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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- SVT, BBC, Erica Starling Productions, Ronachan Films
Keywords
- artist
- painter
- surrealism
- biography
- art
- woman director
- painter as artist
- portrait of an artist
- famous people
- documentary
- art documentary
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Top Cast
Joanna Moorhead as Self (interviewee)
Antony Penrose as Self (interviewee)
Teresa Griffiths as Narrator
Lizzie Wells as Young Leonora (voice)
Gabriel Weisz Carrington as Self (interviewee)
Paul Weisz Carrington as Self (interviewee)
Leonora Carrington as Self (archive footage
Tere Arcq as Self (interviewee)
Top Crew
Teresa Griffiths · Director
Andy Cowton · Composer
Neil Harvey · Cinematographer
Adam Finch · Editor
Rachel Hooper · Producer
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