Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015
1h 45min

In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

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In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
    Released
    11 February 2015
    Runtime
    1h 45min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    ZDF/Arte, Fu Works, Submarine, Paloma Negra Films, Edith Film, Potemkino, Mollywood, YLE, VPRO
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