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Los Olvidados [PAL/REGION 2 DVD. Import-Spain]

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Product on this page doesn't say anything about subtitles but I guess i assumed a region 1 NTSC DVD would probably have them. Most DVDs now usually have subtitles in multiple languages on them. Not this one, it has ZERO subtitles in any language.

Since this is one of the great films of world cinema and there is no American DVD release, I would recommend skipping this version and buying the PAL region 0 France import version titled: Young And The Damned. That one says subtitles in its description(Most DVD plays can be made PAL and NTSC- all regions, just google your DVD model for the code. Normally its a sequence on the remote to a secret menu).

Otherwise, if you speak Spanish this version does look very nice. I might try finding subtitles online, ripping this DVD to my computer and reburning it with the subtitles i found. Not the kind of thing I want to waste my time doing to enjoy the film.

Excellent movie (black and white) from the fifties. It is set in old Mexico City. This movie is about the daily struggle for survival for people living in extreme poverty in the neighborhoods(barrios), of Mexico City. It is classic Mexican cinema at its best.

This is a must have movie for Classic Mexican Cinema movie collectors or for anyone who enjoys watching a great flick. This movie truly captures the essence of how hard life was in the barrios of old Mexico City.

I found this movie to be fantastic. I am not an art/movie critic so I can only say that this movie was awesome in that it moved me greatly. It inspires me to want to search out other classics that I regret never discovering before. I was floored by the candid display of poverty and frankness in how it is largely unnoticed by others.

One cannot go wrong by owning this movie.

This is one of old classic Spanish language film that is realistic and very intersting. Although picture quality is poor, is inspiring film.