El coronel no tiene quien le escriba : No one writes to the Colonel /

An old colonel goes each Friday to the post office to see if his long-awaited pension has come through. He knows it will not; so does his wife who is still grieving over the death of their son the year before. The colonel has a mission: to elevate the grim routine of poverty and failure to a high ma...

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Corporate Authors: Gardenia Producciones, Producciones Amaranta, Tornasol Films, DMVB Films, Maverick Latino (Firm)
Other Authors: Ripstein, Arturo, Sánchez, Jorge, Garciadiego, Paz Alicia, 1949-, Luján, Fernando, Paredes, Marisa, 1946-, Hayek, Salma, 1966-, García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014, Inclán, Rafael, Yañez, Ernesto
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with optional English subtitles.
Published: Deerfield Beach, FL : Maverick Latino, [2003]
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Summary:An old colonel goes each Friday to the post office to see if his long-awaited pension has come through. He knows it will not; so does his wife who is still grieving over the death of their son the year before. The colonel has a mission: to elevate the grim routine of poverty and failure to a high mass of defiance. He does that by showing that a heart that has been broken still beats with vengeance.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez.
Widescreen presentation.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; 5.1 surround.
Production Credits:Editor, Fernando Pardo ; director of photography, Guillermo Granillo ; music, David Mansfield.