Serves as another critical reminder of one of the world's most horrific periods, even if, cinematically, it's an affecting collection of stories and images in search of an actual center.
As Seen Through These Eyes (2009)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:5
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.8/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 2, 2009 Limited
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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Reviews for As Seen Through These Eyes
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.
Distinguishes itself from many other Holocaust documentaries and offers a new perspective on this timeless tragedy.
Unfortunately, Angelou's detached and often superfluous narration lessens the film's impact.
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.
Distractingly tortured metaphors are given a distractingly affected narration by Maya Angelou.
Hilary Helstein offers a historically significant documentary reportage of Holocaust survivors who utilized art as their primary coping mechanism inside Hitler's concentration camps.
A quietly impressive testament to the tenaciousness of the human spirit.
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