Que Viva Mexico

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Cristina M "Que Viva México" pretende ser una sátira de clase pero resulta tan reiterativa y aburrida que ni el elenco la salva. Pocas veces en mi vida he tenido que soportar algo tan desgastante. Larguísima, burda y vacía. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The story behind this lost film is quite an interesting one, as interesting as this fine restoration by Grigori Aleksandrov, released in 1979. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Some of the shots are absolutely breathtaking. Eisenstein was a pioneer in the truest sense of the word. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member It shows the good side of my country, the traditions, the people, everything, too bad Eisenstein couldn't watch it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member El proyecto soñado de Eisestein nunca se concretó. Y eso es lo que nos dice el filme al principio, es un intento de Grigori Alexandrov (uno de sus colaboradores en el proyecto) de recuperar esa visión y proyecto. Cada episodio nos muestra un México lleno de tradiciones y encantador, y aunque en ciertas ocasiones el Score puede ser extraño, lleno de sintetizadores y sonidos psicodélicos, en su mayoría funciona. Nunca veremos la visión completa del Maestro, pero sin lugar a dudas la versión de Grigori es un buen intento por mostrar la pasión de Eisestein hacía el proyecto. Sea para verlo por morbo, curiosidad, o conocer la visión de nuestro pais por medio de uno de los grandes directores, vale mucho la pena. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Que Viva Mexico begins as a documentary about Mexican culture and lifestyle in the late 1920's. The viewer is shown the wildlife, architectural landmarks, a wedding ceremony, bullfighting, how the locals make alcohol out of cactus juice, amongst other things. Throughout the first part of the film, everything seems well done, mostly appropriate and apolitical. The Russian voicever slightly exotifies the subjects, but is overall decently done. About halfway in, we are shown a Mexican girl who gets raped by a guard at a wealthy mansion. Thus, Eisenstein's documentary turns into a dramatized tale of savage revenge. Supposedly, Eisenstein shot between 30-50 hours of footage and the film was never seen to completion. However, it is still mindboggling why the different parts of the film follow almost completely different agendas, effectively taking away any validity and voice away from the motion picture. I cannot help but wonder if this was done to exotify Mexicans as fascinating savages for the proletariat viewers back in Eisenstein's home country. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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