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Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

Eisenstein shot 50 hours of footage on location in Mexico in 1931 and 32 for what would have become ¡Que viva México!, but was not able to finish the film. Following two wildly different reconstruction attempts in 1939 (Marie Seton's 'Time in the Sun') and 1979 (Grigori Alexandrov's '¡Que viva México!') Kovalov has here compiled another hypothetical version of what Eisenstein's film might have been.

Top Cast

  • Alexandra Scheff

    Alexandra Scheff

    Narrator

  • Grigori Aleksandrov

    Grigori Aleksandrov

    Himself

  • Sergei Eisenstein

    Sergei Eisenstein

    Himself

  • Martín Hernández

    Martín Hernández

    Sebastian

  • David Liceága

    David Liceága

    Matador

  • Julio Saldívar

    Julio Saldívar

    Hacienda Owner

  • Eduard Tisse

    Eduard Tisse

    Himself

  • Isabel Villaseñor

    Isabel Villaseñor

    Maria

Overview

Eisenstein shot 50 hours of footage on location in Mexico in 1931 and 32 for what would have become ¡Que viva México!, but was not able to finish the film. Following two wildly different reconstruction attempts in 1939 (Marie Seton's 'Time in the Sun') and 1979 (Grigori Alexandrov's '¡Que viva México!') Kovalov has here compiled another hypothetical version of what Eisenstein's film might have been.

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