| Description |
1 DVD (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Salma Hayek, Maria Rojo, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Margarita Sanz, Claudio Obregon, Juan Manuel Bernal, Abel Woolrich, Luis Felipe Tovar, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Gina Morett, Oscar Yoldi, Tiare Scanda. |
| Credits |
Photography, Carlos Marcovich ; editing, Carlos Savage ; music, Lucia Alvarez. |
| Note |
Full frame format (aspect ratio 1.33:1). |
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Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. |
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Special features include: Interactive menus ; scene access ; production credits ; awards ; filmographies. |
| Summary |
"Set in the old downtown section of Mexico City. The events that take place have been divided into the stories of three neighbors whose lives are entertwined. Rutilio, the family man who experiences homosexual feelings that shatter his domestic life; Susanita, the spinster who dreams of getting married and falls prey to a thief; and Alma, the virgin who becomes a cocaine addicted prostitute."--Container. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Language |
In Spanish with English subtitles. |
| Provenance |
Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection |
| Subject |
Mexico -- Social conditions -- 1970- -- Drama.
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Mexico. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1970- |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
City dwellers -- Mexico -- Drama.
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City dwellers. |
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Neighbors -- Drama.
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Neighbors. |
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Mexico City (Mexico) -- Drama.
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Feature films -- Mexico.
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Feature films. |
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Motion pictures -- Mexico.
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Motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign language films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Fons, Jorge.
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Ripstein, Alfredo.
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Leñero, Vicente.
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Gómez Cruz, Ernesto.
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Rojo, Maria.
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Hayek, Salma, 1966-
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Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006.
Zuqāq al-Midaqq.
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Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm)
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Alameda Films.
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Fox Lorber Films.
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WinStar TV and Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Callejón de los milagros (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97090306
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Midaq Alley |
| ISBN |
1572526599 |
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9781572526594 |
| Standard No. |
720917514222 |
| Music No. |
FLV5142 Fox Lorber Films |
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