In his latest opus, veteran oddball filmmaker Peter Greenaway brings his ornate, grotesque, and visually immaculate style to bear on a particular and peculiar chapter in the life of Soviet ur-auteur Sergei Eisenstein. As its title suggests, Eiseinstein in Guanajuato follows the iconic filmmaker during an extended stay in Mexico. In the early 1930s, Eisenstein arrived in Guanajuato seeking to create an epic film chronicling Mexican history and politics, sponsored financially by left-wing muckraking American novelist Upton Sinclair. The project never quite came together, but not before Eisenstein blew through his budget shooting dozens of miles of film—all while allegedly undergoing a sexual awakening thanks to an affair with Jorge Palomino y Cañedo, a young academic who had been appointed his guide to Mexico. | MSPIFF Wednesday, April 13, 4:30 pm Sunday, April 17, 7:10pm Director: Peter Greenaway Producers: Bruno Felix, San Fu Maltha, Cristina Velasco, Femke Wolting Writer: Peter Greenaway Cinematographer: Reinier van Brummelen Editor: Elmer Leupen Cast: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Maya Zapata Runtime: 105m. Genre: Drama/History Country: Netherlands/Mexico/Finland/Belgium |
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