After enacting revenge on the overseer who murdered his father, Pancho Villa becomes a bandit, earning the respect of the poor by brutally attacking the wealthy..
Is it worth your time? Look, if you like old-school, slightly chaotic epics where the acting is turned up to eleven, you’ll probably have a blast with Viva Villa!. It’s not exactly a history lesson, and if you’re the type of person who needs every plot point to be grounded in gritty realism, you’re gonna hate it. It’s ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you like old-school, slightly chaotic epics where the acting is turned up to eleven, you’ll probably have a blast with Viva Villa!. It’s not exactly a history lesson, and if you’re the type of person who needs every plot point to be grounded in gritty realism, you’re gonna hate it. It’s got that specific 1930s studio gloss that makes everything feel like a play put on for a very large camera. Wallace Beery is absolutely everywhere in this movie. He plays Pancho V..."
Howard Hawks, James Kevin McGuinness, O.B. Stade, Howard Emmett Rogers, Ben Hecht, Edgecumb Pinchon
United States
