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¡Qué Viva México!

6.8(56)19791h 25m1

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.

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Language
Russian

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Mexico, Soviet Union

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  • United StatesUS

    • Premiere1 Nov 1979
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereMannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival1 Oct 1979

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¡Qué Viva México! was released on 1 October 1979.

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