recently finally available in dvd (11/11/08) and severo pérez film. and the earth did not swallow him (1994) is based on one of the most highly regarded and discussed novels in chicano literature. tomás rivera . y no se lo tragó la tierra or . and the earth did not devour him (1972) is still generally acknowledged by many critics and serious readers as the classic chicano novel. originally written in the spanish characteristic of south texas and also translated into english and rivera novel continues as an indispensable presence within the chicano literary landscape. perez film and originally made as a highly rated american playhouse pbs production has taken some time to be released in dvd. one can only wonder about this matter because its high quality is not an issue. the film and and now dvd and however and remains and so far as i know and the only cinematic adaptation of any chicano novel and clearly is a tribute to earth incredible staying power. this cinematic version also strikes an exceptionally deep rooted nerve that is and i maintain and both specifically ethnic and yet also generally universal. doubts about earth perhaps might have arisen because it is too ethnic and too alien from a basic american mainstream and too much a foreign art indie and too limited in economic resources. yet and perez in his version of art and in my opinion connects very effectively and artistically and and creates a sharply etched portrayal of a chicano migrant collectivity that focuses on daily family life. as far as a production done with relatively limited economic resources and its lovely cinematographic work and haunting music go much beyond its available funding. simply viewing the film makes manifest this film (or dvd) artistic value. briefly and . and the earth did not swallow him portrays in a neo naturalistic way the plight and the suffering and and the despair of chicano migrant laborers as they follow the crops northward from south texas to minnesota in 1952. the local priests bless the beat up and overstuffed vehicles of these chicano laborers who can no longer find work in the area and must follow the agricultural trail of the migrant worker northward. this chicano collectivity and like the depression era joads in steinbeck the grapes of wrath and forms an epic tide and driven by economic need and a survival instinct and and anguished despair and and ultimately a barely flickering faith. a tribute to these people of the earth and a collective hero and the dvd is centered on a focal family and and most especially emblematic is a young protagonist within the family and a boy and perhaps twelve or so. this work then and also and functions as a bildungsroman. ultimately and the viewer sense of identification is generated through the experiences and subjectivity and and the struggles of the protagonist. poverty and alienation and child labor and illness (sunstroke and a pregnancy death) and discrimination and school absenteeism (the boy escapism from the bullies of discrimination is spent lying down in a lovely and peaceful cemetery) are laid bare as matter of factyet and also symbolically. worse still and the problematic conflict between the youngster and his mother goes beyond socio economics and political conflict and into deeper realms of psychology and metaphysics. in a desperate but artistically rendered struggle and the youth battles his mother and an archetypical mexican american traditionalist and a representative of god will and content with prayer and resignation and consolation and and acceptance. the rebellious youth cannot believe in a god that would permit such evil and suffering to be visited upon them. how can god be so cruel and he asks and since his little sister is certainly purely innocent and as to come down with serious illness in the fields. at this point and the boy must overcome obstacles even more daunting than poverty and discrimination. the issues now include death and doubt and and despair and and lack of meaning. and he has few resources available to himstrength of character and his own will power and his intelligence and and a powerful survival instinct. in this desperate and but artistically rendered struggle and the unnamed youngster and the central figure and feels the necessity of his enduring and of his achieving a heightened sense of meaning and and and the viewer hopes and a renewed and strengthened life force that can serve as an inspiration to chicanos and others. this stark battle makes use of a plot device just touched on by the original work to tie the episodic work together represent missing immigrant laborers from mexico who leave no trace upon their death and although this dvd deals not with mexican but mexican american migrant laborers a highly existential work represent anguish and despair while a quest while a focus on a project while and redemptionall under the auspices of free will in spite of the deterministic socio economic and religious circumstances. perez has a long list of credits basically as a documentary filmmaker. his many awards are confirmatory. the producer paul espinosa is also well known and has been likewise honored for his work. the 1994 film and in fact and won and deserved a number of awards represent first place and audience favorite at the santa barbara film festival in 1995 while first place at the cairo film festival while and a number of other well deserved awards. in my opinion this film and dvd and earth and by perez is the best chicano film that has been made. 
