Having revolutionized film editing through such masterworks of montage as Potemkin and Strike, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein emigrated West in hopes of testing the capabilities of the American film industry. Quickly ostracized from Hollywood, Eisenstein, Grigory Alexandrov, and photographer Eduard Tisse (at the urging of author Upton Sinclair) wandered south of the border, where they began filming a highly stylized documentary about the people and volatile social climate of Mexico. Unfortunately, a lack of funds prohibited the film's completion, and the famed director was unable to edit the film. In 1979, by referring to Eisenstein's extensive notes and sketches, Alexandrov assembled the most definitive version of the film; as close to Eisenstein's vision as one is ever likely to see.
¡Qué Viva México! has generally received very positive reviews.
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¡Qué Viva México! was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 17 reviews, giving ¡Qué Viva México! (1979) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 83%. Professional critics were more impressed with ¡Qué Viva México! than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 76%, ¡Qué Viva México! is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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