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Robert M. Young's
THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ
Monday, May 5
6:00
U.S., 1982
Directed by Robert M. Young
With Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Brion James
Approx. 106 min. 4K restoration.
Circa 1901, a mistranslation by a Texan official leads to a case of fatal miscommunication, forcing Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos) to run for his life from the pursuing Texas Rangers.
Restored in 2016 by the Academy Film Archive. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Reviews
“Beautifully shot and directed with great understatement, the result is a film of considerable poignancy and compassion.”
– Time Out
“One of the greatest and most criminally overlooked Westerns in the history of cinema.”
– Jim Hemphill, Filmmaker Magazine
“Helped kick-start the Chicano cinema movement upon its release in 1982.”
– Akiva Gottlieb, LA Times
“Still the best film I’ve ever been a part of in my life.”
– Edward James Olmos
“A testament to the difficulty of seeing and hearing across borders.”
– Clayton Dillard, Slant Magazine
