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As Seen Through These Eyes

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As Seen Through These Eyes (2009)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 70 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: As Maya Angelou narrates this powerful documentary, she reveals the story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and... As Maya Angelou narrates this powerful documentary, she reveals the story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit, enduring against unimaginable odds. --© Menemsha Films [More]

Director: Hilary Helstein

Director: Hilary Helstein
Producer: Hilary Helstein, Michael Rosendale, Amy James
Studio: Menemsha

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Though Maya Angelou is enlisted as the solemn narrator of Hilary Helstein's Holocaust documentary, the survivors here need no help expressing their own tragedies.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/02/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Distinguishes itself from many other Holocaust documentaries and offers a new perspective on this timeless tragedy.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/02/09
Steve Ramos
Steve Ramos
Boxoffice Magazine

Unfortunately, Angelou's detached and often superfluous narration lessens the film's impact.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
10/02/09
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

Art executed under the most excruciating conditions deserves a far more searching study than this too short film, which has the structure of a hurried checklist.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
10/02/09
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Distractingly tortured metaphors are given a distractingly affected narration by Maya Angelou.

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09/29/09
Michelle Orange
Michelle Orange
Village Voice

Hilary Helstein offers a historically significant documentary reportage of Holocaust survivors who utilized art as their primary coping mechanism inside Hitler's concentration camps.

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09/28/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

A quietly impressive testament to the tenaciousness of the human spirit.

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09/24/09
Harvey S. Karten
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