The Lost City
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Manufacturer: Magnolia
Starring: Andy Garcia, Inés Sastre, Tomas Milian, Richard Bradford, Nestor Carbonell
Directed By: Andy Garcia
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0876964000314
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Magnolia
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Magnolia
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Magnolia
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-08-08
Running Time: 144
Studio: Magnolia
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Summary: The Lost City
Comment: I recieved this movie in two days. Iwas very pleased because it was a Birthday present and I got it in time. Thanks Wiliam Pressley
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Lost City
Comment: Enjoyed Andy Garcia's "The Lost City". I was only nine years old when the overthrow of Batista occurred and was living in Colombia, S.A. We moved to the USA in 1961, because of the civil war that had taken place in Colombia;as a nine year old child I did not understand the political factors involved in the world and specifically the Cold War. The Lost City fills in a gap of time that I was too young to appreciate. Seeing a family struggle with what is the right thing to do during a very difficult political situation only makes me appreciate how lucky we are in the USA where our forefathers had the wisdom (after having experienced the injustices of European life) to have safe guards with checks and balances of power built into our Constitution and thus avoid despot rulers like Batista and Castro, regardless of what side of the political spectrum they espouse.
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Summary: SIMPLY ANDY GARCIA
Comment: His integrity and passion permeates the entire project once again revealing his longing for his childhood Cuba. Superb, excellent. I've already viewed it three times since receiving it. Hot, sexy. The movie is simply Andy Garcia.
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Summary: Subjective 5 Stars
Comment: I'm a big fan of the musician Cachao, whom Andy Garcia worked with a lot before Cachao passed away. Really, Andy was the guy who brought Cachao back from semi-retirement to make what are a couple of masterpieces of Cuban music, See Cachao, Master Sessions Vol. 1 and 2.
I can't say I've ever been a big fan of Andy Garcia though.
That being said, I absolutely loved this movie, everything about it. I'm not Cuban, I'm a Yankee, about as WASP as they come, and I have little interest in arguing about the Cuban revolution or Fidel Castro or Batista, or anyone else in Cuba for that matter. Whatever arguments people want to carry on about Cuba and the revolution, have at it.
The funny thing is that I didn't find The Lost City to be a very political movie. Knowing Andy Garcia and his passion for all things Cuban, I would have expected him to throw in a bunch of anti-communist propaganda. He didn't (no matter what other reviewers say). If anything, Andy could have thrown in a lot of ugly scenes depicting all the awful things the communists really did do in Cuba after the revolution. But he didn't.
To me, this is a movie by a guy who truly loves the country and culture he comes from, and he just wanted to make a movie to express it. He does so wonderfully. He depicts Cuba during the revolution through his characters, and doesn't really take any unfair swipes at anybody on any side.
This movie isn't a deep 'masterpiece' by a 'great' film-maker. Sometimes those kind of movies are terrible movies no matter who wrote, directed or starred in them. I can remember walking out of an Oscar front runner 'great' movie, laughing with my ex-wife (who graduated with a film degree from USC), about how 'God-awful that movie was.' I don't need perfect structure. If you have any experience reading the books of, or watching the movies of, great storytellers, you will have noticed that they make mistakes, try things that don't work, and hit rough patches all the time. So what.
What I loved most about The Lost City is the way the actors are treated. Andy Garcia lets everybody, every character, every actor just shine in this movie. He has an obvious affection not only for Cuba, but for actors and the arts of storytelling and movie making. His affection jumps off the screen in every scene.
I wish Andy would appear in a few more blockbusters so he can save up some money, make a movie, and tell us another story like this one.
