The Man Who Saw Too Much Explained

The Man Who Saw Too Much
Director:Trisha Ziff
Producer:Trisha Ziff
Alan Suárez
Starring:Enrique Metinides[1]
Cinematography:Felipe Perez-Burchard
Editing:Pedro G. García
Music:Rodrigo Garibay
Studio:212 Berlin Films
Wabi Productions
Arte Mecánica Producciones
Runtime:89 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish

The Man Who Saw Too Much (Spanish: El hombre que vio demasiado) is a 2015 Mexican documentary film written, directed and co-produced by Trisha Ziff.[2] It explores the life and work of Enrique Metinides, one of the great sensationalist photographers of the 20th century, characterized by portraying scenes of murders, crashes, accidents, suicides, fires, and disasters in Mexico City.[3] It won the Ariel Award for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Score at the 58th Ariel Awards.[4]

Synopsis

When an accident occurs, all the people run to browse, the bigger and more spectacular the incident, the greater the number of people, as the photos of Enrique Metinides show. This documentary will delve into the life and work of this photojournalist, thanks to family testimonies and former colleagues we will discover what Metinides' working life was like, portraying traffic accidents, corpses, murderers, severed bodies, tragedies such as explosions, fires, going through the earthquake from 1985 with the iconic photograph of the collapsed Regis Hotel, but also his human side of how he helped injured children into ambulances.[5] [6]

Release

The Man Who Saw Too Much had its world premiere in mid-October 2015 at the Morelia International Film Festival.[7] It had its commercial premiere on June 16, 2017, in Mexican theaters.[8] [9]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10.[10]

James Young from Variety points out that the documentary adequately delves into the story of Enrique Metinides, although sometimes it runs out of references or visual material, it manages to remain relentless and serene to show the universe of artisanal and photographic pain.[11] Arturo Magaña from Cine Premiere calls this film a fantastic story that deserves to be seen and that is capable of building a character whose journalistic and photographic work was recognized, becoming a sample of the Mexican idiosyncrasy.[12]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2015Morelia International Film FestivalPress Warrior AwardTrisha Ziff[13] [14]
2016Ibero-American Documentary Memory FestivalBest Ibero-American Documentary
Monterrey International Film FestivalBest Mexican Feature Film Documentary[15]
Ariel AwardBest Documentary Feature[16]
Best Original ScoreJacobo Lieberman
2017Canacine AwardsBest DirectorTrisha Ziff[17]
Best Documentary Feature[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-10-14 . Llevan al cine la vida del fotorreportero Enrique Metinides . 2023-05-19 . Excélsior . es.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-13 . El hombre que vio demasiado, un documental de Trisha Ziff . 2023-05-19 . Filmoteca UNAM . es-MX.
  3. Web site: 'El hombre que vio demasiado', la historia de un fotógrafo de la violencia . 2023-05-19 . Clases de Periodismo . en.
  4. Web site: ▷ Premios Ariel 2016 ✅ Nominados y Ganadores por Categorías . 2023-05-19 . unopeliculas.com . es.
  5. Web site: Cine Documental. "El hombre que vio demasiado": irrumpe fotógrafo del periódico a la galería de arte . 2023-05-19 . La Izquierda Diario - Red internacional . es.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-18 . El hombre que vio demasiado . 2023-05-19 . moreliafilmfest.com . es.
  7. Web site: Yllán . Irving Torres . 2015-10-19 . El Hombre Que Vio Demasiado, Enrique Metinides . 2023-05-19 . cineNT . es-co.
  8. Web site: 2017-06-16 . Trisha Ziff: tras los pasos de Metinides . 2023-05-19 . La Tempestad . es.
  9. Web site: 2017-06-13 . Llega a cines la historia del hombre que vio demasiado . 2023-05-19 . Grupo Milenio . es-MX.
  10. Web site: The Man Who Saw Too Much - Rotten Tomatoes . 2023-05-19 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.
  11. Web site: 2015-10-27 . Profile of Director Trisha Ziff and "The Man Who Saw Too Much" Variety . 2023-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027181804/http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/mexico-up-next-trisha-ziff-1201626438/ . 2015-10-27 .
  12. Web site: 2022-05-15 . El hombre que vio demasiado Película sobre Enrique Metinides Crítica . 2023-05-19 . Cine PREMIERE . es.
  13. Web site: 2017-06-20 . El hombre que nos mostró que la nota roja es más que morbo, tragedia y violencia - Cultura Colectiva . 2023-05-19 . culturacolectiva.com . es-MX.
  14. Web site: Los documentales ganadores del Festival de cine de Morelia 2015 . 2023-05-19 . palido.deluz.mx.
  15. Web site: Monterrey International Film Festival (2016) . 2023-05-19 . IMDb.
  16. Web site: Vargas . Marcela . 2016-05-29 . Ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2016 • Gatopardo . 2023-05-19 . Gatopardo . es.
  17. Web site: Lista de Nominados . 2023-05-19 . Canacine . es.
  18. Web site: Toma . Revista . 2017-12-09 . Ganadores de los Premios Canacine 2017 . 2023-05-19 . Revista Toma . es.

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