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"In 2007, three boxes with over 4,500 negatives -- popularly referred to as "The Mexican suitcase" -- were recovered by Trisha Ziff from a closet in Mexico City in collaboration with the International Center of Photography, New York. The photographs were taken during the Spanish Civil...

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Corporate Authors: 212Berlin (Firm), Mallerich Films, Alicorn Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Televisión Española
Other Authors: O'Farrill, Eamon (Producer), Ziff, Trisha (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Poch, Paco, 1951- (Producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: [Los Angeles] : [T. Ziff], [2011]
Subjects:
Capa, Robert, > 1913-1954.
Taro, Gerta, > 1910-1937.
Seymour, David, > 1911-1956.
War photographers > 20th century.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Pictorial works.
Photojournalism.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:"In 2007, three boxes with over 4,500 negatives -- popularly referred to as "The Mexican suitcase" -- were recovered by Trisha Ziff from a closet in Mexico City in collaboration with the International Center of Photography, New York. The photographs were taken during the Spanish Civil War by three friends whose images have become some of the most iconic of the Twentieth century: Robert Capa, David Seymour "Chim" and Gerda Taro. These pictures, most of them unknown, had been missing for seventy years"--Container.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2011.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; NTSC.
Production Credits:Editors, Bernat Aragones, Luis Lopez, Paloma Carillo ; director of photography, Claudio Rocha ; music, Michael Nyman, Gerard Pastor.