Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / Limelight presents ; a 3 Pas Studios production ; in association with Boies/Schiller Entertainment ; written and directed by Aitch Alberto ; produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Valerie Stadler, Dylan Sellers, Chris Parker, Ben Odell, Eugenio Derbez.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Alberto, Aitch, film director, screenwriter.
• Miranda, Lin-Manuel, 1980- film producer.
• Stadler, Valerie, film producer.
• Sellers, Dylan, film producer.
• Parker, Chris, film producer.
• Odell, Benjamin, 1969- film producer.
• Derbez, Eugenio, film producer, actor.
• Summers, Isabella, composer.
• Visser, Stefanie, film editor.
• Yoon, Harry, 1971- film editor.
• Konstantakopoulos, Akis, 1984- cinematographer.
• Hudson, Denise, production desginer.
• Pelayo, Max, actor.
• Gonzales, Reese, actor.
• Longoria, Eva, 1975- actor.
• Falcón, Veronica, 1966- actor.
• Alejandro, Kevin, 1976- actor.
• Gomez, Isabella, 1998- actor.
• Blaise, Luna, 2001- actor.
• Forte, Marlene, actor.
• Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm), publisher.
• Rosengarten Family Fund.
• Limelight Productions, production company.
• Boies Schiller Entertainment, production company.
• 3Pas Studios, production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sáenz, Benjamin Alire--Film adaptations.
• Families--Juvenile films.
• Mexican Americans--Juvenile films.
• Friendship--Juvenile films.
• Homosexuality--Juvenile films.
• Families--Drama.
• Mexican Americans--Drama.
• Friendship--Drama.
• Homosexuality--Drama.

Genre:

• children's films.
• Fiction films.
• Gay films.
• Historical films.
• Children's films.
• Film adaptations.
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Feature films.
• Coming-of-age films.
• Queer films.

Physical Description:

• 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
• 4 3/4 in
• polychrome

Other Title:

Aristotle & Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Breaking Glass Pictures, [2024]

Language Note:

English dialogue.

System Details:

• DVD 5, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 surround.
• digital
• optical
• surround
• sound
• NTSC
• video file
• DVD video
• region 1

Summary:

The film centers on the friendship between two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso who explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

Participant:

Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Verónica Falcón, Kevin Alejandro, Isabella Gomez, Luna Blaise, Marlene Forte.

Credits:

Music by Isabella Summers ; edited by Stefanie Visser, Harry Yoon ; production designer, Denise Hudson ; director of photography, Akis Konstantakopoulos.

Notes:

• Title from disc label.
• Based on Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe / by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
• Originally released as a motion picture in 2024.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Related Work:

Motion picture adaptation of: Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe.

ISBN:

0850038210519

OCLC:

1420000462

Publisher Number:

• 850038210519
• BGP951 Breaking Glass Pictures

Online:

The Rosengarten Family Fund Home Page