Eisenstein in Guanajuato
February 11, 2015
Overview
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...More
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 and crew
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Peter Greenaway
Director
Elmer Bäck
Sergei Eisenstein
Luis Alberti
Palomino Cañedo
JM
José Montini
Diego Rivera
CVL
Cristina Velasco Lozano
Frida Kahlo
RS
Rasmus Slätis
Grisha Alexandrov
Jakob Öhrman
Edouard Tisse
SJ
Sara Juárez
Mercedes
AV
Alaín Vargas
Gideon
Maya Zapata
Concepción Cañedo
GG
Gustavo Galván
Rolando
EM
Emiliano Morales
Pascal
AK
Anna Knaifel
Pera
Alenka Ríos
Alba
Lisa Owen
Mary Craig Sinclair
Stelio Savante
Hunter S. Kimbrough
CF
César Fonseca
Bodyguard 1
PS
Paris Santibánez
Bodyguard 2
IS
Idalí Soto
Respectable Woman
CG
Cristina Gilés
Whore
DG
Diego Gálvez
Blackmailer 1
RZ
Ricardo Zárraga
Blackmailer 2
AS
Alejandro Salmán
Visa Official
IH
Irving Hernandez
Camorrista 1
HG
Humberto Granados
Camorrista 2
MR
Mario Robles
Camorrista 3
PS
Patrik Sigmundt
Camorrista 4
EC
Esteban Cansaya
Camorrista 5
MG
María Gálvez
Graveyard Scene
Silverio Palacios
Graveyard Scene
MA
Mika Ainola
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
LI
Leo Idman
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
TJ
Timo Jaatinen
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
MJ
Markku Jokelainen
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
PK
Pertti Kiiveri
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
HP
Heikki Peltonen
Eisensteins Fathers Scene
RR
Raino Ranta
Meierhold
HV
Harry Viita
Eisensteins Fathers Scene