El imperio de la fortuna / IMCINE, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía presenta una película de Arturo Ripstein ; argumento, Juan Rulfo ; guión, Paz Alicia Garciadiego ; productor ejecutivo, Héctor López Lechuga ; dirección, Arturo Ripstein.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Letterbox version. |
| Publication Info | [Phoenix, Az.] : Desert Mountain Media, [2002] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Ripstein, Arturo. |
| Other author/creator | López Lechuga, Héctor. |
| Other author/creator | Garciadiego, Paz Alicia, 1949- |
| Other author/creator | Gómez Cruz, Ernesto. |
| Other author/creator | Guerra, Blanca, 1953- |
| Other author/creator | Parodi, Alejandro. |
| Other author/creator | Gutiérrez, Zaide Silvia. |
| Other author/creator | Alvarez, Lucía, 1948- |
| Other author/creator | Rulfo, Juan Gallo de oro. |
| Other author/creator | Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. |
| Other author/creator | Desert Mountain Media (Firm) |
| Variant title | English title: Realm of fortune |
| Series | Latin cinema collection Latin cinema collection. ^A564476 |
| Abstract | A poor peasant is given a loser fighting cock for food, but he instead trains it and begins to make money. His new-found fortune attracts the local cabaret singer and he becomes attracted to her, believing she is his good luck charm. |
| Abstract | "Historia de Dionisio Pinzón, anunciador de palenques, y de un regalo que le cambia la vida; un gallo moribundo. Tras la muerte de su madre y la recuperación del gallo, éste hace ganar dinero a Dionisio en los palenques. La fortuna parece sonreírle, y más aún cuando la mujer que ama accede a casarse con él". |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in Mexico in 1985. |
| General note | Based on the book El gallo de oro by Juan Rulfo. |
| General note | Digitally restored from the original film negative. |
| General note | Special features include biographies and filmographies of Arturo Ripstein, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, and Blanca Guerra. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Angel Goded ; editor, Carlos Savage ; music, Lucía Alvarez. |
| Cast | Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Spanish language soundtrack (stereo 2.0) with optional English subtitles. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1995.9.S62 I5 2002 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |