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Verano de Goliat /

Summer of Goliath fuses fiction and documentary filmmaking to create a wholly original work. It is summer in Huilotepec, a rural community in the Mexican countryside, where a placid atmosphere belies the intrigues stirring among the townspeople. Although the town enjoys a beautiful setting, an oppre...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: En Chinga Films (film production company.), FiGa Films (film production company.), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (film production company.), Santas Producciones (film production company.)
Other Authors: Pereda, Nicolás, 1982- (Screenwriter), Rodríguez, Gabino (Actor), Sánchez, Teresa (Actress) (Actor), Torres, Harold (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish; with optional subtitles in English or French.
Published: México : Interior XII I, [2013]
Edition:Specal edition.
Series:Nicolás Pereda, 6 films
Subjects:
Small cities > Mexico > Social conditions > Drama.
Youth > Mexico > Social conditions > Drama.
Fate and fatalism > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Experimental films.
Documentary-style films.
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Summary:Summer of Goliath fuses fiction and documentary filmmaking to create a wholly original work. It is summer in Huilotepec, a rural community in the Mexican countryside, where a placid atmosphere belies the intrigues stirring among the townspeople. Although the town enjoys a beautiful setting, an oppressive atmosphere of solitude and suspicion hangs over its residents. Fathers abandon their families, work is hard to come by and the military intimidates rather than protects. Playing with audience perception, the film's unusual construction elicits the mood and culture of small-town Mexico, producing a truly visceral experience.
Item Description:Verano de Goliat originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Bonus includes one short film Entrevista con la Tierra (Interview with the earth ; 18 min. ; 2009), directed and edited by Nicolás Pereda, director of photography, Sebastián Hiriart ; and Exploración de sitio (Site seeing) by Andrea Bussmann.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, all regions.
Awards:Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2011: Cinema of the Future Award (Nicolás Pereda). Valdivia International Film Festival, 2010: Best International Film, Critics Award (Nicolás Pereda). Venice Film Festival, 2010: Venice Horizons Award in Best Film (Nicolás Pereda).
Production Credits:Cinematography, Alejandro Coronado; editing, Nicolás Pereda.