Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist
2017•1h 0m•7.9•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknown in the country of her birth. This film explores her dramatic evolution from British debutante to artist in exile, living out her days in Mexico City, and takes us on a journey into her darkly strange and cinematic world.
Director
Teresa Griffiths
Languages
English
Studio
SVT
Cast
Joanna Moorhead
Self (interviewee)
Antony Penrose
Self (interviewee)
Teresa Griffiths
Narrator
Lizzie Wells
Young Leonora (voice)
Gabriel Weisz Carrington
Self (interviewee)
Paul Weisz Carrington
Self (interviewee)
Leonora Carrington
Self (archive footage/audio)
Tere Arcq
Self (interviewee)
Elena Poniatowska
Self (interviewee)
Miguel S. Escobedo
Self (interviewee)
Homero Aridjis
Self (interviewee)
Betty Aridjis
Self (interviewee)
Production
Company
SVT
Company
BBC
Company
Erica Starling Productions
Company
Ronachan Films
Company
Avrotros
Producer
Rachel Hooper
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