This is very exciting news indeed. Peter Greenaway’s new movie is coming in September 2014 and needless to say, I can’t wait.
Here is a first look, after the jump.
Directed by Greenaway (‘The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover’, ‘The Draughtsman’s Contract’, ‘The Pillow Book’), the Eisenstein cast includes Finnish actor Elmer Back in the title role, Mexican actor Luis Alberti in the role of his guide (Palomino Cañedo), South African actor Stelio Savante as Hunter S Kimbrough and Lisa Owen as Mary Craig Sinclair.
The film follows Eisenstein’s ten days spent in Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1931. His sensual experiences in Guanajuato greatly influenced his life and his films.
Greenaway said: “At a time when cinema is dying, it is pertinent to celebrate cinema’s greatest practitioner. The business of cinema never seems to change. Many of the problems Eisenstein had in 1931, have reappeared all over again. Difficulties of financing, problems of logistics, cultures and language barriers. Such as Eisenstein rose to these problems, so do we.”
“Eisenstein in Guanajuato” is an international co-production between Submarine and Fu Works (The Netherlands), and Paloma Negra Films (Mexico), Edith Film (Finland) and Potemkino (Belgium). Broadcasting networks VPRO (the Netherlands), ZDF (Germany), Arte (France) and YLE (Finland) are supporting the film. The pic is produced by Bruno Felix and Femke Wolting for Submarine (“Meet the Fokkens,” “Rembrandt’s J’Accuse”), and San Fu Maltha for Fu Works (“Blackbook,” “Winter in Wartime,”). The film will be shot entirely in Guanajuato, Mexico.
The film is expected to be released in cinemas in September 2014.
Photos by Karin S. De Boer
I mean the design. Who knows what’ll look like in the film…
5th image is very 2001. Love these.
i’m a huge greenaway fan as well….and i agree this doesn’t look like a greenaway film. doesn’t look …symmetrical enough. “the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover” is a top 100 all-time film for me
These don’t look a thing like any other Peter Greenaway movie I can think of. So I’m very interested. He’s one of my favourite working filmmakers. I never took you for a Greenaway fan, Sasha! Good to read that you are 🙂
Is it just me, or: the last two pictures remind me of Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic”??
Imagine… Peter Greenaway does Traffic. That’s be so weird…
Is it just me, or: the last two pictures remind me of Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic”??
Either way, this movie looks like it will be amazing! 🙂
Cannes for sure.
@Aaron: As a fellow Mexican also, it is one of the most impressive places that our country has to offer. The shots look like they can capture the beauty of that place.
HOT DAMN!!!!!!
I love Greenaway. His films are always a challenge and not for passive audiences. It’s so hard to find them these days. The DVD’s are usually crap.
I can’t wait either.
As someone who lives in Guanajuato I can tell you it is a beautiful place 🙂 The film looks amazing