The History in the Gaze (2011)

Original title

La Historia en la Mirada

Directed by

José Ramón Mikelajáugueri

Genre

history, documentary

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the lead-up to the Mexican Revolution using film footage shot during that time. It shows the end of Porfirio Diaz's rule, the social unrest, the brief government of Madero, and the rise of Villa and Zapata up to the 1917 constitution. The old moving images reveal the conflicted and uneasy perspective of the people who lived through those events.

historiccontemplativeobservationalreflectivesoberarchivalserious

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