Eisenstein in Guanajuato
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- Runtime
- 105 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Elmer Bäck
- Luis Alberti
- José Montini
- Cristina Velasco Lozano
- Rasmus Slätis
- Jakob Öhrman
- Sara Juárez
- Alaín Vargas
- Maya Zapata
- Gustavo Galván
- Emiliano Morales
- Anna Knaifel
- Alenka Ríos
- Lisa Owen
- Stelio Savante
- César Fonseca
- Paris Santibánez
- Idalí Soto
- Cristina Gilés
- Diego Gálvez
- Ricardo Zárraga
- Alejandro Salmán
- Irving Hernandez
- Humberto Granados
- Mario Robles
- Patrik Sigmundt
- Esteban Cansaya
- María Gálvez
- Silverio Palacios
- Mika Ainola
- Leo Idman
- Timo Jaatinen
- Markku Jokelainen
- Pertti Kiiveri
- Heikki Peltonen
- Raino Ranta
- Harry Viita
Director
- Peter Greenaway
Producers
- Bruno Felix
- Femke Wolting
- San Fu Maltha
- Cristina Velasco
Screenwriter
- Peter Greenaway
