Film Record: Beneath Mexican Skies

Still image from Beneath Mexican Skies in Movie Makers, Dec. 1950, 447.

Date produced: 1950

Filmmaker(s):

Ella Paul

Languages:

English

Length:

275 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

With music on disc.

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1950 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"Ella Paul did not try to cover the whole of Mexico, as do so many who visit that fascinating country. In fact she chose to limit her study to one small locale — the town of Patzcuaro and the activities on its lake. This primitive yet industrious community is recorded in pleasing compositions and with sympathetic appreciation of its sunny warmth and charm. The familiar butterfly nets, dugout canoes and the heroic statue of Morelos are all there in Beneath Mexican Skies; but Mrs. Paul's camera gives them a fresh treatment." Movie Makers, Dec. 1950, 466.

Locations:

• Patzcuaro, Mexico (Filming)

Subjects:

• Nature
•      Geography
•      Water
•           Lakes
• Settlements
•      Cities and towns
• North America
•      Mexico

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club in 1951: New York City, N.Y.
• Screened by the Amateur Motion Picture Society of Albany on a Ladies' Night program in 1951: Albany, N.Y.

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