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1.8-A directed by: Orlando Jiménez Leal June 24, 1997
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An excellent docu-drama of a seminal event in the Marxist Revolution's history. Capturing an internal Cuban crisis that occurred in 1989, Jimenez superbly blends actual footage with dramatized acting. In doing so, the film accurately depicts how Cuban dictator Fidel Castro purged a highly respected senior Army Officer that possibly threatened his rule. The execution of General Arnaldo Ochoa, COL Tony de la Guardia, and their two assistants, along with the incarceration of over 20 others, reveals the true nature of the Castro regime. Convicted of engaging in illicit transactions that were ordered by Fidel, the film shows how a potential reformer was used as a scapegoat to clean the regime's dirty laundry, while ridding itself of a potential threat to its rule. This film uses first hand information ... Read More

2.Death of a Bureaucrat starring: Salvador Wood, Silvia Planas, Manuel Estanillo, Omar Alfonso, Tania Alvarado directed by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea November 11, 1998
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If you've ever been bounced around a bureaucracy like some kind of human pinball, you'll be able to relate to this movie. And since most people have, this movie probably would have a wide audience that it appealed to. See, this film is about bureaucracy - be it communist, capitalist, or otherwise. But make no mistake- it's not a film about communist bureaucracy. It just so happens that it is set in communist Cuba. The movie is funny in an absurd sort of way, kind of like Luis Buenel's movies. If you like those kinds of movies, this one may be for you. I gotta say, it's also a bit of a nail biter, but not in the horror movie kind of way. More in the way of "Well, what's the protagonist going to do now?" or "How's he going to get out of this mess?" That just makes the film better. ... Read More

3.Details of a Duel: A Question of Honor starring: Frank Ramírez, Humberto Dorado, Florina Lemaitre, Vicky Hernández, Kepa Amuchastegui directed by: Sergio Cabrera November 16, 1999
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At the late Fifties an anonymous village in Los Andes, feels altered its calm among the teacher and the butcher, who were most affectionate friends and partners of political fights. The warden profits by the facts and gets the collaboration of the police; excellent opportunity to tithe the opposition. In the eighties, Colombia had an abrupt explosion of creativity, supported by a talented crowd of filmmakers, actors and screenwriters. Get close to this unusual picture, and be surprise.

4.Portrait of Teresa starring: Idalia Anreus, Miguel Benavides, Samuel Claxton, Elsa Gay, Daisy Granados directed by: Pastor Vega November 11, 1998
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I had to watch this film for a class on Latin Studies in my college. Thought it was very well written and directed. There were many points that hit home and showed the brutal honesty of even today's society.

5.El Super starring: Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato, Zully Montero, Reynaldo Medina, Elizabeth Peña, Juan Granda directed by: Leon Ichaso, Orlando Jiménez Leal October 06, 1998
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This is a fabulus snap shot of the NY Cuban exiled community, very realistic and very cubano. I love it, fabulous soundtrack epecially Virgilio Martí and his rendition of Cambia El Viento...¡fuego con ellos!

6.Strawberry & Chocolate - - Subtitled in English starring: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Francisco Gattorno, Joel Angelino directed by: Juan Carlos Tabío, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea January 21, 1997
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I won't bother with plot points and such since lots of other reviewers have already done so, but I will say that this film is definitely worthy of the accolades and positive reviews it has received. I was particularly struck by the performance of Jorge Perugorría as the gay artist Diego. Perugorria's performance draws you in whether he is being sly and bitchy or indignant and passionate. His unrequited love for David (Vladimir Cruz) is both sweetly naïve as well as crushingly sad. I won't give away the final scene, but I will say that without Perugorria's stellar performance throughout the film it would have been a less powerful moment. But the film is more than just a gay man's infatuation with a young Marxist; it is also about the struggle of contradictory ideas and opinions in a world where the view ... Read More

7.A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes) ENGLISH SUBTITLES starring: Marcia Barreto, Daisy Granados, Asdrúbal Meléndez October 16, 1997
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I was looking for a video of this short story by Marquez because my high school class was reading it in school. I borrowed the tape from a local library before I bought it to see if we wanted a copy in our library. I thought the movie was very true (overall to the author), and I enjoyed how closely the director kept to the story, but then the second half changed dramatically from the first half, so much that I became very thankful that I previewed the tape before I showed it to my class. There was quite a bit of profanity in the second half, AND there were several sexual scenes that could not be shown in the classroom. These scenes were not in the short story, so I guess they were added to give some spice to the video, but I thought it was very unnecesary, and of course, now my students can't enjoy it ... Read More

8.Honey For Oshun (Miel Para Oshun) starring: Jorge Perugorría, Isabel Santos, Mario Limonta, Saturnino García, Adela Legrá directed by: Humberto Solás March 02, 2004
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I was looking for a video of this short story by Marquez because my high school class was reading it in school. I borrowed the tape from a local library before I bought it to see if we wanted a copy in our library. I thought the movie was very true (overall to the author), and I enjoyed how closely the director kept to the story, but then the second half changed dramatically from the first half, so much that I became very thankful that I previewed the tape before I showed it to my class. There was quite a bit of profanity in the second half, AND there were several sexual scenes that could not be shown in the classroom. These scenes were not in the short story, so I guess they were added to give some spice to the video, but I thought it was very unnecesary, and of course, now my students can't enjoy it ... Read More

9.Letters From the Park starring: Víctor Laplace, Ivonne López Arenal, Miguel Paneque, Mirta Ibarra, Adolfo Llauradó directed by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea October 14, 1997
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I had the opportunity to see this movie about 10 years ago, and ever since I've been trying to find a copy to purchase it, I have been unsuccessful though, A great film, class A acting and unforgettable story, based on the book of Garcia marquez. A masterpiece! .

10.Improper Conduct (aka Mauvaise Conduite) directed by: Nestor Almendros, Orlando Jimenez Leal, John Nestor
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I had the opportunity to see this movie about 10 years ago, and ever since I've been trying to find a copy to purchase it, I have been unsuccessful though, A great film, class A acting and unforgettable story, based on the book of Garcia marquez. A masterpiece! .

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