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The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite

Nan

1h 32m

2023

6.4 /10 (5)

Overview

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.

Country : Spain

Genre : Documentary, History

Languages : Español

Released Date: 2023-11-10

Cast : Fernando Méndez-Leite, Héctor Alterio, Alberto Ammann, Mariano Barroso, Ana Belén, Fiorella Faltoyano

Director : Moisés Salama, Moisés Salama, Moisés Salama, Miguel Ángel Oeste, Félix Tusell Sánchez, Félix Tusell Sánchez

Top Billed Cast

Fernando Méndez-Leite

Self - Filmmaker

Héctor Alterio

Self - Actor

Alberto Ammann

Self - Actor

Mariano Barroso

Self - Filmmaker

Ana Belén

Self - Actress

Fiorella Faltoyano

Self - Actress

Fernando Franco

Self - Film Editor

José Luis García Sánchez

Self - Filmmaker

Carmelo Gómez

Self - Actor

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Self - Filmmaker

Andrea G. Bermejo

Self - Film Critic

Julia Gutiérrez Caba

Self - Actress

Gerardo Herrero

Self - Film Producer

Fernando Lara Pérez

Self - Film Critic

Manolo Matji

Self - Screenwriter

Carmen Maura

Self - Actress

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