As Seen Through These Eyes (2009)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:4
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 74 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
Reviews for As Seen Through These Eyes
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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 |
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Distinguishes itself from many other Holocaust documentaries and offers a new perspective on this timeless tragedy. Full Review |
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Unfortunately, Angelou's detached and often superfluous narration lessens the film's impact. Full Review |
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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 |
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Distractingly tortured metaphors are given a distractingly affected narration by Maya Angelou. Full Review |
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Hilary Helstein offers a historically significant documentary reportage of Holocaust survivors who utilized art as their primary coping mechanism inside Hitler's concentration camps. Full Review |
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A quietly impressive testament to the tenaciousness of the human spirit. Full Review |
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