Blossoms of fire [videorecording] / New Yorker Films presents a Maureen Gosling film ; Intrépidas Productions ; produced by Maureen Gosling ; directed by Maureen Gosling and Ellen Osborne.
Documentary. Title from container. Originally released in 2000. Special features: "Sketches of Juchitán" featurette; Martha Toledo's photo gallery: pleasures of my land; Director's photo gallery: The filming of 'Blossoms of fire'. Featuring the people of Juchitán and San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca.
Summary:
The beauty and strength of the women of the Juchitán have inspired legends and songs for centuries, as well as recent tabloid stories of male harems and free love. Separate fact from folklore and sensationalism from sociology.
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