La ofrenda : the days of the dead
(2017, original release: 1988)
Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1361620
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
A first and thorough look at the Mexican celebration of the dead, the sacred days when the souls of the departed return to visit the living. Tracing the Days of the Dead tradition from its roots in Indian culture to its manifestations in contemporary Chicano communities, this unconventional and visually arresting documentary contemplates the loving and sometimes humorous Mexican cultural attitudes toward "that constant companion," death
Originally produced by Lourdes Portillo in 1988
Mode of access: World Wide Web