The Lost City (2005)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

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:

Dancing | Fidel Castro | Beating | Che Guevara | Dancer

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #41664) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Took 16 years to get made.

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)

Historical retelling of Cuba's suffering

This movie is phenomenal. It is accurate down timing and historical figures. The love story is entrancing and the emotions strong. It is an incredible work of love on the part of Andy Garcia and is studded with some of the brightest stars of Hollywood. Though the truth of many the occurrences are sad, its a sorrow which needs to be shared so that many can understand the hardships which have been experienced in that country. None the less, the happy moments make for it. There is a very powerful theme of family and its importance to the Cuban culture. In fact, at one point, you almost swear your watching Andy Garcia back in his role as a Corleone. Also, Bill Murray plays an incredible role incredibly well. He adds an enjoyable aspect of humor to the movie.