Held in conjunction with the exhibition “El Taller de Gráfica Popular: Vida y Arte,” the four-week series ¡Viva Mexico! presents films that contextualize the printmaking collective’s images of revolution, unity and labor. The 1960 supernatural drama Macario, which includes prints by founding artist Leopoldo Méndez during the opening credits, follows an impoverished woodcutter on the brink of starvation. Determined to eat a whole roast turkey by himself, he’s visited by apparitions of the devil, God and Death, who all request a portion of his meal. He shares with Death, who amusedly compensates Macario with healing water that quickly earns him the reputation of being both a miracle worker and a heretic. María Candelaria will be screened next week as the final installment of the series.
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