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The Kentuckian (1955) Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster
A frontiersman in 1820s Kentucky finds the area too civilized for his tastes Read More »
Prisoner 13 AKA El prisionero 13 (1933) Fernando de Fuentes, Alfredo del Diestro, Luis G. Barreiro, Adela Sequeyro
El Prisionero 13 (Prisoner 13) is part of the trilogy of films made by Fernando Fuentes concerning the Mexican Revolution. Read More »
Deep Mourning AKA Luto riguroso (1977) José Ramón Larraz, Rafael Arcos, Carlos Ballesteros, Mercedes Borqué
After the death of his father, Piedad directs her family life by virtue of tradition and moral values in a small town in the provinces. Read More »
I Am Cuba AKA Soy Cuba (1964) Mikhail Kalatozov, Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo
This study of Cuba–partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko–captures the island just before Read More »
Missing Dad AKA Nos vemos, papá (2011) Lucía Carreras, Gabriela de la Garza, Cecilia Suárez, Moises Arizmendi
Pilar loses the one thing in life that mattered to her and, from that moment on time stops. Read More »
Lake Los Angeles (2014) Mike Ott, Corina Calderon, David Ury, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez
Francisco, a middle-aged Cuban exile working at a holding house for illegal immigrants crosses paths with Cecilia Read More »
The Uncertain Death AKA La muerte incierta (1973) José Ramón Larraz, Mary Maude, Yelena Samarina, Antonio Molino Rojo
A planter who lives with his son in a remote area of India has an affair with a native girl. Read More »
Kisses for My President (1964) Curtis Bernhardt, Fred MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Eli Wallach
When the women of America join together on election day and elect a Leslie McCloud as the US President, things get a little awkward. Read More »
No One Writes to the Colonel AKA El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999) Arturo Ripstein, Fernando Lujan, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. Read More »