Humanity

Hum 335 - Recommended Films

Remember: If a movie that you want to watch does not appear here (and it has a Hispanic connection), be sure to ask the instructor about viewing it for Extra Credit.

You may NOT use a film we watch in class!

Top Ten Recommendations:

1. My Family/Mi familia. The history of a Los Angeles family, with Edward James Olmos, Esai Morales, and Jimmy Smits. Directed by Gregory Nava (Nava is one of the most important Hollywood directors of contemporary film).

2. El Norte. A brother and a sister flee the military government of Guatemala, pass through Mexico, and arrive in Los Angeles. Directed by Gregory Nava. (This film is available to view on campus; call 909-880-5060 for information).

3. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. A group of Spanish women have various experiences with the men in their lives in this classic film by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's leading director.

4. ¡Guántanamera! A dedicated Cuban bureaucrat experiences problems in burying a loved one in Castro's Cuba.

5. Los olvidados (English title: The Young and the Damned). One of Luis Buñuel's (1900- 1983) most famous films about the forgotten slum children of Mexico City.

6. The Milagro Beanfield War. In the town of Milagro, New Mexico, both Mexican-Americans and Anglos learn much about each other in the case of Joe's beanfield.

7. Selena. Jennifer López's first important film starring as the Tejana singer. Directed by Gregory Nava.

8. 1492: The Conquest of Paradise. Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) combines myth and history in the person of Columbus, played by Gérard Depardieu.

9. Doña Herlinda and her son. A gay son in Mexico satisfies both his mother's wish that he marry and his own affection for another man.

10. The Official Story. During Argentina's "Dirty War," a woman comes to terms with her husband's participation in the military government and her love for her adopted daughter.

Other Recommended Films:

1. A Walk in the Clouds

2. All About my Mother

3. Amistad

4. And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

5. Before Night Falls

6. Blood Wedding

7. Bread and Roses

8. Buena Vista Social Club

9. Cabeza de Vaca

10. Camila

11. Carmen

12. Chicano: The History of the Mexican-American

13. Civil Rights Movement (documentary)

14. Conquistadors (documentary)

15. Danzón

16. Don Juan de Marco

17. Don Segundo Sombra

18. Doña Bárbara (documentary)

19. El crimen del Padre Amaro

20. El Mariachi

21. Eréndira

22. Every time we say Goodbye

23. Fools Rush In

24. Frida

25. García Lorca

26. Hi - Lo

27. Highway Patrolman

28. Il postino

29. In the Time of the Butterflies

30. Jamón Jamón

31. Juárez

32. Kiss of the Spider Woman

33. La Bamba

34. La otra conquista

35. Like Water for Chocolate

36. Live Flesh

37. Los amores perros

38. Man Facing Southeast

39. Matador

40. One Man's Hero

41. Our Lady of the Assassins

42. Real Women Have Curves

43. Romero

44. Salt of the Earth

45. Santitos

46. Strawberry and Chocolate

47. Talk to Her

48. Tango Bar

49. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

50. The House of the Spirits

51. The Law of Desire

52. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

53. ¡Viva Zapata!

54. Y tu mamá también

55. Zoot Suit