The Man Who Saw Too Much
A film about fragility; about a man obsessed with photographing the accident who discovered that the fate of others was his way of connecting to life. When does the image of the accident become the object of desire? Following the footsteps of Metinides and the work of contemporary tabloid photographers, we discover Mexico City through a narrative of crime scenes and accidents; rubbernecking though Metinides’ Gaze.
Cast
Enrique Metinides
Self
Felipe León Romo
Pedro Meyer
Michael Nyman
Elizabeth Metinides
Denise Wolff
Dan Gilroy
Carole Naggar
David Alvarado Hernández
Félix Barrios
Ricardo Benítez Cano
Enrique Buenrostro Valdés
Roberto Chávez Manjarrez
Steve Pyke
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Storyline
A film about fragility; about a man obsessed with photographing the accident who discovered that the fate of others was his way of connecting to life. When does the image of the accident become the object of desire? Following the footsteps of Metinides and the work of contemporary tabloid photographers, we discover Mexico City through a narrative of crime scenes and accidents; rubbernecking though Metinides’ Gaze.
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