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Chac

directed by Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975; produced by Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975, Aurora and Cientifilm; performed by Pablo Canche Balam, fl. 1975-1975, Alonzo Mendez Ton, fl. 1975-1975, Sebastian Santis, fl. 1975-1975 and Pedro Tiez, fl. 1975-1975 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1975), 1 hour 34 mins,
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A cult film from the 1970s, lost for years and now restored, Chac: The Rain God can now be seen as a gorgeous cinematic journey into myth. Based on a combination of ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh, as well as Tzeltal and Mayan stories, this gorgeous film was shot in the Chiapas region of Mexico by Chilean di...
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Chac

directed by Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975; produced by Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975, Aurora and Cientifilm; performed by Pablo Canche Balam, fl. 1975-1975, Alonzo Mendez Ton, fl. 1975-1975, Sebastian Santis, fl. 1975-1975 and Pedro Tiez, fl. 1975-1975 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1975), 1 hour 34 mins,
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A cult film from the 1970s, lost for years and now restored, Chac: The Rain God can now be seen as a gorgeous cinematic journey into myth. Based on a combination of ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh, as well as Tzeltal and Mayan stories, this gorgeous film was shot in the Chiapas region of Mexico by Chilean director Rolando Klein. Chac focuses on a small Tzeltal village during a terrible drought. Desperate for relief, thirteen men set out on... A cult film from the 1970s, lost for years and now restored, Chac: The Rain God can now be seen as a gorgeous cinematic journey into myth. Based on a combination of ritual and legends from the Popul Vuh, as well as Tzeltal and Mayan stories, this gorgeous film was shot in the Chiapas region of Mexico by Chilean director Rolando Klein. Chac focuses on a small Tzeltal village during a terrible drought. Desperate for relief, thirteen men set out on a quest to save their people from starvation. They seek a solitary Diviner who lives in the mountains and knows the ways of the Ancients; they hope that he can summon Chac, the Rain God. The Diviner takes them far from their own land on a strange journey, a trek that challenges their beliefs and even their saint. Chac is magical, mystical, and intensely visual. A dazzling portrait of a Native American spiritual quest, it is a visionary masterpiece as powerful and revolutionary as Walkabout, El Topo and Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Show more Show less
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Pablo Canche Balam, fl. 1975-1975, Alonzo Mendez Ton, fl. 1975-1975, Sebastian Santis, fl. 1975-1975, Pedro Tiez, fl. 1975-1975
Contributor
Álex Phillips, Jr., 1935-2007, William B. Kaplan, fl. 1971-2017, Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975, Aurora, Cientifilm, Victor Fozado, fl. 1975-1975, Elisabeth Waldo, fl. 1975-1975
Author / Creator
Rolando Klein, fl. 1975-1975, Pablo Canche Balam, fl. 1975-1975, Alonzo Mendez Ton, fl. 1975-1975, Sebastian Santis, fl. 1975-1975, Pedro Tiez, fl. 1975-1975
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Droughts, Religious beliefs, Diviner, Cacique, Mute Boy, Father
Copyright Message
©1975 Rolando Klein
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