37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL Oct 30-Nov 3, 2024

37th Annual VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL October 30-November 3, 2024

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

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Elmer Bäck in EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO

In 1931 Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Mexico to shoot a new film after being rejected by Hollywood. Despite increasing pressure to return to Stalinist Russia, Eisenstein arrives in the city of Guanajuato at the height of his artistic powers. Netherlands-based British director Peter Greenaway unapologetically explores the mind of a creative genius facing the desires of fear and love through explicit depictions of sex, death, fear, and desire. Eisenstein in Guanajuato vibrantly dramatizes the 10 passionate days that helped shape the rest of the career of one of the greatest masters of cinema.

Date

Friday, November 6

Time

9:15 PM

Location

Downtown Mall : Violet Crown B

Film Info

Director: Peter Greenaway

Runtime: 105 min.

Genre: International

Year: 2015

Country: Netherlands

Featuring: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Maya Zapata