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Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Feb 11, 2015 1h 45m
6.2
83 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Companies ZDF/Arte, Fu Works, Submarine, Paloma Negra Films, Edith Film, Potemkino, Mollywood, YLE, VPRO
Countries Belgium, Finland, France, Mexico, Netherlands
Keywords mexico, movie business, soviet union, biography, hollywood, director, russian man, day of the dead, photos, film director
Elmer Bäck

Elmer Bäck

Sergei Eisenstein
Luis Alberti

Luis Alberti

Palomino Cañedo
José Montini

José Montini

Diego Rivera
Rasmus Slätis

Rasmus Slätis

Grisha Alexandrov
Jakob Öhrman

Jakob Öhrman

Edouard Tisse
Maya Zapata

Maya Zapata

Concepción Cañedo
Lisa Owen

Lisa Owen

Mary Craig Sinclair
Stelio Savante

Stelio Savante

Hunter S. Kimbrough
Idalí Soto

Idalí Soto

Respectable Woman
Diego Gálvez

Diego Gálvez

Blackmailer 1
Ricardo Zárraga

Ricardo Zárraga

Blackmailer 2
Mario Robles

Mario Robles

Camorrista 3
Patrik Sigmundt

Patrik Sigmundt

Camorrista 4
Esteban Cansaya

Esteban Cansaya

Camorrista 5
María Gálvez

María Gálvez

Graveyard Scene
Silverio Palacios

Silverio Palacios

Graveyard Scene
Mika Ainola

Mika Ainola

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Leo Idman

Leo Idman

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Timo Jaatinen

Timo Jaatinen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Markku Jokelainen

Markku Jokelainen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Pertti Kiiveri

Pertti Kiiveri

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Heikki Peltonen

Heikki Peltonen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene
Harry Viita

Harry Viita

Eisensteins Fathers Scene