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Festival Internacional Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English language, English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of La Havana, Havana, Cuba. History The inaugural International Festival of New Latin American Cinema was held on December 3, 1979, and more than 600 film directors of Latin America responded to the first call made by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC). Its founders included ICAIC president Alfredo Guevara, and the filmmakers Julio García Espinosa and Pastor Vega. As expressed in its founding convocation, the festival aimed to "promote the regular meeting of Latin American filmmakers who with their work enrich the artistic culture of our countries (…); ensure the joint presentation of ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''''. . The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elpidio Valdés
Elpidio Valdés is a cartoon character and comic, who starred in a number of features, shorts and strips of the same name. He was created in 1970 by cartoonist and Cuban filmmaker Juan Padrón, considered the father of Cuban film animation and director of the first three animated feature films produced by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry. Elpidio Valdes is a mambí colonel fighting for the liberation of their homeland from Spanish colonialism, commanding a squadron of cavalry, and represents the Cuban peasants in the 19th century slaves joined, and some landowners to form the Army of liberation. He owes his name to Cecilia Valdés, Cuban protagonist of a novel of the 19th century. Elpidio Valdes was intended to strengthen among Cuban children and youth a particular state view of an alleged authentic expression of the characters of the Cuban nationality. Plot Elpidio Valdés was born in the 1870s, in a field of battle during the Ten Years' War. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Leduc (film Director)
Paul Leduc Rosenzweig (11 March 1942 – 21 October 2020) was a Mexican film director. One of Leduc's most acclaimed works is '' Frida, naturaleza viva'' (1983 – marketed as ''Frida'' in the U.S.), a tribute to the indomitable spirit and determination of the painter Frida Kahlo. Overview Paul Leduc Rosenzweig studied architecture and theatre, at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; attended a French film school, Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEHC). His film career began in a university department of film studies. His first films were documentaries. Leduc like other filmmakers of his time was seeking answers to create a form of cinema capable of “affirming our culture and our language. Daring the encounter with our originality-and with reality, the profound relationship with what happens to us and what entertains, afflicts or liberates us.” Leduc was able to launch his career due to a unique situation. During the reign of President Luis Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Pereira Dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as ''Vidas secas (film), Vidas Secas'' (Barren Lives), based on the Vidas Secas, book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos. Biography Pereira dos Santos, named in honor of Almirante Horatio Nelson, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Himself a frequenter of the cinema, Pereira dos Santos's father brought his very young son to the movie theater for the first time. By secondary school Pereira dos Santos was already fond of literature, and at 15 years old he joined the Brazilian Communist Party and became close to one of its other members, Astrojildo Pereira, Astrogildo Pereira. At the time the party was considered illegal by the government of Getúlio Vargas. The first feature film he directed was ''Rio 40°'', which was released in 1955. The film is a chronicle of life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and it influenced several other directors, spurring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of Prison
''Memoirs of Prison'' ( pt, Memórias do Cárcere) is a 1984 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on ''Memórias do Cárcere'' an autobiographical novel by Graciliano Ramos, about the period he was incarcerated during the Vargas Era. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Carlos Vereza as Graciliano Ramos * Glória Pires as Heloísa (Graciliano's wife) * Nildo Parente as Emanuel * José Dumont as Mario Pinto * Wilson Grey as Gaúcho * Joffre Soares as Soares * Fábio Barreto as Siqueira Campos * Jorge Cherques as Dr. Goldberg * Tonico Pereira as Desidério * Ada Chaseliov * Arduíno Colassanti * Nelson Dantas as prison warden * Silvio de Abreu * Cássia Kis * Marcos Palmeira * Paulo Porto * Ney Sant'Anna See also * List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (; December 11, 1928 – April 16, 1996) 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 the social, economic, and political conditions of the country. Gutiérrez's work is representative of a cinematic movement occurring in the 1960s and 1970s known collectively as the New Latin American Cinema. This collective movement, also referred to by various writers by specific names such as "Third Cinema", "Cine Libre", and "Imperfect Cinema," was concerned largely with the problems of neocolonialism and cultural identity. The movement rejected both the commercial perfection of the Hollywood style, and the auteur-oriented European art cinema, for a cinema created as a tool for political and social change. Due not in a small part to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Aristarain
Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression. ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' has deemed him "a master filmmaker." Biography Aristarain was born in Buenos Aires. After leaving Argentina, he started working as assistant director in the Arcente cinema, and then in Europe during his short exile for Mario Camus, Giorgio Stegani and Lewis Gilbert before returning to Argentina in 1974, following the death of Argentine president Juan Perón. His first 3 films did not receive favorable reviews, but in 1981 ''Tiempo de revancha'' received both critical acclaim and public success. Released in the midst of the so-called Dirty War, Guerra Sucia ("Dirty War") when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, the film had strong political undercurrents but faced few problems from censors. As Aristarain would later explain, he initiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiempo De Revancha
''Tiempo de revancha'' (English language: ''Time for Revenge'') is a 1981 Argentine crime drama film written and directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Julio De Grazia, Haydée Padilla and Ulises Dumont. It was produced by Héctor Olivera and Luis O. Repetto. The music was composed by Emilio Kauderer. The film premiered in Argentina on July 30, 1981, and won 10 awards, including the Silver Condor for Best Film and Best Film (ex aequo) in the Montréal World Film Festival. ''Tiempo de revancha'' is not only considered as a classic in Latin American cinema and a cult film, but also as a powerful allegory that deals directly with Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, which was still ruling the country when it was released. It was selected as the fifth greatest Argentine film of all time in a poll conducted by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 1984, while it ranked 9th in the 2000 edition. In a new version of the survey organized in 2022 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Don't Wear Black Tie
''Eles Não Usam Black-tie'' (internationally released as ''They Don't Wear Black Tie'') is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Leon Hirszman, based on Gianfrancesco Guarnieri's play of the same name. Plot The film revolves around a working-class family in São Paulo in 1980. Otávio, a syndicalist leader, and Romana are the parents of Tião, whose girlfriend, Maria, becomes pregnant. Fearing to be fired and thus unable to support his now fiancée, Tião does not participate on a strike, which starts a series of family conflicts. Cast * Gianfrancesco Guarnieri as Otávio * Fernanda Montenegro as Romana * Carlos Alberto Riccelli as Tião * Bete Mendes as Maria * Milton Gonçalves as Bráulio * Francisco Milani as Sartini * Lélia Abramo as Maria's mother * Fernando Ramos da Silva as Maria's brother Reception The film entered the competition at the 38th Venice International Film Festival, in which won the Special Jury Prize. It won the Best Film Award at the 3rd Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tizuka Yamasaki
Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Early life and work Born in Porto Alegre, at the age of 2, Tizuka moved back with her Japanese immigrants parents to the city of Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo. In her teenage years, Yamasaki moved to São Paulo city for an undergraduate course in architecture, though she changed her mind before her admission and moved to Brasília to study cinema instead. Yamasaki finished college in Rio de Janeiro, where she started her professional career. Yamasaki was one of the first women filmmakers in Brazil who achieved a successful and longstanding career. She and her peers learned filmmaking by working on the sets of well-established Cinema Novo directors. Yamasaki worked as director assistant with Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Glauber Rocha. Yamasaki challenged the norms of Cinema Novo by increasing both the representation of women and the awareness of issues affecting women in Brazilian society. Her film style fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaijin, A Brazilian Odyssey
''Gaijin: Roads to Freedom'' (Portuguese: ''Gaijin – Caminhos da Liberdade''), also known as ''Gaijin, a Brazilian Odyssey'', is a 1980 Brazilian drama film, the debut film of director Tizuka Yamasaki. The film is based on real events in the history of Japanese immigrants who came to Brazil in search of better opportunities. Its sequel, '' Gaijin 2: Love Me As I Am'', was released on September 2, 2005. Plot Japan, 1908. Motivated by poverty in the country and few job prospects, many Japanese have emigrated in search of opportunities. As the emigration company only accepted family groups who had at least a couple, Yamada (Jiro Kawarazaki) and Kobayashi (Keniti Kaneko) who were brothers, see as solution that Yamada would marry Titoe (Kyoko Tsukamoto), who was only 16 years old. Yamada and Titoe had just met and, along with a cousin, they depart to Brazil. After 52 days of travel they finally arrive in Brazil where they will work in Santa Rosa farm, in São Paulo, where the coffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Delmira Gouveia
''Colonel Delmiro Gouveia'' ( pt, Coronel Delmiro Gouveia) is a 1978 Brazilian drama film directed by Geraldo Sarno. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. The film accounts the story and exploits of "colonel" Delmiro Gouveia, one of the earliest industrial entrepreneurs of Brazil, founder of the Corrente factories. Cast * Rubens de Falco as Delmiro Gouveia * Sura Berditchevsky as Eulina * Nildo Parente as Lionello Lona * Joffre Soares as Ulisses Luna * José Dumont as Zé Pó * Magalhães Graça as Dantas Barreto * Conceição Senna as Zé Pó's wife * Alvaro Freire as Isidoro * Maria Alves as Jove * Dennis Bourke as Mister Hallam * Harildo Deda as Zé Rodrigues * Maria Adélia as Augustas * Henrique Almeida as Osvaldo * João Gama João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
