Directed by:
Miguel LittinCinematography:
Ricardo AronovichCast:
Nelson Villagra, Katy Jurado, Alain Cuny, Didier Flamand, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Reynaldo Miravalles, Jacques Rispal, Gabriel Retes, Salvador Sánchez (more)Plots(1)
Sometime in the past but not a thing of the past, there is a fictitious Latin American country that could be each and any of them. Its president, residing in Old World Parisian splendour, receives news that back home a coup has been staged. So, to quell the uprising, he must return for a while. Once order is restored, he returns to his life of luxury – only to find out that news of his brutal campaign has made its way to Europe and so, he is no longer welcome there. But a new cycle of violence will change all that once again... Based on the eponymous 1976 novel by Alejo Carpentier, one of Cuba’s greatest writers, Miguel Littin creates a splendid, visually luscious and stunning master fable on the Latin American state of things – which is, of course, applicable to the rest of the world as well. The combination of Littin and Carpentier is more than fitting, particularly on a biographical level, considering that both spent many years in exile and created many of their best works abroad. Regis Debray, one of the leading Left-wing figures of the day and a known Unidad Popular-sympathiser, co-writing the scenario, perfectly rounds things off. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Nelson Villagra
Chile
Best movies:
The Last Supper (1976)
Jackal of Nahueltoro (1969)
Cecilia (1982)
Katy Jurado
Mexico
Best movies:
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
High Noon (1952)
The Racers (1955)
Alain Cuny
France
Best movies:
La dolce vita (1960)
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Didier Flamand
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Chorus (2004)
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Mexico
Best movies:
El imperio de la fortuna (1986)
Hell (2010)
Sandino (1990)
Reynaldo Miravalles
Cuba
Best movies:
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
Alsino and the Condor (1982)
The Widow Montiel (1979)
Jacques Rispal
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
The Confession (1970)
The Cat (1971)
Gabriel Retes
Mexico
Best movies:
Letters from Marusia (1976)
Salvador Sánchez
Mexico
Best movies:
Salvador (1986)
Hell (2010)
Letters from Marusia (1976)
Roger Cudney
USA
Best movies:
Total Recall (1990)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
The Burning Season (1994) (TV movie)