2015 | Color | 105:00 In 1931, at the height of his artistic powers, celebrated Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Mexico to shoot a new film, privately funded by American pro-Communist sympathizers, called ¡Que viva México! Rejected by Hollywood and under pressure to return to Stalinist Russia, Eisenstein reaches Guanajuato, where he spends ten passionate days that will go on to shape the rest of his career. Country: México, Bélgica, Finlandia, Holanda (Países Bajos) Direction: Greenaway; Peter Script: Greenaway; Peter Production: Wolting; Femke, Maltha; San Fu, Félix; Bruno, Velasco; Cristina Photography: van Brummelen; Reinier Sound: Nyström; Micke, Locatelli; Raúl Cast:Bäck; Elmer, Savante; Stelio, Slätis; Rasmus, Öhrman; Jakob, del Castillo; Alan, Zapata; Maya, Owen; Lisa, Alberti; Luis, Ranta; Raino Art direction: Solares; Ana Participation year at FICM: 2015
2015 | Color | 105:00 In 1931, at the height of his artistic powers, celebrated Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to Mexico to shoot a new film, privately funded by American pro-Communist sympathizers, called ¡Que viva México! Rejected by Hollywood and under pressure to return to Stalinist Russia, Eisenstein reaches Guanajuato, where he spends ten passionate days that will go on to shape the rest of his career. Country: México, Bélgica, Finlandia, Holanda (Países Bajos) Direction: Greenaway; Peter Script: Greenaway; Peter Production: Wolting; Femke, Maltha; San Fu, Félix; Bruno, Velasco; Cristina Photography: van Brummelen; Reinier Sound: Nyström; Micke, Locatelli; Raúl Cast:Bäck; Elmer, Savante; Stelio, Slätis; Rasmus, Öhrman; Jakob, del Castillo; Alan, Zapata; Maya, Owen; Lisa, Alberti; Luis, Ranta; Raino Art direction: Solares; Ana Participation year at FICM: 2015
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
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