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Que viva Mexico! : Sergei Eisenstein's restored masterwork
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Que viva Mexico! : Sergei Eisenstein's restored masterwork

Author: Sergei Eisenstein; Grigoriĭ Vasilʹevich Aleksandrov; Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm".; Kino International Corporation.
Publisher: New York : Kino on Video, ©2001.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : RussianView all editions and formats
Summary:
A film document of the history of Mexico, presented in four novellas: Sandunga, an exposition of Tehuantepec jungles and the peaceful lifestyles of their inhabitants; Manguei, a love story about a poor peon and his bride; Fiesta, devoted to bullfignting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.
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Genre/Form: Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Sergei Eisenstein; Grigoriĭ Vasilʹevich Aleksandrov; Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm".; Kino International Corporation.
OCLC Number: 46824777
Language Note: In Russian with English subtitles.
Notes: Based on: Que viva Mexico! / Sergei Eisenstein.
Previously issued in less complete version under title: Thunder over Mexico.
Reconstructed by Grigori Aleksandrov in 1979 from materials directed by Sergei Einstein in 1931.
Includes: Romance sentimentale (20 min) and Misery and fortune of woman (20 min. excerpt).
Credits: Sergei Einstein, director; Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei Einstein, writers; Kate Crane Gartz, producer; cinematographer, Eduard Tisse; editor, Grigori Aleksandrov.
Target Audience: Senior high school through college and adult.
Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD.
Contents: The sandunga --
Fiesta --
The bullfight --
Maguey --
Soldadera.
Other Titles: Romance sentimentale.
Miser and fortune of woman.
Viva Mexico!
Sergei Eisenstein's que viva Mexico!
Thunder over Mexico.
Que viva Mexico!
Responsibility: a Mosfilm production.
Local System Bib Number:
179574

Abstract:

A film document of the history of Mexico, presented in four novellas: Sandunga, an exposition of Tehuantepec jungles and the peaceful lifestyles of their inhabitants; Manguei, a love story about a poor peon and his bride; Fiesta, devoted to bullfignting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.
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