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Blossoms of fire
Title
Blossoms of fire [videorecording] / Intrépidas Productions presents ; a film produced, directed and edited by Maureen Gosling ; director/co-producer, Ellen Osborne.
ISBN
1567304362
9781567304367
Published
New York : New Yorker Video, [2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released in 2000.
Special features: "Sketches of Juchitán" featurette (22 min.); Martha Toledo's photo gallery: pleasures of my land; Director's photo gallery: The filming of 'Blossoms of fire'.
Cinematographer, Xavier Pérez Grobet ; narration written by Toni Hanna ; additional narration, Pam Rorke-Levy ; narration, Maureen Gosling.
Spanish and Zapotec dialogue, English subtitles.
Summary
The beauty and strength of the women of the Juchitán have inspired legends and songs for centuries, as well as recent tabloid stories of male harems and free love. Separate fact from folklore and sensationalism from sociology.
Variant and related titles
Sketches of Juchitán.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Spanish; Zapotec
Added to Catalog
March 26, 2007
Credits
Cinematographer, Xavier Pérez Grobet ; narration written by Toni Hanna ; additional narration, Pam Rorke-Levy ; narration, Maureen Gosling.
Performers
Featuring the people of Juchitán and San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Videorecording number
86106 New Yorker Video
NYD 86106 New Yorker Video
Subjects
Also listed under
Intrépidas Productions.
New Yorker Films.
New Yorker Video (Firm)
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