The Man Who Saw Too Much

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The Man Who Saw Too Much
The Man Who Saw Too Much poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Trisha Ziff
Written byTrisha Ziff
Produced byTrisha Ziff
Alan Suárez
Starring Enrique Metinides [1]
CinematographyFelipe Perez-Burchard
Edited byPedro G. García
Music byRodrigo Garibay
Production
companies
212 Berlin Films
Wabi Productions
Arte Mecánica Producciones
Release dates
October 2015 (MIFF)
June 16, 2017 (Mexico)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

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]

Contents

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 CinePremiere 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.
2015 Morelia International Film Festival Press Warrior AwardTrisha ZiffWon [13] [14]
2016Ibero-American Documentary Memory FestivalBest Ibero-American DocumentaryWon [13]
Monterrey International Film FestivalBest Mexican Feature Film DocumentaryWon [15]
Ariel Award Best Documentary FeatureWon [16]
Best Original ScoreJacobo LiebermanWon
2017Canacine AwardsBest DirectorTrisha ZiffNominated [17]
Best Documentary FeatureWon [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "El hombre que vio demasiado, un documental de Trisha Ziff". Filmoteca UNAM (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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