Time in the Sun (1940) DVD-R

Starring Ponce Espino, Charles Frederick Lindsley, William Royle, Carlos Tarin
Directed by Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein

Print: Black/White
Runtime: 55 min.
Genre: Documentary

For the most part, this film by Marie Seton, is a series of scenes , depicting Mexican natives in picturesque rituals, ceremonies and rites. It was edited from 110,000 feet of negative film shot in Mexico by Sergei M. Eisentein for his unfinished film "Viva Mexico." Near the end of this 59-minute film a short plot is introduced. A peon seeks permission from his master to marry but instead of granting the request the master attacks the girl.