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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed the film adaptation, which was released in the United States in September and October 2006 and in Europe in March 2007.

Dito Montiel has pieced together random thoughts and meandering poetic verse, in a collection of stories designed .

Dito Montiel has pieced together random thoughts and meandering poetic verse, in a collection of stories designed to reflect his life as he see's it. There is no sense of style, organization, or even a general flow to his writing. Contradiions abound, the reader is tossed from one setting to the next, from one time frame to another, but somehow it works.

Orlandito Dito Montiel, son of Orlando. Montiel's saints run the gamut from omniscient priests to wacky con artists

Orlandito Dito Montiel, son of Orlando. Montiel's saints run the gamut from omniscient priests to wacky con artists. In his rambling memoir of growing up in the 1970s and '80s in a tough Queens neighborhood, he escapes to the East Village to emerge as a Calvin Klein underwear model and lead singer of the punk band Gutterboy. Montiel's childhood was rough but thrilling. n our neighborhood we would take your everyday type of kids' game and throw in an extra little consequence clause that no one else seemed to have.

Orlandito Dito Montiel, son of Orlando, a Nicaraguan immigrant, and an Irish mother, grew wild in the streets of Astoria. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.

Narrated by Jason Collins. Orlandito Dito Montiel grew up wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gang

Narrated by Jason Collins. Orlandito Dito Montiel grew up wild in the streets of Astoria, Queens, pulling pranks for Greek and Italian gang.

We occasionally see older Dito as he appears to be thinking about these pivotal moments in his past, guilt, heartache but seemingly joy flashes across his face, as his reluctance to come back to his childhood bearings start to show. In his past we see how determined he became to try and get out of his neighbourhood after meeting a new Scottish classmate who fills Dito's head with dreams of California.

Dito Montiel (book), Dito Montiel. First time director Dito Montiel's "A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints" is a harsh autobiographical look back at his youth on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens in the mid 1980's

Dito Montiel (book), Dito Montiel. View production, box office, & company info. First time director Dito Montiel's "A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints" is a harsh autobiographical look back at his youth on the mean streets of Astoria, Queens in the mid 1980's. From the film's opening moments, Montiel introduces us to an intimate world of family and friendship that totally blindsided me by its greatness. There are moments in "A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints" that roll along with such force and emotion, that Montiel feels like a natural born filmmaker, infusing his personal heartache into strong characters breathing within a vivid time.

Dito Montiel adapts his autobiographical 2001 novel into a vivid slice-of-life drama from the Jim Carroll school of disaffected coming-of-age New York . None too shabby but really nothing to write home about either.

Dito Montiel adapts his autobiographical 2001 novel into a vivid slice-of-life drama from the Jim Carroll school of disaffected coming-of-age New York journalism. It is its very autobiographical roots that make Saints an emotional wallop, a raw, authentic work that is, at its defiant core, violently and unrestrainedly alive.