The Lost City (2005)

In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Garcia

Writer:

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Stars:

Alfredo Armenteros, Andy Garcia, Inés Sastre

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfredo Armenteros	...	Chocolate (as Alfredo 'Chocolate' Armenteros)
Danny Pino	...	Alberto Mora
Richard Marquez	...	Rega
Franklin Dominguez	...	Lieutenant Dario
William Marquez	...	Rodney
Andy Garcia	...	Fico Fellove
Nestor Carbonell	...	Luis Fellove
Inés Sastre	...	Aurora Fellove
Tomas Milian	...	Don Federico Fellove
Millie Perkins	...	Doña Cecilia Fellove
Richard Bradford	...	Don Donoso Fellove
Enrique Murciano	...	Ricardo Fellove
Dominik García-Lorido	...	Mercedes Fellove
Victor Rivers	...	El Indio
Amelia Vega	...	Minerva

Storyline

In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the nightclub owner to flee to New York.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | havana cuba | fidel castro | 1950s | cuba | 

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Taglines:

A place you leave is a place that lives forever.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La ciudad perdida

Filming Locations:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$9,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$191,560 (USA) (28 April 2006)

Gross:

$2,483,955 (USA) (18 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crescent Drive Pictures, CineSon Entertainment, Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Garcia's first draft of the script was 306 pages. It was later trimmed to 120 pages.

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Goofs

50 minutes in the movie there is a scene where Fico interrupts Pizzi's dinner. You see Fico with a burning cigarette in the mirror's reflection. He pulls his cigarette from his mouth. Then the camera angle switches directly on him and you see him with a non-burning cigarette in his mouth. When you see Fico's reflection again the cigarette has disappeared from his mouth.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alberto Mora: A message from Pelico.
[gangsters begin shooting]

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Crazy Credits

Thank you for making this production possible: ... The People of the Dominican Republic, ... The Mayor of Santo Domingo ...

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Connections

References The Jimmy Durante Show (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Otra Cosa"
(2000)
Written and Performed by Omar Sosa
Published by Sosafunke Music Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of Otá Records

User Reviews

Andy García's work of love and courage

Critics all over have trashed this movie on account on its politics, angry at the way García has depicted Che Guevara as the real murderer he was, at the way he has portrayed the profound injustices and oppression of Fidel Castro's regime, at the way it does not conform to the sympathetic view Hollywood has always had about the Cuban Revolution. The movie suffers sometimes from the inexperienced hand of a first-time director, the lack of the epic budget it needed, and the poor acting of Inés Sastre but it is not a bad movie, not at all. It's an extremely entertaining film that uses its modest resources with great care to give us a dignified, sincere, notably balanced and very emotional document of the terrible experience of the Cuban people. Don't believe the extremely biased reviews of The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other media. Go and see it. Music lovers will enjoy a splendid mix of popular and classical Cuban music, and a great original score which will make a nice CD.