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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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