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Summary: This is a mess
Comment: S l o w, painfully slow homage to the last days of Havana before the revolution. Trouble is Andy Garcia acted AND directed, and no one told him, no. The pace is glacial. Garcia loves Cuban music and he pays almost as much homage to it as to his plot, such as it is. And what is Bill Murray doing in this? He is totally out of place. The colors really pop and the scenery is pretty, but Garcia should stick to acting. The script stinks, and the directing is painful.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Lost City
Comment: I recieved this movie in two days. Iwas very pleased because it was a Birthday present and I got it in time. Thanks Wiliam Pressley
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Lost City
Comment: Enjoyed Andy Garcia's "The Lost City". I was only nine years old when the overthrow of Batista occurred and was living in Colombia, S.A. We moved to the USA in 1961, because of the civil war that had taken place in Colombia;as a nine year old child I did not understand the political factors involved in the world and specifically the Cold War. The Lost City fills in a gap of time that I was too young to appreciate. Seeing a family struggle with what is the right thing to do during a very difficult political situation only makes me appreciate how lucky we are in the USA where our forefathers had the wisdom (after having experienced the injustices of European life) to have safe guards with checks and balances of power built into our Constitution and thus avoid despot rulers like Batista and Castro, regardless of what side of the political spectrum they espouse.
Customer Rating:
Summary: SIMPLY ANDY GARCIA
Comment: His integrity and passion permeates the entire project once again revealing his longing for his childhood Cuba. Superb, excellent. I've already viewed it three times since receiving it. Hot, sexy. The movie is simply Andy Garcia.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Subjective 5 Stars
Comment: I'm a big fan of the musician Cachao, whom Andy Garcia worked with a lot before Cachao passed away. Really, Andy was the guy who brought Cachao back from semi-retirement to make what are a couple of masterpieces of Cuban music, See Cachao, Master Sessions Vol. 1 and 2.
I can't say I've ever been a big fan of Andy Garcia though.
That being said, I absolutely loved this movie, everything about it. I'm not Cuban, I'm a Yankee, about as WASP as they come, and I have little interest in arguing about the Cuban revolution or Fidel Castro or Batista, or anyone else in Cuba for that matter. Whatever arguments people want to carry on about Cuba and the revolution, have at it.
The funny thing is that I didn't find The Lost City to be a very political movie. Knowing Andy Garcia and his passion for all things Cuban, I would have expected him to throw in a bunch of anti-communist propaganda. He didn't (no matter what other reviewers say). If anything, Andy could have thrown in a lot of ugly scenes depicting all the awful things the communists really did do in Cuba after the revolution. But he didn't.
To me, this is a movie by a guy who truly loves the country and culture he comes from, and he just wanted to make a movie to express it. He does so wonderfully. He depicts Cuba during the revolution through his characters, and doesn't really take any unfair swipes at anybody on any side.
This movie isn't a deep 'masterpiece' by a 'great' film-maker. Sometimes those kind of movies are terrible movies no matter who wrote, directed or starred in them. I can remember walking out of an Oscar front runner 'great' movie, laughing with my ex-wife (who graduated with a film degree from USC), about how 'God-awful that movie was.' I don't need perfect structure. If you have any experience reading the books of, or watching the movies of, great storytellers, you will have noticed that they make mistakes, try things that don't work, and hit rough patches all the time. So what.
What I loved most about The Lost City is the way the actors are treated. Andy Garcia lets everybody, every character, every actor just shine in this movie. He has an obvious affection not only for Cuba, but for actors and the arts of storytelling and movie making. His affection jumps off the screen in every scene.
I wish Andy would appear in a few more blockbusters so he can save up some money, make a movie, and tell us another story like this one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is a mess
Comment: S l o w, painfully slow homage to the last days of Havana before the revolution. Trouble is Andy Garcia acted AND directed, and no one told him, no. The pace is glacial. Garcia loves Cuban music and he pays almost as much homage to it as to his plot, such as it is. And what is Bill Murray doing in this? He is totally out of place. The colors really pop and the scenery is pretty, but Garcia should stick to acting. The script stinks, and the directing is painful.
Havana in 1958 is a place of pleasure for many but others are not happy under the rule of dictator fulgencio batista. As the revolutionary forces of fidel castro & ernesto che guevara prepare to move on the city fico fellove owner of the citys classiest music nightclub struggles to hold his family together Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 12/31/2007 Starring: Andy Garcia Ines Sastre Run time: 143 minutes Rating: R
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