Following its UK Premiere right here at Chichester Cinema last Summer, we present this film set in 1930s Paris, where rebellious British painter Leonora Carrington joins some other surrealists.
Carrington (Olivia Vinall) rebels against society’s expectations, mingles with iconic figures including André Breton (Denis Eiriey) and Salvador Dalí (Cat Jugavru) in Paris and has a whirlwind love affair with Max Ernst (Alexander Scheer) before fleeing to Mexico during WWII. Today Leonora Carrington is one of the highest selling female painters worldwide, next to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe. The film is based on Elena Poniatowska’s best-selling book ‘Leonora’ and also stars Mercedes Bahleda as Peggy Guggenheim, Cassandra Ciangherotti as Remedios Varo and Ryan Gage as Edward James. (Some subtitles)
Germany/Mexico 2025 Thor Klein & Lena Vurma 103m
