Mystery of the Maya
Mystery of the Maya
As Europe suffered through the Dark Ages, the culture of the Maya of Central America was reaching its apex. Through dramatizations and recreations, this film illustrates scenes from traditional Maya life, the period of the Spanish invasion, the nineteenth-century explorers who first documented the existence of Maya cities, and the discovery of the tomb of seventh-century ruler King Pacal at Palenque. The film considers remarkable Maya achievements in art, architecture, the calendar and astronomical observations, and writing through the lens of their great city-temples of Chichén Itzá, Tulum, and Palenque. The work of various despoilers, explorers, and archeologists, from Franciscan bishop Diego de Landa and the lost Maya Codex, the Englishmen Frederick Catherwood and Alfred Maudslay in preserving images of carvings, which have been damaged or lost, to Giles Healey and the story of the spectacular Bonampak murals, is also detailed. This film invites the world to ponder the achievements of the Maya civilization and to speculate on the reasons for its demise.
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Language: | English Chinese French Spanish |
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Montreal, Quebec : Studio City, CA:
National Film Board of Canada ; Distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment,
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245 | 0 | 0 | |a Mystery of the Maya |h [videorecording (DVD)] / |c The National Film Board of Canada, The Mexican Film Institute, The Canadian Museum of Civilization present ; coproduced by The National Film Board of Canada, The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Secretary of Tourism-Mexico, National Council of Culture and Arts-Mexico, The Mexican Film Institute with the cooperation of The National Institute of Anthropology and History-Mexico ; script writer, Oscar Montero ; producer, Barrie Howells ; directed by Barrie Howells, Roberto Rochin. |
260 | |a Montreal, Quebec : |b National Film Board of Canada ; |a Studio City, CA: |b Distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment, |c c2005. | ||
300 | |a 1 videodisc (ca. 40 min.) : |b sd., col. ; |c 4 3/4 in. | ||
538 | |a DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital surround. | ||
546 | |a In English, dubbed French, Spanish, or Chinese with optional subtitles in English. | ||
511 | 0 | |a Narrator, Susan Glover; actors, Nicolas Alonso, Bianca Guerra, Javier Viesca, François Tormos, Oscal Traven, Juan Antonio Llanes, Juan Carlos Colombo, Alberto Ruz Jr. | |
508 | |a Director of photography, Savas Kalogeras ; art director, Carmen Giménez Cacho ; picture editor, Michael McKinnirey ; original music, Larry Crosley ; narration writer, Barry Howells ; costumes, Rocio Ramirez, Ximena Fernandez ; research, Margarita Laborde Dovalí. Holly Dressel ; advisor, Mario Pérez Campa. | ||
518 | |a Originally produced as an IMAX motion picture in 1995. | ||
521 | 8 | |a MPAA rating: Not rated. | |
520 | |a As Europe suffered through the Dark Ages, the culture of the Maya of Central America was reaching its apex. Through dramatizations and recreations, this film illustrates scenes from traditional Maya life, the period of the Spanish invasion, the nineteenth-century explorers who first documented the existence of Maya cities, and the discovery of the tomb of seventh-century ruler King Pacal at Palenque. The film considers remarkable Maya achievements in art, architecture, the calendar and astronomical observations, and writing through the lens of their great city-temples of Chichén Itzá, Tulum, and Palenque. The work of various despoilers, explorers, and archeologists, from Franciscan bishop Diego de Landa and the lost Maya Codex, the Englishmen Frederick Catherwood and Alfred Maudslay in preserving images of carvings, which have been damaged or lost, to Giles Healey and the story of the spectacular Bonampak murals, is also detailed. This film invites the world to ponder the achievements of the Maya civilization and to speculate on the reasons for its demise. | ||
505 | 0 | |a History of the Maya -- Hidden cities -- A scientific approach -- Burning of the books -- Temple discoveries -- Math & astrology -- Decoding hieroglyphs -- The tomb of Pacal -- The mystery continues -- Past, present, future -- Credits. | |
500 | |a Special features: Trailers (9 min.). | ||
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Antiquities. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Civilization. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |z Central America. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x History. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Mathematics. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |z Mexico. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Religion. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Social life and customs. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayas |x Urban residence. | |
650 | 0 | |a Maya art. | |
650 | 0 | |a Maya architecture. | |
650 | 0 | |a Maya astronomy. | |
650 | 0 | |a Maya calendar. | |
650 | 0 | |a Mayan languages |x Writing. | |
651 | 0 | |a Tulum Site (Mexico) | |
651 | 0 | |a Palenque Site (Mexico) | |
651 | 0 | |a Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico) | |
651 | 0 | |a Central America |x History. | |
651 | 0 | |a Mexico |x History. | |
655 | 0 | |a Documentary films |2 lcgft | |
655 | 7 | |a Historical films. |2 lcgft | |
655 | 7 | |a Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |2 lcgft | |
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700 | 1 | |a Rochín, Roberto. |4 drt | |
700 | 1 | |a Glover, Susan, |d 1950- |4 nrt | |
710 | 2 | |a National Film Board of Canada. | |
998 | |a 2012.01.04 | ||
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