Dos monjes
(DVD)

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New York : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
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Published
New York : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Spanish

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Title from container.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1934.
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Wide screen.
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Special features new introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese ; new intervew with film scholar Charles Ramírez Berg on Do monjes.
Participants/Performers
Victor Urruchua, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller.
Description
When an ailing monk recognizes a new brother at his cloister, he becomes deranged and attacks him. Dos Monjes recounts the men's tragic shared past onced from the point of view of each, heightening the contrasts between the two accounts with visual flourishes drawn from the language of German expressionism, including camera work by avant-garde photographer Agustin Jiminez.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, (1.37:1) wide screen presentation; monaural.
Language
Spanish dialogue; English subtitles.
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DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Urruchúa, V., Villatoro, C., Haller, M., Vincente, J. S., & Bustillo Oro, J. (2020). Dos monjes . The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Víctor, Urruchúa et al.. 2020. Dos Monjes. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Víctor, Urruchúa et al.. Dos Monjes The Criterion Collection, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Urruchúa, Víctor,, et al. Dos Monjes The Criterion Collection, 2020.

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