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¡Qué Viva México! (1979)
Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
Documentary, Drama · 1h 25m
Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated West in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry. Quickly ostracized from Hollywood, Eisenstein, Grigory Alexandrov, and photographer Eduard Tisse (at the urging of author Upton Sinclair) wandered south of the border, where they began filming a highly stylized documentary about the people and volatile social climate of Mexico. Unfortunately, a lack of funds prohibited the film's completion, and the famed director was unable to edit the film. In 1979, by referring to Eisenstein's extensive notes and sketches, Alexandrov assembled the most definitive version of the film; as close to Eisenstein's vision as one is ever likely to see.
Cast
Sergei Bondarchuk
Narrator (voice)
Grigori Aleksandrov
Self
Sara García
Hacendado's Daughter (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Sergei Eisenstein
- Screenplay
- Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov
- Director of Photography
- Eduard Tisse
- Original Music Composer
- Yury Yakushev
- Editor
- Esfir Tobak, Grigori Aleksandrov
- Producer
- S. Hillkowitz, Upton Sinclair, Mary Craig Sinclair, Otto Kahn, Hunter S. Kimbrough, Kate Crane Gartz
Details
- Original title
- Да здравствует Мексика!
- Release date
- 1979-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- RU
- Spoken languages
- Russian, Pushto
- Countries
- Mexico, Soviet Union
- Production
- Mosfilm