Detroit's Rivera (2017)

7.0/10 35 min Documentary History

Overview

A documentary on the process of production of Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Frescoes and the murals' agitated social context during the years of the Great Depression. The documentary's remarkable archival montage explores the links between industrial labor, public art, and industrial cinema under the exigencies of Fordism.

Cast

Diego Rivera

Self (Archive Footage)

Frida Kahlo

Self (Archive Footage)

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