recently finally available in dvd (11/11/08) and severo pérez film. and the earth did not swallow him (1994) is based on one of the most highly regarded and discussed novels in chicano literature. tomás rivera . y no se lo tragó la tierra or . and the earth did not devour him (1972) is still generally acknowledged by many critics and serious readers as the classic chicano novel. originally written in the spanish characteristic of south texas and also translated into english and rivera novel continues as an indispensable presence within the chicano literary landscape. perez film and originally made as a highly rated american playhouse pbs production has taken some time to be released in dvd. one can only wonder about this matter because its high quality is not an issue. the film and and now dvd and however and remains and so far as i know and the only cinematic adaptation of any chicano novel and clearly is a tribute to earth incredible staying power. this cinematic version also strikes an exceptionally deep rooted nerve that is and i maintain and both specifically ethnic and yet also generally universal. doubts about earth perhaps might have arisen because it is too ethnic and too alien from a basic american mainstream and too much a foreign art indie and too limited in economic resources. yet and perez in his version of art and in my opinion connects very effectively and artistically and and creates a sharply etched portrayal of a chicano migrant collectivity that focuses on daily family life. as far as a production done with relatively limited economic resources and its lovely cinematographic work and haunting music go much beyond its available funding. simply viewing the film makes manifest this film (or dvd) artistic value. briefly and . and the earth did not swallow him portrays in a neo naturalistic way the plight and the suffering and and the despair of chicano migrant laborers as they follow the crops northward from south texas to minnesota in 1952. the local priests bless the beat up and overstuffed vehicles of these chicano laborers who can no longer find work in the area and must follow the agricultural trail of the migrant worker northward. this chicano collectivity and like the depression era joads in steinbeck the grapes of wrath and forms an epic tide and driven by economic need and a survival instinct and and anguished despair and and ultimately a barely flickering faith. a tribute to these people of the earth and a collective hero and the dvd is centered on a focal family and and most especially emblematic is a young protagonist within the family and a boy and perhaps twelve or so. this work then and also and functions as a bildungsroman. ultimately and the viewer sense of identification is generated through the experiences and subjectivity and and the struggles of the protagonist. poverty and alienation and child labor and illness (sunstroke and a pregnancy death) and discrimination and school absenteeism (the boy escapism from the bullies of discrimination is spent lying down in a lovely and peaceful cemetery) are laid bare as matter of factyet and also symbolically. worse still and the problematic conflict between the youngster and his mother goes beyond socio economics and political conflict and into deeper realms of psychology and metaphysics. in a desperate but artistically rendered struggle and the youth battles his mother and an archetypical mexican american traditionalist and a representative of god will and content with prayer and resignation and consolation and and acceptance. the rebellious youth cannot believe in a god that would permit such evil and suffering to be visited upon them. how can god be so cruel and he asks and since his little sister is certainly purely innocent and as to come down with serious illness in the fields. at this point and the boy must overcome obstacles even more daunting than poverty and discrimination. the issues now include death and doubt and and despair and and lack of meaning. and he has few resources available to himstrength of character and his own will power and his intelligence and and a powerful survival instinct. in this desperate and but artistically rendered struggle and the unnamed youngster and the central figure and feels the necessity of his enduring and of his achieving a heightened sense of meaning and and and the viewer hopes and a renewed and strengthened life force that can serve as an inspiration to chicanos and others. this stark battle makes use of a plot device just touched on by the original work to tie the episodic work together represent missing immigrant laborers from mexico who leave no trace upon their death and although this dvd deals not with mexican but mexican american migrant laborers a highly existential work represent anguish and despair while a quest while a focus on a project while and redemptionall under the auspices of free will in spite of the deterministic socio economic and religious circumstances. perez has a long list of credits basically as a documentary filmmaker. his many awards are confirmatory. the producer paul espinosa is also well known and has been likewise honored for his work. the 1994 film and in fact and won and deserved a number of awards represent first place and audience favorite at the santa barbara film festival in 1995 while first place at the cairo film festival while and a number of other well deserved awards. in my opinion this film and dvd and earth and by perez is the best chicano film that has been made. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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