Ultimo /

Farewell, to all I love. To die is to rest, writes Jose Rizal, and where his poem ends, "Ultimo" begins. It is a black-and-white silent film, with scenes from the director's meanderings in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) inspired by Rizal's poem, which was written a day before t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	De la Cruz, Khavn, 1973- (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	Spanish English
Language Notes:	This edition in Spanish and English with English subtitles.
Published:	Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 2008.
Series:	Asian film online
Subjects:	Poetry. Executions and executioners > Drama. Identity (Philosophical concept) > Drama. Heroes > Drama. La Palma (Canary Islands) Poetry as Topic Poésie. La Palma, Île de (Canaries) Executions and executioners. Heroes. Identity (Philosophical concept) Canary Islands > La Palma. Drama. Short films. Courts métrages.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Farewell, to all I love. To die is to rest, writes Jose Rizal, and where his poem ends, "Ultimo" begins. It is a black-and-white silent film, with scenes from the director's meanderings in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) inspired by Rizal's poem, which was written a day before the hero's execution in 1896. It explores identity and nationhood as viewed through a post-colonial lens.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (25 min.)).
Playing Time:	00:24:54