Overview

• Leonora im Morgenlicht premiered in mid-July 2025 as a Germany/Mexico/UK/Romania co-production directed by Thor Klein alongside Lena Vurma and starring Olivia Vinall as the pioneering Surrealist artist.
• The film adopts a non-linear, chapter-based structure that weaves Carrington’s signature motifs—especially the hyena—into dreamlike sequences evoking her inner world.
• It highlights Carrington’s rejection of the traditional “muse” role and her struggle for creative agency within a male-dominated Surrealist movement.
• The narrative tracks her wartime separation from Max Ernst and her subsequent psychological crisis without revealing major plot developments.
• Critics have lauded Vinall’s multifaceted performance and the film’s immersive visuals and sound design, although some have argued it leans on familiar artist-biopic conventions.