Sergei Eisenstein's ¡Que viva México!
Travel to 1930s Mexico with revered filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein with this collection of shorts that were originally part of ¡Que viva México!, an unfinished project that's been called Eisenstein's "greatest personal tragedy."
A series of short educational films—Idol of Hope, The Conquering Cross, Spaniard and Indian, Land and Freedom, Mexico Marches, and Zapotec Village—made from footage originally shot for Sergei Eisenstein's ¡Que viva México!, known collectively as Mexican Symphony. Each film was edited by William F. Krusse and Egon Mauthner for distribution by Bell & Howell Company. [72 min; documentary; English]
Before the screening, join the Art History Department for a lecture by Yuri Tsivian (University of Chicago) at 5pm at the Fine Arts building in room 015 (Auditorium).
Prints of Mexico Marches, The Conquering Cross, Idol of Hope, Land and Freedom, and Spaniard and Indian courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Print of Zapotec Village courtesy of IU Libraries Moving Image Archive.
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