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The Southern Cross (1992)
A Village Fading Away (1995)

A Village Fading Away (1995)
May 7, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Billy Wilder Theater

The Southern Cross (La cruz del sur) (1992)

Directed by Patricio Guzmán

In The Southern Cross, Guzmán assays the history of religion in Latin America, from pre-Columbian mythology, through the spread of Christianity and the syncretistic local strategies that arose from their encounter. But this visually rich and contemplative work is no mere illustrated lecture. While grounded in materialism, Guzmán pushes out to explore the spiritual imagination of the region’s diverse peoples and conjures a deeply spiritual film along the way.

Producer: Rafeal García. Screenwriter: Patricio Guzmán. Cinematographer: Antonio Rios. Editor: Marcello Navarro. Presented in Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. DigiBeta, Color, 80 min.

A Village Fading Away (Pueblo en vilo) (1995)

Directed by Patricio Guzmán

This rarely seen film finds Guzmán working in collaboration with Mexican historian Luis González y González, a pioneer of “microhistory,” which approaches small-scale, ordinary events as constitutive and reflective of larger historical movements. Inspired by González y González’s classic microhistory of a small Michoacán town and guided by González y González himself, Guzmán tours San José de Gracia with an eye to its resonant past and multi-layered present while exploring the nature of historical inquiry itself.

Screenwriter: Patricio Guzmán. Presented in Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. DigiBeta, Color, 52 min.

Part of: 
Patricio Guzmán: The Watchful Eye