The Lost City (2005)

Director:

Andy Garcia

Writers:

G. Cabrera Infante (writer)
D. Daniel Vujic (writer)

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A place you leave is a place that lives forever.

Plot:

In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner...

Plot Keywords:

Fidel Castro | Love | Directed By Star | Flash Forward | Che Guevara

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 1

1:15 PM

SHOW

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Fico Fellove
Inés Sastre	...	Aurora Fellove
Tomas Milian	...	Don Federico Fellove
Richard Bradford	...	Don Donoso Fellove
Nestor Carbonell	...	Luis Fellove
Enrique Murciano	...	Ricardo Fellove
Dominik García-Lorido	...	Mercedes Fellove
Dustin Hoffman	...	Meyer Lansky
Bill Murray	...	The Writer
Lorena Feijóo	...	Leonela
Steven Bauer	...	Captain Castel
Juan Fernández	...	President Fulgencio Batista
Jsu Garcia	...	Ernesto "Che" Guevarra
William Marquez	...	Rodney
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Colonel Candela

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #41664) | Argentina:16 | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Garcia's first draft of the script was 306 pages. It was later trimmed to 120 pages.

Goofs:

Continuity: 50 minutes in the movie there is a scene where Fico interrupts Pizzi's dinner. You see Fico with a burning cigarette in the mirror's reflection. He pulls his cigarette from his mouth. Then the camera angle switches directly on him and you see him with a non-burning cigarette in his mouth. When you see Fico's reflection again the cigarette has disappeared from his mouth.

Quotes:

Fico Fellove: Havana is very much like a rose: it has petals, and it has thorns... So it depends on how you grab it, but in the end, it always grabs you...

Movie Connections:

References "The Jimmy Durante Show" (1954)

Superb message formidably executed.

This movie is done within a specific framework where a Hollywood expectation of values would encounter a clash of perspectives due to its uniqueness. Taking into account certain limits such as budgetary restrains etc. and what appears to be a lack of support by the mainstream media in our country (USA) for this type of projection it seems to me an almost colossal achievement on the part of Mr. Garcia to produce and direct this classic of all films. The Lost City reminded me of a Dr. Shivago of the Caribbean done with incredible charm, taste and subtleness. This is not just a work of art but an act of love which cuts through the midst of a cultural maelstrom of rejection which every Cuban lover of justice and freedom has had to endure. Yes Andy you have achieved your goal and done it to perfection. Cuba and all lovers of freedom will forever commend you. Enrique E. Oliver