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American film

Bless Me, Ultima
Film poster
Directed by	Carl Franklin
Screenplay by	Carl Franklin
Based on	Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Produced by	Jesse Beaton Sarah DiLeo Mark Johnson
Starring	Luke Ganalon Míriam Colón
Cinematography	Paula Huidobro
Edited by	Alan Heim
Music by	Mark Kilian
Production companies	Gran Via Productions Monarch Pictures Monkey Hill Films Tenaja Productions
Distributed by	Arenas Entertainment
Release dates	September&#;17,&#;&#;() (Plaza Theatre) February&#;22,&#;&#;() (United States)
Running time	minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,,[1]

Bless Me, Ultima is a American drama film written and directed by Carl Franklin and starring Luke Ganalon and Míriam Colón.^[2] It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rudolfo Anaya.

Plot

The social-psychological maturation of a Mexican-American, or Chicano, living on the eastern plains of New Mexico during the s. The novel begins with Ultima, a curandera, or folk healer, going to live with the Márez family during the summer. Antonio is preoccupied with and anxious about attending school and having to be separated from his mother.

Related to these concerns is his engrossment with knowing his destiny.

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This concern is exacerbated by his mother's desire that he become a priest to a community of farmers, where her family lives. At the same time, Antonio is concerned about realizing the wandering desire that stems from his paternal lineage.

Antonio is nearly at the point of starting religious study for his first holy communion and is becoming concerned with good and evil in the world.

Early in the novel, he witnesses the killing of Lupito, a war veteran, and fears that his father may be punished by God for being with the guys who killed Lupito.

Bless me ultima by rudolfo anaya movie youtube Rudolfo A. Chicago Sun-Times. Rosie — The woman who runs the local brothel. The impact of modernization and war, therefore, did not exclude the Hispanos and indigenous peoples of New Mexico as the boundaries of their previously insular communities were crossed by these external technological and cultural influences.

Antonio is deeply concerned about the fate of Lupito's soul.

As the novel develops, Antonio's fears and concerns intensify and become woven together as he struggles to understand the events surrounding his life. He becomes preoccupied with questions about his destiny, life and death, and good and evil. Ultima conveys an indigenous viewpoint to him that provides guidance when he loses confidence in parental viewpoints and the teachings of the Church.

Ultima tells him the stories and legends of his ancestors, and he comes to understand how the history of his people stirs his blood. Through her, Antonio learns the "old ways" and develops a new relationship with nature.

Bless me ultima by rudolfo anaya movie list: Los Angeles, Calif. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. Although she is generally respected in the community, people sometimes misunderstand her power. Anaya says absence of coverage will kill Latino culture.

This relationship opens him to the contemplation of the possibility of other gods.

Antonio learns there are powers in the world that differ from those honored by the Catholic faith. He helps Ultima perform a healing that saves the life of his Uncle Lucas, who had been bewitched by the Trementina sisters.

Later, he witnesses another healing performed by Ultima and begins to understand the world differently; he learns to overcome his fears, especially his fear of change. In the end, Antonio understands himself and the world around him better, and he learns to accept life and the many challenges that it presents.

Cast

Other notable appearances include Bernardo Saracino as Lupito.

Production

Variety reported on March 2, ^[3] that Christy Walton, heiress to the Walton fortune, had set up Tenaja Productions company solely to finance a film adaptation of Bless Me, Ultima.

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Monkey Hill Films' Sarah DiLeo is billed as producer with collaboration and support from Mark Johnson of Gran Via Productions and Jesse B. Franklin of Monarch Pictures. Carl Franklin was hired as the writer and director. Walton and DiLeo shared a passion for the book, and the latter had succeeded in convincing Anaya to agree to the adaptation over six years earlier.^[4]

Shooting was scheduled in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, and then resumed in Santa Fe for some interiors at Garson Studios on the Santa Fe University of Art and Design campus during the last week in October ^[5] Filming wrapped in Santa Fe, New Mexico in late ^[6] The film credits thank The College of Santa Fe, Ruby Ranch, The Pecos River Ranch, Santa Cruz Lake Recreational Area, and Albuquerque.

Locations include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Rowe, New Mexico; Las Vegas, New Mexico; and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Release

Bless Me, Ultima premiered at the Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas on September 17, ^[7] and received a general release in February ^[8]

Reception

Bless Me, Ultima has a 68% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes based on 37 reviews.^[9]

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