Que Viva Mexico Movie Review 1932

Eisenstein's grand unfinished folly on the history of Mexico, reconstructed and released in 1979 by his protege, Grigori Alexandrov. Divided into four sections: "Sandunga" covers the Tehuantepec jungles and its inhabitants; "Manguei" is about a peasant and his bride; "Fiesta" devotes itself to bullfighting and romance; and "Soldadera" depicts the 1910 Mexican revolution through frescoes. Along with "Greed" and "Napoleon," it remains as one of cinema's greatest irrecoverable casualties. Russian narration with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mexico, Propaganda, Restored Footage

Screenplay

Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Alexandrov

Cinematography

Eduard Tisse

Director

Sergei Eisenstein

Producer

Grigori Alexandrov-Mosfilm