Leonora in the Morning Light

Leonora im Morgenlicht

Germany, Mexico, Romania, United Kingdom | 2025 | 103 min

Language: English, Spanish, French

Subtitles: English (partially)

Suitable for audiences aged 12 and above

Director(s): Thor Klein, Lena Vurma

Script: Thor Klein, Lena Vurma based on the book by Elena Poniatowska

Cast: Olivia Vinall, Alexander Scheer, István Téglás, Ryan Gage, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Wren Stembridge, Mercedes Bahleda

Production: Dragonfly films

Distribution: Indie Sales

Drama

Female Director Artists Biopic Debut On Art Identity

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In the early 1930s, painter Leonora Carrington, a rebel against social expectations, joins the surrealist movement and its iconic figures like André Breton and Salvador Dalí in Paris. A whirlwind love affair with artist Max Ernst confronts her with her inner demons. During the war, Leonora flees to Mexico and finally empowers herself.

The directors select several moments from her first few years living and working in Mexico, using this as the foundation for the narrative, giving them the opportunity to truly engage with the smaller details, rather than covering her life from cradle to grave. Today Leonora Carrington is one of the highest selling female painters worldwide, next to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe. The film is based on the bestselling novel by journalist Elena Poniatowska.

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Updated 2025-08-26 16:45:08 UTC