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As Seen Through These Eyes (2009)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:4
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... [More]
Director: Hilary Helstein
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Reviews for As Seen Through These Eyes
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 3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Distinguishes itself from many other Holocaust documentaries and offers a new perspective on this timeless tragedy. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
Unfortunately, Angelou's detached and often superfluous narration lessens the film's impact. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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. Full Review |
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Distractingly tortured metaphors are given a distractingly affected narration by Maya Angelou. Full Review |
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A- |
Hilary Helstein offers a historically significant documentary reportage of Holocaust survivors who utilized art as their primary coping mechanism inside Hitler's concentration camps. Full Review |
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B+ |
A quietly impressive testament to the tenaciousness of the human spirit. Full Review |
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