In the Time of the Butterflies
Mariano Barroso
In the Time of the Butterflies [videorecording]= Mariano Barroso - United States Mexico Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Showtime Networks Ventanarosa Production 2001 - 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - David W. Foster Collection .
Based on the 1994 novel "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez.
From case cover:
Salma Hayek (Traffic) gives a powerful, passionate performance as an idealistic young woman who wages a daring struggle for freedom against a murderous dictator (Academy Award nominee Edward James Olmos) in this moving thriller that, "with brutal simplicity, dramatizes the personal toll of political tyranny" (San Francisco Chronicle).
For generations, General Rafael Trujillo (Olmos) has ruled the Dominican Republic with a mixture of terror and savagery... until Minerva Mirabal (Hayek) dares to oppose him. Inspired by her love for a rebel leader (Marc Anthony), Minerva and her sisters- known as Las Mariposas (The Butterflies) - endure unimaginable hardships in a battle for the very soul of a nation. But as their acts of bravery gain notoriety, Trujillo's forces close in, determined to put an end to Minerva's heroics.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround; NTSC; Region 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
English audio. Optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles.
PN1997 / .I508 2001
In the Time of the Butterflies [videorecording]= Mariano Barroso - United States Mexico Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Showtime Networks Ventanarosa Production 2001 - 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - David W. Foster Collection .
Based on the 1994 novel "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez.
From case cover:
Salma Hayek (Traffic) gives a powerful, passionate performance as an idealistic young woman who wages a daring struggle for freedom against a murderous dictator (Academy Award nominee Edward James Olmos) in this moving thriller that, "with brutal simplicity, dramatizes the personal toll of political tyranny" (San Francisco Chronicle).
For generations, General Rafael Trujillo (Olmos) has ruled the Dominican Republic with a mixture of terror and savagery... until Minerva Mirabal (Hayek) dares to oppose him. Inspired by her love for a rebel leader (Marc Anthony), Minerva and her sisters- known as Las Mariposas (The Butterflies) - endure unimaginable hardships in a battle for the very soul of a nation. But as their acts of bravery gain notoriety, Trujillo's forces close in, determined to put an end to Minerva's heroics.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround; NTSC; Region 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
English audio. Optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles.
PN1997 / .I508 2001