El General /
Filmmaker Natalia Almada's great-grandfather Plutarco Elias Calles served as a general in the Mexican Revolution and became the president of Mexico in 1924. Today, he is remembered as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until his exile in 1936. Inspired by audio recordings Almada inh...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| Language Notes: | In English and Spanish with Spanish and English subtitles. |
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New York :
Women Make Movies,
2009.
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| Edition: | English version. |
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| Summary: | Filmmaker Natalia Almada's great-grandfather Plutarco Elias Calles served as a general in the Mexican Revolution and became the president of Mexico in 1924. Today, he is remembered as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until his exile in 1936. Inspired by audio recordings Almada inherited from her grandmother about her great-grandfather, the film presents a complex and visually arresting portrait of a family and country living under the shadows of the past. |
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| Item Description: | Title from feature. Videodisc release of the 2009 documentary. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; stereo. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Chuy Chavez ; edited by Natalia Almada ; original music, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, and Shazahd Ismaili. |