Gregory Nava's Film "El Norte"

From the Paper:

"This paper will be concerned with the issue of culture clash as seen in the film El Norte. This independent film was made in the United States in the year 1983. However, although it is an American film, El Norte is unusual because "eighty percent of the screenplay is in Spanish" (O'Brien 211). The film was directed by a Latino filmmaker named Gregory Nava. Nava's wife, Anne Thomas, produced the film, and Nava and Thomas together wrote the screenplay. El Norte is a fictional film which is based on a real social issue. Specifically, it deals with the plight of Central Americans who flee from the dictatorships of their homelands in the hopes of finding both refuge and opportunity in "the north," or America.

The first part of the film takes place in the tiny village of San Pedro in Guatemala. Enrique and Rosa are two young Indian ... "

More papers on Gregory Nava's Film "El Norte":

• Film Review # 104624 : "Film: "El Norte"
• Film Review # 119886 : "Illegal Immigration in "El Norte"
• Film Review # 113283 : "Immigration in "El Norte"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: