Qué viva México! = Da zdravstvuet Meksika! = Viva Mexico!

Eisenstein, Sergei, 1898-1948 (film director.). Tisse, Ė. (Ėduard), 1893-1961 (director of photography.). Aleksandrov, Grigoriĭ Vasilʹevich, 1903-1984 (editor of moving image work.). Orlov, Nikita, (editor of moving image work.). Bondarchuk, Sergeĭ, 1920-1994 (narrator.). e 0 (Added Author). Kino International Corporation, (film distributor.). Felix Balderas, Sara Garcia, Martin Hernandez, David Liceaga, Jlio Saldivar, Isabel Villasenor. (Cast).

Summary: Que viva Mexico: 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 bullfighting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Edition: Deluxe edition.
Publisher: New York : Kino on Video : Kino International Corp., [2001]
Distributor: New York : Kino on Video : [2001]
Copyright: ©2001

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Reconstructed by Grigori Aleksandrov and Nikita Orlov in 1979 from materials directed by Sergei Eisenstein in 1931. Previously issued in less complete version under title: Thunder over Mexico. Actual running time: "Approximately 87 min." One sheet of program note inserted inside container. Special features: Que Viva clippings: a sampling of texts pertaining to the production and release of Que Viva Mexico.
Formatted Contents Note:	[Feature film]. Opening titles ; Prologue ; The Sandunga ; Fiesta ; The bullfight ; Maguey ; Soldadera ; Epilogue -- Supplements: Supplemental material. Que viva Mexico (1931/1979, 85 min.) ; Romance sentimentale : a cinematographic study with Mara Griy / scenario and direction, S.M. Eisenstein and G.V. Alexandroff ; music, Alexis Archangelsky ; production, Sequana-Film (1930, 20 min.) ; Misery and fortune of woman = Frauennot, Frauenglück / Lazar Wechsler presents ; Praesens-Film AG ; photographed by Eduard Tisse ; directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigory Alexandrov ; music by Martin Uhl ; restored by Bret Wood (1929, 20 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Grigory Aleksandrov ; cinematographer, Eduard Tisse; editor, Esfir Tobak.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Sergei Bondarchuk. Felix Balderas, Sara Garcia, Martin Hernandez, David Liceaga, Jlio Saldivar, Isabel Villasenor.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Language Note:	Russian narration, English subtitles.