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Duke-Unc Program In THE CONSORTIUM IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AT UNC-CH AND DUKE CATALOG FILMS ON VIDEO AND DVD 2007-2008 Outreach Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University VIDEO LENDING POLICY The films owned by the Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-CH and Duke University are housed in the Outreach Library (rm 3218) at 291 Pittsboro Street on-campus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The films are lent free of charge. Films must be returned to the Outreach Office at UNC- Chapel Hill. Borrowers from Duke University may return films to the Duke Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center provided a message is faxed or e-mailed to the UNC ILAS office stating when and to whom they returned the video. All videocassettes must be returned via Priority Mail, DHL or Federal Express in a well packed box or padded mailer marked FRAGILE. Also, the borrower must cover the return shipping costs. Please note that everyone using the collection must have filled out and returned to us via email or regular mail THE LENDING AGREEMENT FORM. This includes persons sent to pick up films on behalf of professors, students, friends, etc. This form can be downloaded from http://www.unc.edu/depts/ilas/film- video.html. Videos will be lent for three days. If borrowers would like to have an extension on a video already borrowed, they must request permission from the Outreach Office. In such cases borrowers must keep the Video Library staff advised of the status of the video, and receive prior authorization to keep the video for extra days. Upon lending videos, we will notify the borrower of the due date. The due date indicates the day we expect the videos to be back in our office. To ensure a film’s availability on the date needed, we ask that you make written reservations and requests by e-mail, or if necessary by fax or regular mail. Please, do not make telephone requests. Also, videos cannot be lent for film festivals and film series, unless by prior agreement. If the film is damaged, the borrower will be charged for the cost of the film. Please note: Films not returned within the three day limit, without communication, will be subject to overdue fines of two dollars (USD$2) per video per day. Failure to abide by these rules and agreements may result in loss of borrowing privileges. 1 HOW TO ACCESS CATALOG In the table of contents, film titles appear in original language, alphabetized and listed by country of origin and/or subject. Please note that Spanish and Portuguese indefinite and definite articles such as “un, una, el, la, um, uma, o, a” are omitted for purposes of listing titles. Thus, “Um trem para as estrelas” is listed under “T” for “trem” and not “U.” More complete information on the films appears in brief synopses, which begins on page 20. The films listed with descriptions are divided into two sections: feature films (page 20), and documentaries and performance art films (page 41). The catalog may also be viewed on-line at: http://www.unc.edu/depts/ilas/alphabet.html. RATINGS Latin American films generally are not rated, and in some instances may contain subject matter deemed inappropriate for younger students. We feel that all our documentaries are appropriate for middle school and high school viewing. However, feature films that we think are appropriate for use in high schools are indicated with two asterisks (**). All the videos which are suitable for K-6 audiences are indicated with one asterisk (*). It is best to always preview the videos and we are happy to accommodate teachers if they wish to do so. If you have any further questions about film content, contact the Outreach Office at (919) 843-8888 or by e-mail at: [email protected]. Outreach Library Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-CH and Duke Fedex Global Education Center Room 3218 301 Pittsboro St. CB #3205 Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2911 (919) 843-8888 Fax: (919) 962-0398 [email protected] 2 ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS ABRIL DESPAÇADO (DVD) Portuguese w/ English subtitles 28 ACOSADA- DE PIEL DE VIBORA (CORNERED- MADE OUT OF SNAKE SKIN) (DVD) Spanish w/Englih subtitles 28 ADJUSTING IN NICARAGUA: THE IMF, WORLD BANK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (doc.) English and Spanish w/subtitles ** 64 ADORABLES MENTIRAS Spanish 28 AGUAS BAJAN TURBIAS, LAS Spanish 28 AIDS IN THE BARRIO: ESO NO ME PASA A MI (doc.) English and Spanish w/ subtitles 64 AJAYU Spanish w/English subtitles ** 28 ALGO QUEDA (SOMETHING REMAINS) Spanish w/English subtitles ** 64 ALICIA EN EL PUEBLO DE LAS MARAVILLAS Spanish w/subtitles 29 ALLÁ LEJOS Y HACE TIEMPO Spanish w/subtitles 29 ALPACAS: AN ANDEAN GAMBLE (doc.) English ** 64 ALSINO Y EL CÓNDOR Spanish w/subtitles 29 AMERICAS (10-part doc. series) English ** 64 AMORES PERROS (2 copies, DVD and VHS) Spanish & Spanish w/subtitles 29 AND THE EARTH DID NOT SWALLOW HIM (VHS and DVD) English 29 ÁNGEL DEL FUEGO Spanish w/subtitles 29 ANTES QUE ANOCHEZCA (DVD) English and Spanish w/ English subtitles 29 APPROACH OF DAWN (doc.) English and Spanish w/subtitles 65 ARDIENTE PACIENCIA (VHS and 3 copies DVD) Spanish w/ subtitles ** 30 ARGENTINA: GROWTH OR DISAPPEARANCE (doc.) ** Spanish w/ English subtitles 66 ART AND REVOLUTION IN MEXICO (doc.) English 66 ART OF ELIZABETH BISHOP, THE (doc.) English and Portuguese w/subtitles ** 66 ASALTAR LOS CIELOS (doc.) Spanish ** 66 AUTO DA COMPADECIDA, O (DVD) Portuguese w/ English subtitles 30 BAILE PERFUMADO Portuguese w/ subtitles 30 BALANDRA ISABEL LLEGÓ ESTA TARDE, LA Spanish 30 BANANA SPLIT (doc.) (DVD) English 66 BARRIO CUBA (DVD) Spanish w/English subtitles 30 BARROCO (2 copies) Spanish w/subtitles & Spanish only 30 BATALLA DE TEPOZTLAN, LA (doc.) Spanish 66 BEING BINATIONAL AND ADOLESCENT (doc.) English 67 BELLA DEL ALHAMBRA, LA Spanish w/subtitles 31 BENEDITA DA SILVA (doc.) Portuguese w/ subtitles ** 67 BESO DE LA MUJER ARAÑA (DVD) Spanish w/ English subtitles 31 BETTY &/y PANCHO (doc.) English and Spanish w/ subtitles 67 BISPO DO ROSARIO, O (doc.) Portuguese w/subtitles 67 BITTER SUGAR Spanish w/subtitles 31 BLOSSOMS OF FIRE (doc.) English 67 BOCA DEL LOBO, LA Spanish w/subtitles ** 31 BODA, LA (doc.) English and Spanish w/subtitles ** 68 3 BODAS DE SANGRE Spanish w/subtitles ** 31 BOLIVAR SOY YO Spanish w/subtitles 31 BORDER BRUJO (doc.) English 68 BORDERLINE CASES (doc.) English and Spanish w/subtitles ** 68 BORDERS (DVD) (doc.) English and Spanish w/English subtitles 68 BOW WOW (doc.) Spanish with English subtitles ** 68 BRAZIL (doc.) English * ** 68 BREAK OF DAWN English ** 32 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, THE (doc.) Spanish w/subtitles** 69 BUENAVISTA VASE, THE: ARCHEOLOGY VS. LOOTING (doc.) English ** 69 BULTO, EL Spanish 32 BURIED MIRROR, THE (5-part doc.) English ** 69 BYE BYE BRAZIL Portuguese w/subtitles 32 CABEZA DE VACA (VHS and DVD) Spanish w/ subtitles ** 32 CAFÉ CON LECHE: VOICES OF EXILE‘S CHILDREN (doc.) English and Spanish w/subtitles 69 CALLEJÓN DE LOS MILAGROS, EL / MIDAQ ALLEY (DVD and VHS) Spanish w/ subtitles 32 CAMILA Spanish w/ subtitles 32 CANANEA (DVD and VHS) English and Spanish ** 33 CÁNDIDA ERÉNDIRA, LA (doc.) Spanish 69 CANOA (VCR AND DVD) Spanish 33 CANUDOS: PAIXÃO E GUERRA NO SERTÃO DE CANUDOS (doc.) (2 copies) Portuguese & Portuguese w/subtitles 69 CARACOLES: NEW PATHS OF RESISTANCE (doc.) Spanish w/ English subtitles 69 CARANDIRU (DVD) Portuguese w/English subtitles 33 CARLOS FUENTES (doc.) English ** 70 CARMEN Spanish w/ subtitles ** 33 CARMEN MIRANDA: BANANAS IS MY BUSINESS (doc.) English and Portuguese w/ subtitles ** 70 CASO DE PINOCHET, EL (THE PINOCHET CASE) 70 CASTILLO DE LA PUREZA, EL Spanish 33 CASTRO PACHECO: EL ARTISTA (doc.) Spanish 70 CECILIA (2 copies) Spanish w/English subtitles 33 CENTRAL DO BRASIL Portuguese w/ English subtitles ** 34 CHAC, THE RAIN GOD (doc.) Tzeltal and Mayan w/ English subtitles ** 70 CHACOTERO SENTIMENTAL, EL Spanish w/ subtitles 34 CHAVEZ, VENEZUELA & THE NEW LATIN AMERICA (doc.) (DVD) Spanish w/ English subtitles ** 70 CHE GUEVARA, ERNESTO: THE BOLIVIAN DIARY (doc.) English ** 71 CHIAPAS: EL SURESTE EN DOS VIENTOS (doc.) Spanish ** 71 CHIAPAS! THE FIGHT FOR LAND AND LIBERTY (doc.) English ** 71 CHICANA (doc.) Spanish and English w/ subtitles ** 71 CHILD OF THE DARK (doc.) English 71 CHILDREN OF THE EARTH SERIES: CENTRAL AMERICA CLOSE-UP (doc.) English * ** 71 4 CHILE, LA ALEGRÍA YA VIENE (doc.) Spanish 72 CHILE: MEMORIA OBSTINADA (doc.) Spanish w/ subtitles ** 72 CHOCOLATE (doc.) English 72 CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO (doc.) English * 72 CHULAS FRONTERAS Y DEL MERO CORAZÓN (doc.) English and Spanish ** 72 CIDADE BAIXA (THE LOWER CITY) (DVD) Portuguese w/English subtitles 34 CIEN NIÑOS ESPERANDO UN TREN (doc.) (2 copies) Spanish w/ English over-voice * ** 72 CINE MAMBEMBE (doc.) Portuguese w/ subtitles ** 73 CITIES OF THE ANCIENT MAYAS (doc.) English * ** 73 CITY OF GOD (DVD) Portuguese w/ English subtitles 34 CIUDAD, LA (doc.) Spanish and English w/ subtitles 73 CIUDAD DE MÉXICO IMAGINADA POR LOS VIAJEROS, LA (doc.) Spanish ** 73 CIUDAD Y LOS PERROS, LA Spanish w/ subtitles ** 34 CIVILIZADORES: ALEMANES EN GUATEMALA, LOS (doc.) Spanish and German w/ subtitles 73 COLUMBUS DIDN'T DISCOVER US (doc.) English * ** 74 COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE (VHS and DVD) Spanish w/subtitles 34 COMO ERA GOSTOSO O MEU FRANCÊS French and Tupi w/subtitles 35 COMPADRE MENDOZA, EL Spanish w/subtitles ** 35 CON DIOS Y CON LA PATRIA (doc.) Spanish 74 CONFESIÓN A LAURA Spanish w/subtitles 35 CONQUISTADORS (Parts 1 and 2) (doc.)
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