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1. The Battle of Chile: Part II (1976)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán tracks the deterioration of Salvador Allende's position following the attempted coup d'état of 29 June 1973, and analyzes the 10 weeks before Augusto Pinochet's CIA-backed seizure of power.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Carlos Altamirano, Fernando Castillo, Luis Corvalán
Votes: 1,284
2. The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, History
The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Abilio Fernández, Salvador Allende
Votes: 1,615
4. The Battle of Chile: Part III (1979)
80 min | Documentary, History
This film investigates the factory worker's response to the insurrection, as well as Chile's socialist aspirations for the future. The camera captures the optimism in the industrial working class before Pinochet's US-backed coup d'état.
Director: Patricio Guzmán | Stars: Salvador Allende, Abilio Fernández, Ernesto Malbran
Votes: 1,043
5. Un día en el solar (1965)
88 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Eduardo Manet | Stars: Sonia Calero, Roberto Rodríguez, Tomás Morales, Assenech Rodriguez
Votes: 6
6. El otro Francisco (1974)
97 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Giral | Stars: Miguel Benavides, Alina Sánchez, Ramón Veloz, Adolfo Llauradó
Votes: 87
7. Lucia (1968)
160 min | Drama
Traces episodes in the lives of three Cuban women, each named Lucía, from three different historical periods: the Cuban war of independence (with Spain), the 1930s, and the 1960s.
Director: Humberto Solás | Stars: Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Núñez, Adela Legrá, Eduardo Moure
Votes: 1,184
8. Reina y Rey (1994)
100 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Consuelo Vidal, Coralia Veloz, Rogelio Blain, Miriam Socarras
Votes: 33
9. Rocha que Voa (2002)
94 min | Documentary
Documentary about one of the most obscure periods in director Glauber Rocha's life: his exile in Cuba, from 1971 until 1972.
Director: Eryk Rocha | Stars: Fernando Birri, Julio García Espinosa, Alfredo Guevara, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Votes: 76
10. One Way or Another (1977)
78 min | Drama, Romance
In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda, a schoolteacher, throws into relief the differences in their perspectives and values in Revolutionary Cuba.
Director: Sara Gómez | Stars: Mario Balmaseda, Yolanda Cuéllar, Mario Limonta, Isaura Mendoza
Votes: 649
11. Cuba baila (1961)
87 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Tete Blanco, Vivian Gude, Alfredo Perojo, Raquel Revuelta
Votes: 15
12. Esta tierra nuestra (1959)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Julio García Espinosa | Star: Francisco Forcades
Votes: 35
13. El joven rebelde (1961)
82 min | Drama
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Blas Mora, Wember Bros, José Yedra, Carlos Sessano
Votes: 16
14. Cuba '58 (1962)
78 min | Drama
A reconstruction of the start of the triumphant Cuban revolution which deposed Batista. It includes asserters of interviews with those involved with the revolution.
Directors: Jorge Fraga, Jomí García Ascot | Stars: Yolanda Arenas, Pedro Pablo Astorga, Sergio Corrieri, René de la Cruz
Votes: 7
15. La primera carga al machete (1969)
84 min | Drama
Both Spanish soldiers and Cuban peasants recall the bloody attack by machete-slicing Cubans in the late 19th century. The officers discuss the attack and the implications their defeat will ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Octavio Gómez | Stars: Adolfo Llauradó, José Rodríguez, Idalia Anreus, Eslinda Núñez
Votes: 126
16. El mégano (1955)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Julio García Espinosa, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Votes: 63
18. The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin (1967)
112 min | Comedy
The metamorphoses of Juan Quin Quin, in turns bullfighter, guerrilla fighter and sacristan.
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Julito Martinez, Erdwin Fernández, Adelaida Raymat, Enrique Santisteban
Votes: 119
19. Enredando sombras (1998)
Documentary
Celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America by discussing its origins and development in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors.
Directors: Fernando Birri, Federico García Hurtado, Andrés Marroquín, Jacobo Morales, Pablo Rodríguez Jáuregui, Juan Carlos Tabío, Edmundo Aray, Marcela Fernández Violante, Julio García Espinosa, María Novaro, David Rodríguez, Orlando Senna, Iván Trujillo | Stars: Maria Bethânia, Michael Chanan, Costa-Gavras, Gabriel García Márquez
Votes: 26
20. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy
Director: Fernando Birri | Stars: Daisy Granados, Asdrúbal Meléndez, Luis Alberto Ramírez, Adolfo Llauradó
Votes: 128
21. Third World, Third World War (1970)
90 min | Documentary
Critical testimony about the crimes during the Vietnam War. Filmed in North Vietnam, it begins as a political documentary to progressively abandon the conventions of the genre: after the ... See full summary »
Directors: Julio García Espinosa, Roberto Fernández Retamar, Miguel Torres
22. Son o no son (1980)
84 min | Comedy, Musical
An episodic film featuring the musical, choreographic and comedic skills of a variety of actors and actresses.
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Enric Arredondo, Mario Balmaseda, Leonor Borrero, Daisy Granados
23. The Eleventh Hour (1982–1988)
95 min | History
A showcase for independent and experimental films and videos of many different lengths and genres.
Stars: Aviva Goldkorn, Margaret Wade, Mike Yeaman, Vaughan Williams
25. El plano (1993)
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Miguel Coyula, Carmen Daisy, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Jorge Molina
26. El huésped (1966)
Director: Eduardo Manet | Stars: Enrique Almirante, Lázaro Gordillo, Luisa María Güell, Manuel Pereiro
28. The Useless Death of My Pal, Manolo (1989)
84 min | Drama
Director: Julio García Espinosa | Stars: Mario Balmaseda, Pedro Rentería, Ikay Romay
30. La sexta parte del mundo (1977)
Documentary
Directors: Julio García Espinosa, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
32. La anunciacion (2008)
100 min | Thriller
Director: Enrique Pineda Barnet | Stars: Tomás Cao, Ismael de Diego, Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Roberto Diaz
33. Directives Are Directives (2001)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Documentary
Directors: José Luis Rodríguez, Edgar Soberón Torchia | Stars: Jorge Molina, Clara Carballea, Máximo Hernández, Julia Mirabal
34. New Cinema of Latin America (1983– )
Documentary
Stars: Michael Chanan, Patricio Guzmán, Carlos Diegues, Jorge Sanjinés
35. Donde comienza el camino (2005)
81 min | Documentary
The walk of Fernando Birri, great father of New Latin American Cinema, has traced a trail that begins in the mythical Documentary School of Santa Fe and continues to this day. The methods, ... See full summary »
Director: Hugo Grosso | Stars: Edmundo Aray, Fernando Birri, Dolores Calviño, Maurice Capovilla
37.
New Cinema of Latin America (1983– )
Episode:
Cinema of the Humble
(1983)
83 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Chanan | Stars: Michael Chanan, Fernando Birri, Carlos Diegues, Julio García Espinosa
38.
The Eleventh Hour (1982–1988)
Episode:
Havana Report
(1986)
52 min | History
Directors: Holly Aylett, Michael Chanan | Stars: Jean-Claude Bernardet, Fernando Birri, Fidel Castro, Ambrosio Fornet