Leonora in the Morning Light

TIFF.25 - Supernova

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TIFF 2026

Section: Supernova
Director: Thor Klein, Lena Vurma
Cast: Olivia Vinall, Ryan Gage, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Alexander Scheer, Cătălin Jugravu
Duration: 1h 43m
Country: Germany, România, Mexico, United Kingdom
Language: de
Year: 2025

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. Today Leonora Carrington is one of the highest selling female painters worldwide, next to Frida Kahlo and Georgia O’Keeffe.