by Hal Erickson
synopsis
This 84-minute documentary is not an account of the 1916 Mexican Revolution. Instead, director Luis Spota concentrates on the artistic revolution staged by modern Mexican painters. Among the artists represented herein are Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and David Alfaro. The narrative text tends to analyze the artistic accomplishments of these men within political terms, and as result Le Revolucion Mexicana veers dangerously close to a manifesto at times. Despite its leftist leanings, the film was selected for the normally apolitical Berlin Film Festival.
