La ciudad / 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.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: OSC-064 | Oscilloscope PicturesLanguage: English, Korean, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Publisher: New York, NY : Oscilloscope Pictures, [2015]Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- English title on container: City
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Ciudad | Available | 33111008329183 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It creates 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.
DVD, NTSC, region 0, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; stereo.
English, Korean or Spanish dialogue; optional Spanish or English subtitles.
Anthony Rivera, Joseph Rigano, Miguel Maldonado, Ricardo Cuevas.
Filmed in New York City between 1992 and 1997; originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Rating: Not rated.
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.
Special features: Cinema from below (2004); Fifteen years later - a new conversation with David Riker and some of the original cast; theatrical trailer.