Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Director · 1928 – 1996 · Havana, Cuba
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed more than twenty features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolutionary Cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of its social, economic, and political aftermaths in the country.
Movies6
Movie7.3DocumentaryA photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.
MovieDocumentaryThrough the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half of the 20th century as seen by the documentary filmmakers of the island. During three decades and under the general direction of Santiago Álvarez, these moviemakers witnessed almost everything: from the shivers of the Cold War to Bola de Nieve's piano solos; from the discovery of the killing fields in Cambodia to the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. In 2009, the original negatives of Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos were declared part of the "world memory" by UNESCO.
Memória Cubana
2010
Movie7.3DocumentaryHistoryContemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.
- Movie2.0Documentary
A look at the life and work of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea.
Titón, De la Habana a Guantanamera, 1928-1996
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
2008 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
A couple faces various difficulties due to the new realities that accompany the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
Movie6.5DocumentaryDocumentary about the relationship between filmmaker Glauber Rocha and Cuba.
Rocha Que Voa
2002 · 4 votes