La ciudad /

La ciudad / English title on container: City Independent Television Service ; Echo Lake Productions ; North Star Films ; a film by David Riker ; produced by David Riker and Paul S. Mezey ; written, directed and edited by David Riker. - 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Filmed in New York City between 1992 and 1997; originally released as a motion picture in 1999. Special features: Cinema from below (2004); Fifteen years later - a new conversation with David Riker and some of the original cast; theatrical trailer.

Anthony Rivera, Joseph Rigano, Miguel Maldonado, Ricardo Cuevas.

An unforgettable portrait of immigrant life in a collection of four stories about love, hope, and loss: a day laborer paid to gather bricks from an abandoned lot meets a tragic end; a young man newly arrived from Mexico falls in love with a girl from his home village; a homeless puppeteer dreams of a better life for his daughter; and a seamstress is in desperate need of money to send home for her daughter's medical treatment.

Rating: Not rated.


DVD, NTSC, region 0, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; stereo.


English, Korean or Spanish dialogue; optional Spanish or English subtitles.

857490005141

OSC-064 Oscilloscope Pictures


Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Latin Americans--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Immigrants--Drama.
Feature films.


Feature films.

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