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La llorona
Title
La llorona / La Casa de Producción ; en coproducción con Les Films du Volcan presentan ; una película de Jayro Bustamante ; guión, Jayro Bustamante, Lisandro Sanchez ; productores, Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Georges Renand, Marina Peralta ; dirección, Jayro Bustamante.
ISBN
9781681439884
1681439883
Publication
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Special features: 2K digital master; New interview; Documentary on the making of the film; Trailer; Essay.
Director of photography, Nicolás Wong Díaz; editing, Gustavo Matheu, Jayro Bustamante; music, Pascual Reyes.
Spanish dialogue; English subtitles.
Access and use
For private home use only.
Summary
A country's bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante's transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala's Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people's demands for justice, he and his family are plagued by a series of increasingly strange and disturbing occurrences, seemingly brought on by an enigmatic new housekeeper. With a restraint that renders the film's shocks all the more potent, Bustamante crafts a chilling vision of a national reckoning with collective harms and the restless ghosts of a past that refuses to die. Spoken in Spanish, IXIL, and Kaqchikel with English subtitles.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Spanish
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2022
Series
The Criterion collection ; 1156
Credits
Director of photography, Nicolás Wong Díaz; editing, Gustavo Matheu, Jayro Bustamante; music, Pascual Reyes.
Cast
Maria Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Julio Díaz, María Telón.
System details note
DVD, wide screen (2.39:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby Digital; surround.
Videorecording number
CC3412DDVD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
History.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Political films.
Horror films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Also listed under
Guatemala. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, production company.
Casa de Producción (Firm), production company.
Films du Volcan, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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