Multiple Visions, the Crazy Machine  The mesmerizing images of
Mexican d.p. Gabriel Figueroa (1907-97) catalyze a fascinating
master class in cinematographic philosophy in gorgeous-looking
docu "Multiple Visions, the Crazy Machine."  The mesmerizing
images of Mexican d.p. Gabriel Figueroa (1907-97) catalyze a
fascinating master class in cinematographic philosophy in
gorgeous-looking docu “Multiple Visions, the Crazy Machine.”
Alternating glowing black-and-white excerpts from films lensed
by Figueroa with sharply composed, sensitively stylized talking-
head interviews with 40 cameramen from different countries and
generations, Mexican multihyphenate Emilio Maille brings into
the light men more used to painting with it, and finds them, in
most cases, highly capable of articulating their craft with
words. The pic reps quality fare for festivals, cinematheques
and broadcasters, with broad potential in ancillary.  Revered
for the great beauty and complexity of his lensing, Figueroa had
a long career in his homeland