Angel and Big Joe
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Angel and Big Joe |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language |
English Spanish |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 27 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bert Salzman |
| script | Bert Salzman |
| production | Doro Bachrach |
| music |
Harry Manfredini Arlon Ober |
| camera | Paul Glickman |
| cut | Armond Lebowitz |
| occupation | |
| |
Angel and Big Joe is an American short film drama directed by Bert Salzman from 1975.
action
Angel is the eldest child of a Puerto Rican family who emigrated to the United States, where they make a living collecting crops. The father moved away to find work, so Angel, his mother and brother have been waiting for a call from him for a long time so they can follow him. In the time of waiting, the money their father left them becomes less and less. One day when the phone stopped working, Angel spoke to a technician who was repairing an overhead line not far from the house. With his persistent manner, Angel gets the man who goes by the name of Big Joe to fix the phone.
A few weeks later they see each other again. Big Joe takes him home and they both cover the roof of Big Joe's mansion. Angel marveled at the large property, which was not planted at all. Big Joe tells how he started building a greenhouse with his son Pete, but abandoned it when Pete was drafted into the Navy. Angel and Big Joe become friends. One day Big Joe asks Angel to help him finish building the greenhouse. They both eventually start growing roses. During this time, Angel spends more hours with Big Joe than with his mother and feels guilty because he secretly hopes the father will never call, even if he sees his mother suffering from the situation. One day the roses will be ready to cut and Angel and Big Joe can sell the flowers for a good price. Big Joe is already planning further and wants to build two more greenhouses with Angel so that they can do really well in a few years. Angel points out that he will certainly not be there then. Big Joe offers to move in with him and stay in town forever - he used to work with them in a mine to support his parents, but at some point he realized that he also has a responsibility for himself and his family didn't need his support in this form. Angel leaves and Big Joe promises to call him the next day. Angel is expected by his mother on his return: the father called and the family will visit him the next day. Angel cries, but decides to follow his family. He leaves Big Joe a suicide note with suggestions for his new rose growing plans.
production
Angel and Big Joe was commissioned by the Learning Corporation of America (LCA), which had educational films made for the classroom. Bert Salzman initially made three films for the LCA that dealt with three different ethnic groups: Geronimo Jones (1970) about a Papago Apache, Felipa: North of the Border (1971) about a Chicano girl and, until 1975, Angel and Big Joe about a Puerto Rican immigrant family.
Angel and Big Joe was released in 1975 and appeared on both VHS and DVD.
Awards
Angel and Big Joe won an Oscar for Best Short Film in 1976 .
Web links
- Angel and Big Joe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Bert Salzman on afana.org
- ↑ See DVD publication on phoenixlearninggroup.com ( Memento of the original dated February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; VHS release in: James M. Craddock, Thomson Gale: The Video Source Book . Thomson Gale, Detroit 2008, p. 127.
