Eisenstein in Guanajuato[/b] is a feature film by Peter Greenaway about the world's greatest filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein.
Set in Mexico during the “10 days that shook” Russia’s greatest silent filmmaker, “Eisenstein in Guanajuato” marks Peter Greenaway’s raucous attempt to capture his all-time cinema idol at his moment of greatest personal discovery and deepest professional frustration — which, the film takes great delight in suggesting, coincided with the loss of his virginity, at age 33, so far from his (still) homophobic homeland. Determined to breathe fresh life into a medium he insists has scarcely evolved in the 90 years since Sergei Eisenstein made “Strike,” Greenaway has wrought an outrageously unconventional and deliriously profane biopic that could take decades to be duly appreciated.
I applaud Peter's unintentional trolling of Russia's authorities I'm pretty sure all things considered (official ideology and politics wise) this film will not get released in Russia which is a shame, really.
Gosfilmofond (Russia's state film foundation) scandal:
Spoiler:
Russia's state film foundation refused to participate in British director Peter Greenaway's biographical film about Sergei Eisenstein unless references to the famed director's homosexuality are removed.
Gosfilmofond's CEO Nikolai Borodachev said that Peter Greenaway wrote about Esienstein's homosexuality in his script and Gosfilmofond is not happy about this.
- I don't want to talk about it (homosexuality). We do not want any mentioning of this aspect of Eisenstein's life in the film. - Borodachev said.
The director in turn insisted that it was important. Borodachev said that the script must be "adapted for Russian viewers".
Archives that belong to Gosfillmofond detailing the life of the famous Russian director were supposed to be used in the film.
Russian film "experts" support Gosfilmofond stance:
Naum Klejman, an expert on Eisentstein's work:
- I think homosexuality is totally irrelevant here. When we make a biopic about a great artist, we need to tell viewers about his work and how Eisenstein affected the history of cinematography. Why do we have to tell them about his personal life? I've never supported censorship but in this particular case we are talking here about morality and decency.
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I'm pretty sure all things considered (official ideology and politics wise) this film will not get released in Russia which is a shame, really. 
