Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

Overview

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 by Teresa Griffiths

Top cast

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Joanna Moorhead

Self (interviewee)

A

Antony Penrose

Self (interviewee)

T

Teresa Griffiths

Narrator

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Lizzie Wells

Young Leonora (voice)

Gabriel Weisz Carrington

Self (interviewee)

P

Paul Weisz Carrington

Self (interviewee)

Leonora Carrington

Self (archive footage/audio)

T

Tere Arcq

Self (interviewee)

Elena Poniatowska

Self (interviewee)

M

Miguel S. Escobedo

Self (interviewee)

H

Homero Aridjis

Self (interviewee)

B

Betty Aridjis

Self (interviewee)

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