Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015 6.3 (3.0k) Age 16+

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.

Actors

Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Rasmus Slätis, Jakob Öhrman, Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen, Stelio Savante

Genres

Biography, Comedy

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