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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Gabriel Weisz CarringtonSelf (interviewee)
Leonora CarringtonSelf (archive footage/audio)
Elena PoniatowskaSelf (interviewee)Explore the crew
- Producer
- Rachel Hooper
- Director
- Teresa Griffiths
- Editor
- Adam Finch
- Director of Photography
- Neil Harvey
- Original Music Composer
- Andy Cowton