Chavela / Aubin Pictures presents ; a film by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi ; produced and directed by Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Gund, Catherine, film director, director of photography, film producer.

Kyi, Daresha (Motion picture director), film director, film producer.

Vargas, Chavela, on-screen participant.

Benarroch, Elena, 1955- on-screen participant.

Bosé, Miguel, 1956- on-screen participant.

Felipe, Liliana, on-screen participant.

Gutierrez, Carla, editor of moving image work.

Talmi, Gil, 1968- composer (expression).

Cuevas, Natalia, director of photography.

Gutiérrez Orío, Paula, director of photography.

Aubin Pictures, presenter.

Music Box Films, publisher.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Lesbians.

Mexico.

Vargas, Chavela.

Singers--Mexico--Biography.

Singers.

Lesbians--Mexico--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Documentary films.

Filmed performances.

Foreign nonfiction films -- Mexico.

Foreign films -- Mexico.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Chicago, Ill.] : Music Box Films, [2017]

Language Note:

In English and Spanish; optional English and Spanish subtitles.

Optional subtitles in English and Spanish for the deaf and hard of hearing.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital; 2.0 Dolby Digital.

digital optical surround 5.1 Dolby Digital

digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0

widescreen (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

The captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.

Participant:

Featuring Chavela Vargas, Elena Benarroch, Miguel Bosé, Liliana Felipe.

Credits:

Directors of photography, Catherine Gund, Natalia Cuevas, Paula Gutierrez; editor, Carla Gutierrez; music, Gil Talmi.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2017.

Special features: Directors' feature commentary with Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi; filmmaker Q&A from New York premiere; interview from the Berlin Film Festival with Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi; extended Chavela interview from 1991; "Sombras" live performance; original theatrical trailer.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

OCLC:

1012614605

Publisher Number:

751778950942

00751778950942 gtin-14

MBFHE128 Music Box Films