Soviet Union / Mexico,
1979, 90 min
Directed by:
Sergei M. EisensteinScreenplay:
Sergei M. EisensteinCinematography:
Eduard TissePlots(1)
The film consists of three vignettes: Sandunga, Manguei, and Fiesta. The first explores the precolonial world of the Incas, observing ancient architecture and detailing pagan religious practices and langorous mating rituals. In the second, a murderer is punished for his crime in an unusually graphic and barbaric manner. The third features a brilliantly photographed bullfight. (official distributor synopsis)
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