Julio García Espinosa

A look at the life and work of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea.

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.

Reina is an old and lonely widow whose only companion is a little black dog called Rey. When the dog disappears, Reina begins to question her own existence. Suddenly, her old patrons (who had left Cuba twenty years ago) return to Miami to stay for a week and convince her to go with them. After spending some time together, Reina discovers that her usual, lonelier, life is better than anything else and decides to stay in Cuba.

Reina is an old and lonely widow whose only companion is a little black dog called Rey. When the dog disappears, Reina begins to question her own existence. Suddenly, her old patrons (who had left Cuba twenty years ago) return to Miami to stay for a week and convince her to go with them. After spending some time together, Reina discovers that her usual, lonelier, life is better than anything else and decides to stay in Cuba.

Cheo visits his friend, Manolo, who he hasn't seen for many years. They drink to celebrate their reunion and fondly recall the times they spent together in years past. As they reminisce, the two friends confront the revolution, evaluate their lives, and bare their souls.

Cheo visits his friend, Manolo, who he hasn't seen for many years. They drink to celebrate their reunion and fondly recall the times they spent together in years past. As they reminisce, the two friends confront the revolution, evaluate their lives, and bare their souls.

An episodic film featuring the musical, choreographic and comedic skills of a variety of actors and actresses.

Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most terrible moments of my life, my second exile, which lasted a very long time. Inspired by an ancient Hindu legend.

혁명 이후 쿠바의 가난한 동네에서 살아가는 사람들을 그린다. 새로운 주택 단지가 건설된 후에도 이들이 추구하는 가치와 역할 모델은 바뀌지 않는다. 새로운 사회는 즉각 만들어질 수 없는 법이다. 초등학교 교사 욜란다와 승합차 생산 공장 노동자 마리오는 연인이 된다. 욜란다는 소외된 학생들을 통합하는 교육학적 접근을 위해 분투하다 동료 및 학부모 들과 마찰을 겪는다. 한편, 마리오는 가부장적 역할 모델을 내려놓기 어려워한다.

Chronicles the events immediately surrounding the CIA- supported coup itself.

The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.

Based on the novel Francisco by Anselmo Suárez y Romero, "The Other Francisco" is a socio-economic analysis of slavery and class struggle through the retelling of the original novel. The film contrasts the romantic conceptions of plantation life found in Suárez Romero's novel with a realistic expose of the actual historical conditions of slavery throughout the Americas. It offers a critical analysis of the novel, showing how the author's social background led to his use of particular dramatic structures to convey his liberal, humanitarian viewpoint.

Critical testimony on American war crimes in Vietnam. A film both didactic and conscious of itself, bringing together a number of resources, techniques and documentary styles – a true paradigm of imperfect cinema.

Cuban peasants wield machetes in a violent uprising against Spanish authorities in the late 19th century.

루시아는 각각 다른 시대적 상황을 배경으로 여성해방의 문제를 그린 3부작 옴니버스 영화로, 주인공들의 이름이 모두 루시아다. 1부에서 라파엘을 죽인 루시아는 끌려가던 거리에서 “쿠바는 깨어나라”고 외치는 한 미친 여자에게서 위로를 받고, 2부에서 독재자 바티스타 정권에 넘어간 암울한 극적 분위기를 마무리하는 것은 카메라를 쳐다보는 루시아의 눈이며, 3부에서 혁명군에게 글을 배운 문맹의 루시아가 처음으로 쓴 문장은 “난 떠나요. 난 노예가 아니에요”다. 이렇듯 혁명 이전과 이후 해방의 분위기 속에서도 해방된 삶을 살고 있는 건지 의심스러운 여러 루시아들의 삶을 극적으로 그려내고 있다. 토마스 구티에레즈 알레아 감독과 더불어 현대 쿠바영화의 거장인 움베르토 솔라스 감독은 각 이야기의 시대와 주제에 따라 영화의 스타일을 달리했다. 1890년대의 이야기는 멜로드라마로, 1930년대에는 복고풍의 화면으로, 마지막 1960년대의 이야기는 가벼운 코미디로 그려냈다. 2시간 40분이라는 만만치 않은 상영시간 동안 그는 파노라마처럼 시대의 변화를 담아낸다. 그것을 결국 역사의 흐름이 ‘진보’쪽에 있었음을 능숙하게 설득시킨다. 1960년대 말의 쿠바영화가 고전기 할리우드 혹은 구소련 영화와 맞먹는 형식미를 보여주는 걸작이다.

The metamorphoses of Juan Quin Quin, in turns bullfighter, guerrilla fighter and sacristan.

The metamorphoses of Juan Quin Quin, in turns bullfighter, guerrilla fighter and sacristan.

Three stories reconstructing the start of the triumphant Cuban revolution which deposed Batista.

Featured in a musical environment possible light anywhere in the world, adapted to a Cuban city makes good use of music. The argument is based on the desires and efforts of middle-income families, to hold a quinceanera at a level greater than that permitted by the economic status of a family.

Pedro is a young peasant who leaves home to join the Rebel Army, based in Sierra Maestra.

Pedro is a young peasant who leaves home to join the Rebel Army, based in Sierra Maestra.

The unfair distribution of land in Cuba encourages the support of the peasants to the revolution.

The unfair distribution of land in Cuba encourages the support of the peasants to the revolution.

The unfair distribution of land in Cuba encourages the support of the peasants to the revolution.

A commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Cuban revolution. 500,000 campesinos invited to celebrate the occasion pour into Havana.

Urban reform during the first months of the Cuban revolution is the subject of this documentary

Documentary that portrays the life of a coal-mining town south of Havana, around 1955, prior to the triumph of the revolution.