Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study poster

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

8.5(2)19553h 48m0

"Eisenstein journeyed to Mexico in late 1930 to begin shooting a film. With backing provided by Upton and Mary Craig Sinclair, the great Soviet auteur planned to make an epoch-spanning pageant of Mexico’s political history and cultural iconography, moving from the pre-Columbian era through colonization and, finally, revolution ... with the project running over budget the film was shut down. Sinclair eventually deposited the film materials at MoMA in 1953, at which point the scholar Jay Leyda assembled and annotated the shots, ordering them according to the filmmaker’s plans and presenting the images just as they had been shot, unedited ... here one is given the opportunity to attend to Eisenstein in an entirely different way, and aspects that might otherwise be overshadowed come to the fore: the way he works with nonprofessional actors, for example, or the striking mise-en-scène." - MoMA

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
Spanish

Behind the camera

Produced in

Mexico, United States of America

Gallery

Still from Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyStill from Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyStill from Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1955
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereSource: IMDB (Venice)24 Aug 1958

Frequently asked questions

Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study was released on 1 January 1955.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this