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Cuento de hadas para dormir cocodrilos : Bedtime fairy tale for crocodiles /

Consists of a story of magical realism featuring superstition, ambition, and treason. A man who suffers from insomnia is forced to confront a dark and mysterious past when he heeds a call from his brother. Upon traveling to his hometown, he finds out that both his brother and his father died years a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Oaxaca (Mexico : State), Venevision International
Other Authors: Ortiz Cruz, Ignacio, 1957-, Carrera, Carlos, 1962-, Patrón, Javier, Ríos, Arturo, 1952-, Huertas, Luisa, Graham, Ana, Sérbulo, Mayra, Gaʻma, Dagoberto, Murguía, Patrick, Barjau, Sigfrido, Peña, Menahem, Alvarez, Lucía, 1948-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with optional English subtitles.
Published: Coral Gables, FL : Venevision International, [2003]
Subjects:
Superstition > Drama.
Blessing and cursing > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Mexican.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Consists of a story of magical realism featuring superstition, ambition, and treason. A man who suffers from insomnia is forced to confront a dark and mysterious past when he heeds a call from his brother. Upon traveling to his hometown, he finds out that both his brother and his father died years ago and that his family is under a menacing curse.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2002 motion picture.
Dolby digital stereo.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Patrick Murguía ; editors, Ignacio Ortiz Cruz, Menahem Peña, Sigfrido Barjau ; music, Lucía Álvarez.