The Mexican Revolution was the first major armed conflict of the 20th century and from its beginning in 1910 images of the democratic struggle against the regime of Porfirio Díaz were circulated around the globe thanks to the advent of what would become the dominant medium of the 20th century, the cinema. Coinciding with citywide centennial celebrations of the Mexican Revolution, the Archive approaches cinematic representations of the Revolution from an international perspective with a series of classic films from Mexico and elsewhere that depict the Revolution through the frame of their specific national, industrial, and historical contexts.

 As part of this series, the Archive is also pleased to partner with the Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles (LACLA) for three nights of related film screenings and discussions at The Autry National Center and the Downtown Independent in October, including screenings of Fernando de Fuentes' complete Revolution Trilogy, El Compadre Mendoza (1933), El Prisionero (1933) and Vámanos con Pancho Villa (1936), presented in newly restored 35mm prints. For more information about these events, please visit www.lacla.org

Featured Works:

Viva Villa! (Jack Conway, 1934); Enamorada (Emilio Fernández, 1946); Viva Zapata! (Elia Kazan, 1952, pictured); La Soldadera (The Female Soldier, José Bolaños, 1966); Pedro Páramo (Carlos Velo, 1966); Duck, You Sucker (Giù la testa, Sergio Leone, 1971)

Program information:

¡Viva La Revolución!: The Mexican Revolution on Film