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The Lost City

2005 · 144 min

A lush, mournful sweep through a lost Havana, heavy with nostalgia and heartbreak, unfolding at a stately, sometimes sluggish pace.

Directed by
Andy Garcia
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Tagline
A place you leave is a place that lives forever.
Overview
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the nightclub owner to flee to New York.

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Directed by
Andy Garcia
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • love
  • isolation
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, history
Directed by
Andy Garcia
Written by
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Starring
Andy Garcia, Richard Bradford, Nestor Carbonell, Enrique Murciano, Dominik Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, Lorena Feijóo
Music
Andy García, Peter Golub
Cinematography
Emmanuel Kadosh
Runtime
144 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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