EL NORTE (dir. Gregory Nava, 1983)Siblings migrate from Guatemala to L.A. (or "El Norte").
I favor its formal compositions. An indie free of grainy stock and shaky camera moves.
Divided into three sections, each with a distinct spirit: a mystical first part, an adventure story in the middle, and a verite style in the last.
The more indelible images involve nature: the Chiapas landscape, moths, and rats.
Even more topical now than its initial release. The movie makes a strong case for their departure, but I still side on the letter of the law involving immigration.
Despite that, I strongly identify with the characters' feeling of displacement. No matter how long I've been here, the definition of home never gets any clearer.
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