Volver la Vista - The Gaze Back

Those aren’t the same apples“, one hears in an old woman’s voice. The woman speaks Spanish.
Then she switches into Viennese dialect: „They’re sourer in Vienna. And much bigger too, when you buy them“.
For his film Volver la Vista – The Gaze Back, Fridolin Schönwiese interviewed a multitude of situationally re-planted people. Austrians who live today in Mexico for professional reasons; because they followed where their love led them but also because they had to leave their country during the Third Reich. And Mexicans who have built up a new life in Austria as restaurateurs, artists or musicians. Schönwiese gets...

Orig. Title
Volver la Vista - Der umgekehrte Blick
Year
2005
Countries
Austria, Mexico
Duration
90 min
Category
Documentary
Orig. Language
Spanish, German
Subtitles
English, spanish, German
Credits
Available Formats
Festivals (Selection)