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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

11 February 2015

Country

Belgium

Cast

Elmer Bäck

Sergei Eisenstein

Luis Alberti

Palomino Cañedo

José Montini

Diego Rivera

Cristina Velasco Lozano

Frida Kahlo

Rasmus Slätis

Grisha Alexandrov

Jakob Öhrman

Edouard Tisse

Sara Juárez

Mercedes

Alaín Vargas

Gideon

Maya Zapata

Concepción Cañedo

Gustavo Galván

Rolando

Emiliano Morales

Pascal

Anna Knaifel

Pera

Alenka Ríos

Alba

Lisa Owen

Mary Craig Sinclair

Stelio Savante

Hunter S. Kimbrough

César Fonseca

Bodyguard 1

Paris Santibánez

Bodyguard 2

Idalí Soto

Respectable Woman

Cristina Gilés

Whore

Diego Gálvez

Blackmailer 1

Ricardo Zárraga

Blackmailer 2

Alejandro Salmán

Visa Official

Irving Hernandez

Camorrista 1

Humberto Granados

Camorrista 2

Mario Robles

Camorrista 3

Patrik Sigmundt

Camorrista 4

Esteban Cansaya

Camorrista 5

María Gálvez

Graveyard Scene

Silverio Palacios

Graveyard Scene

Mika Ainola

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Leo Idman

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Timo Jaatinen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Markku Jokelainen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Pertti Kiiveri

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Heikki Peltonen

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

Raino Ranta

Meierhold

Harry Viita

Eisensteins Fathers Scene

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