Fwd: Re: Return to Aztlan

[John F. Schwaller]

>Reply-To: "Caroline Dodds" <caroline.dodds at corpus-christi.ox.ac.uk>
>From: "Caroline Dodds" <caroline.dodds at corpus-christi.ox.ac.uk>
>To: "John F. Schwaller" <schwallr at mrs.umn.edu>
>Subject: Re: Return to Aztlan
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:43:24 -0000
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>About a year ago I was looking for films and documentaries about the Aztec
>world and so I remembered coming across this film and have looked up the
>information again.
>
>I'm not positive that this is the same film, but I believe the film that you
>might be referring to is called 'In Necuepaliztli In Aztlan - Retorno a
>Aztlan', which was released in 1991. The film stars : Rodrigo Puebla, Rafael
>Cortes, Socorro Avelar, Jose Chavez Trowe and Martin Palomares. Blockbuster
>describe the plot as:
>
>"This historical drama set in the last years of the Aztec Empire before the
>arrival of Europeans is told entirely in Nahuatl, the ancient Aztec
>language. It tells the story of a warrior-priest's journey to Aztlan, the
>original (and very poor) homeland of the Aztecs. Ollín (Rodrigo Puebla) is
>making a religious pilgrimage in hopes of properly petitioning the gods to
>bring about the ending of a drought. Many magical events happen over the
>course of his journey and prayers in this unusual feature, which boasts
>historically accurate music, body-painting, and costumes, in addition to
>being told in the actual language of the Aztecs."
>
>The University of North Carolina also list a film in Nahuatl with Spanish
>subtitles called 'Retorno a Aztlan'. It depicts the creation of the Fifth
>Sun and was directed by Juan Mora Catlett, but it seems unlikely this is
>what you're looking for.
>
>I hope that this is of some help.
>
>Yours,
>Caroline Dodds
>
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