Death Day

Duration: 16 min

Genre: Geography

Year Published: 1933

Creator: Principal Picture: Publisher

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Sergei Eisenstein

Description: Eisenstein's inspiring picture of the fiesta of Calaveras, the most important and picturesque of Mexican Festivals. Masterfully edited in the Russian style, this film brings out vividly the spirit of festivity and joy with which the Mexican people welcome the return, in spiritual form, of their departed loved ones. Older, more advanced groups.

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Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942