...and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him [WS]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This landmark of Chicano cinema is an adaptation of Tomas Rivera's 1971 novel of the same title. Told from the perspective of Marcos, the 12-year-old son of migrant Mexican-American farm workers, the film follows their travels over the course of a year, each of its 12 sections linked to a month of the calendar. The family starts off in Texas at the beginning of harvest season. Their hardscrabble journey takes them across the length and breadth of the Midwest. Along the way, Marcos and his family encounter a rich, difficult, and, at times, pathetic cast of characters including other migrant workers, a shoe salesman, and, in the most startling part of the film, white Americans. Through these encounters, Marcos comes to understand his place in the order of things, namely, near the bottom, discovers the power of familial bonds to comfort and overcome hardship, and uncovers in himself a desire to learn and educate. ~ Brian Whitener, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Letterbox for TV

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jose Alcala - Marcos
       Daniel Valdez - Bartolo
       Rose Portillo - Florentina
       Marco Rodriguez - Joaquin
       Lupe Ontiveros - Dona Rosa
       Evelyn Guerrero - Lupita
       Sam Vlahos - Don Cleto
       Art Bonilla - Lalo
       Sal Lopez - El Mohado
       Miguel Rodriguez - Narrator

• Director:

  Severo Perez

• Producer:

  Lidsay Law, Paul Espinosa

• Screenwriter:

  Severo Perez

• Book Author:

  Tomas Rivera

• Cinematographer:

  Virgil Harper

• Composer (Music Score):

  Marcos Loya

• Musical Arrangement:

  Marcos Loya

• Editor:

  Susan Heick

• Production Designer:

  Armin Ganz

• Art Director:

  Kirk M. Petruccelli, Russell J. Smith, Peter Stolz

• Co-producer:

  Severo Perez

• Associate Producer:

  Bob Morones

• Set Designer:

  Norine Joy Francis, Sharon Reed

• Costume Designer:

  Yvonne Cervantes

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Susumu Tokunow

• First Assistant Director:

  John Acevedo

• Casting:

  Bob Morones