La Paz (1943)

★★★ · You've blown it all sky high. · Spuzz · 2003-09-24

An interesting documentary that is utterly fascinating for the first 5 minutes, but seems to loose it's grip and somewhat limps along to it's conclusion. La Paz, in Bolivia, is the highest elevated city. Because of this, tourists who walk uphill it says, feels like you're walking up 10 flights of stairs. Nobody has fire insurance, as the lack of oxygen can't sustain fire for very long. You see all these totally interesting facts emerge, which are engrossing. But then the film focuses on the nurses, the sporting events and the music, which is sort of interesting, but not as interesting as the…

★★★ · A City Where Everyone Is High · Christine Hennig · 2003-12-11

Standard-issue travelogue on La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. Since this was made by the government, it focuses more on the various cultural groups and on economic development than on touristy things. The stuff about the different cultural groups is pretty interesting, actually, as are the oddities related to La Pazs extremely high altitude. I would love to get a bunch of those miniature items that the natives are shown selling during a particular festival. Mostly, though, this is pretty ordinary. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.