Underplayed Gems

La línea paterna (1995)

La línea paterna poster
Directed by
Marisa Sistach
Genre
documentary film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A filmmaker looks at old photos and home movies shot by his grandfather in Mexico during the 1920s and 1930s. The film explores these personal records to understand family history and a past era.

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What happens

La línea paterna es un documental mexicano estrenado en agosto de 1995 dirigido por Marisa Sistach y José Buil que muestra a un cineasta quien recupera fotos y películas filmadas por su abuelo en Papantla, Veracruz (México) en los años 20 y 30 del siglo XX.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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