CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 0m

Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

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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.

Directed byTeresa Griffiths

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
December 10, 2017
Studios
SVTBBCRonachan Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Joanna Moorhead

Self (interviewee)

Antony Penrose

Self (interviewee)

Teresa Griffiths

Narrator

Lizzie Wells

Young Leonora (voice)

Gabriel Weisz Carrington

Gabriel Weisz Carrington

Self (interviewee)

Paul Weisz Carrington

Self (interviewee)

Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington

Self (archive footage/audio)

Tere Arcq

Self (interviewee)

Elena Poniatowska

Elena Poniatowska

Self (interviewee)

Miguel S. Escobedo

Self (interviewee)

Creative team
Directed by
Teresa Griffiths
Produced by
Rachel Hooper

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