BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Frida &\; Diego: Passion\, Politics\, and Painting\, \;the High Museum of Art is screening \;the films ¡\;Qué\; viva Mé\;xico! at noon and Frida at 2 p.m in the Hill Auditorium every Saturday from February 16 through May 11. Expl ore the work and lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera with a morning in the galleries and an afternoon film!\n¡\;Qué\; viva Mé \;xico! ScreeningsSaturdays\, February 16&ndash\;May 11Noon\, Hill Audit orium (April 6: Education Center Lecture Room) Filmed in 1930&ndash\;193 1 by famed Russian director Sergei Eisenstein\, ¡\;Qué\; viva Mé\;xico! is an archival treasure with striking aesthetics and an avant-garde sensibility that continue to stand the test of time. After meeting Diego Rivera in Moscow\, Eisenstein left Russia to make a film a bout Mexico but was shut down after shooting approximately 30 to 50 hour s of footage. He was never given the chance to edit the film himself\, s o his friend\, filmmaker Grigori Alexandrov\, edited the footage in 1979 \, creating the remarkable version we have today. ¡\;Qué\; vi va Mé\;xico! blurs the boundary between fiction and documentary as it moves from one vignette to the next\, oscillating between narrative modes but maintaining an impassioned\, romantic vision of the Mexican sc ene. Whether in the bullfighting ring\, joining in Day of the Dead celeb rations\, or following two lovers' tormented saga\, Eisenstein's camera never fails to evoke a distinctly Mexican cultural and visual landscape. Indeed\, the description of Mexico offered at the heart of the film &md ash\; "tender\, lyrical\, and cruel" &mdash\; also epitomizes the life a nd work of the country's greatest cultural royalty: Frida Kahlo and Dieg o Rivera. Free with paid Museum admission and free to members. URL:http://midtown.patch.com/events/film-que-viva-mexico SUMMARY:Film: Que Viva Mexico! LOCATION:High Museum of Art: 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR