment focuses on the drug problem in Sao Paulo and
a soccer program designed to save city youths from lives of drugs
and crime. Films for
the Humanities and Sciences. www.films.com.
1996.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
-
- Call
Number: GE COL 03
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Secrets of the Choco (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
The Choco in Colombia is one of the largest relatively
unspoiled rainforests on the planet.
Hugging the Pacific Coast to the West and rising to the Andes
in the East, the Choco has been cut off from the outside world for
millennia. The Choco still hides thousands of undiscovered plants and
animals, and contains kingdoms of ancient forests and shorelines
that have never been disturbed.
But large scale development plans and the impending
completion of the Pan American Highway threaten the future of the
Choco and the lives of the blacks and Indians who live along the
banks of its maze of rivers. This
video takes us into the Choco aboard an old steamer, the Jestiven.
On board to interpret what we see and to debate the region's
future are six of the world's foremost experts on tropical ecology
and sustainable development. Bullfrog Films. 1995.
- Language:
English Length: 58 min.
-
- Call
Number: GE CUB 03
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Our Developing World: Cuba
(NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
Topics featured in this program include the preservation of
cultural heritage and the environment.
Specifically, the program discusses the many historical sites
of havana that have been saved from destruction by UNESCO; a second
segment talks about efforts underway to rescue the Bay of Havana
from the ravages of pollution.
Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
www.films.com. 1996.
- Language:
English Length: 17 min.
-
- Call
Number: GE PAR 01
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Our Developing World: Paraguay
(NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
Economic development issues, politics, and human rights are
featured in this program. The
first segment details the 35-year reign of terror under dictator
General Alfredo Stroessner, and the country's efforts to forget its
painful political past. The
second segment shows how the country provides economic assistance to
its hordes of street vendors. A
third segment details the plight of the Pai Indians, and how
devastation of the Amazon forest is depriving them of life
resources. Films for
the Humanities and Sciences. www.films.com.
1996.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
History
(15th - 19th Centuries)
- Call
Number: H LA 36
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
In Search of History: The
Gold of El Dorado (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This History Channel Video examines the history of Spanish
exploration and conquest of the New World and chronicles Cortes,
Pizarro, and the rest through the lens of their insatiable lust for
riches. 1996.
- Language:
English Length: 50 min.
-
- Call
Number: H MEX 13
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Spanish Conquest of Mexico (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
In this presentation of the Films for the Humanities and
Sciences, Spanish historian and Oxford University professor Sir John
Elliott and cultural historian Dr. Elizabeth Baquedano survey
political, cultural, and religious aspects of Aztec civilization;
analyze Cortes' military campaign in detail; and discuss Spanish
influences on Mexican culture.
Artwork, artifacts, 3-D models, and excerpts from the
writings of Bernal Diaz add depth to this penetrating study of
Spanish opportunism in the New World.
1999.
- Language:
English Length: 28 min.
-
- Call
Number: H US 03
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
El Camino Real (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
Films for the Humanities presents the story of the royal
road, the trail followed by Juan de Onate in 1598 when he led his
troop of Spaniards up from Mexico in search of gold and glory…Used
by conquistadors, native peoples, settlers, armies, merchants, and
outlaws, the 1800-mile artery of commerce and culture known as el
Camino Real connected Santa Fe to Spain's New World capital, Mexico
City. This film
recounts the story of the trail's archaeology, of the Gunfight at OK
Corral, and of the Nahuatl-speakers and Pueblo and Spaniards and
Mexicans and Anglos who built this country.
1994.
- Language:
English Length: 20 min.
-
- Call
Number: H US 04
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Spanish-American War:
A Conflict in Progress (NEW
2000)
- Media
Type: video
- Description:
This program examines the conduct of war, from Theodore
Roosevelt's Rough Riders, to the defeatist attitude of Spanish
commander Admiral Cerveras, to Cuban General Gomez and his decision
to side with the Americans. Actual
footage taken at the battles of Las Guasimas, El Caney, and San Juan
Hill supports excellent historical comentary, including photos,
sketches and firsthand accounts of the war by publishing mogul
William Randolph Hearst. A
film produced by Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 52 min.
-
- Call
Number: H US 05
VIDEO C 01
- Title:
"Remember the Maine": Roots of the Spanish American
War (NEW 2000)
- Media
Type: video
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