THE TWO WORLDS OF ANGELITA

US, 1983, 75 minutes, Colour.
Marien Perez Riera.
Directed by Jane Morrison.

The Two Worlds of Angelita is a small-budget independent film made in Puerto Rico and New York. It was made in English and Spanish by writer-director Jane Morrison. It highlights the background of the migrants in Puerto Rico, their way of life and expectations, the transition to New York City, its hardships. It is a perceptive look at a contemporary American problem, the Hispanicisation of New York City.

1.Interesting and entertaining? Authentic? Perceptive?

2.The atmosphere of Puerto Rico, the towns and villages, the home, comparative poverty? The contrast with New York City, the streets, the apartments, jobs, opportunities? Musical score?

3.The film made in both English and Spanish - highlighting the experience of the migrants?

4.Details of like in Puerto Rico, Angelita and the other children, her father gone to New York City, his wife trying to manage, the mother-in-law and her sewing, Manolo and the boys, the future? The experience in Puerto Rico, especially with the contamination of the waters and the fish?

5.New York City and the garbage, the change for the Puerto Ricans, the small apartment, trying to get furniture? The house, friends? The ugliness and being confined?

6.The difficulty of walking in the streets for the children, playing? New relationships in the city, fights? The difficulties of school, language? Mr Shaw and his severity? Mrs Perez and her help? The headmaster?

7.The father trying to make ends meet, jobs, failing the test, the humiliation as a cleaner, his resignation? His macho principles? The mother getting a job, succeeding? Her change of heart and decision?