Film description
José Martí: The Eye of the Canary
Direction: Fernando Pérez.Countries: Cuba, Spain.
Year: 2010.
Genre: Fiction.
Format: 35mm.
Duration: 120 min.
Cast
Producers: Rafael Rey Rodriguez. Cast: Damián Antonio Rodríguez, Daniel Romero, Broselianda Hernández, Rolando Isidro Brito Rodríguez.
Synopsis
This film focuses on the early years of famed revolutionary José Martí (1853-1895), as he experiences the many injustices perpetrated under the Spanish colonial rulers and navigates a personal conflict with his father.
Director's Bio
Fernando Pérez graduated from the Universidad de la Habana with a degree in Language and Spanish Literature. He began working in the Cuban film industry in 1971 as an assistant director, before directing his first documentary in 1975. His feature debut was the drama Clandestinos (1987) but it was not until Madagascar (1994) that he garnered significant international recognition. Fernando Pérez later directed La vida es silbar (1998), Suite Habana (2003), considered by some critics to be the best Cuban film in decades and Madrigal.
Screening schedule
| April, 14th at 9:00 PM | Quad Cinema |
| April, 18th at 4:30 PM | Quad Cinema |
HFFNY news
- The 13th annual Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) runs April 12-20 with more than 40 highly anticipated and influential films from and about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinos in the U.S. including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the U.S. More
- 19 films will be competing to receive the third Havana Star Prize for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, as <a href=http://www.clreplicas.co.uk/>Christian Louboutin outlet</a> well as the second Havana Star Prize for Best Documentary, which will be awarded on April 20th at the Closing Night ceremony. More
- Proud to pay tribute to those influential figures of the Latin American cinema, the festival honors Cuban actress Eslinda Nuñez. For more than 40 years, Eslinda has participated in some of the most important films made in Cuba. More
- HFFNY is also honoring one of the masters of the art of photography, cinematographer Raul Perez Ureta.
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