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The footage instead made its way into the hands of other filmmakers, who sought to approximate his bold vision. A first of its kind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSERGEI EISENSTEIN ¡MÉXICO!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e assembles newly restored versions of those films derived from Eisenstein's legendary Mexican footage: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThunder Over Mexico\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1933) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1934) by Sol Lesser, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime in the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1940) by Marie Seton, Bell \u0026amp; Howell’s four-volume Mexican Symphony by Willam F. Kruse and Egon Mauthner (1940-41), and the debut of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIdols Behind Altars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2026), a diptych of Eisenstein's raw footage conceived by Bruce Posner with a new score by Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky). 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