Overview
Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.
Cast
René Monclova
Self
Jacobo Morales
Self
Idalia Pérez Garay
Doña Barbara
Johanna Rosaly
Maria Candelaria
Pilar Miró
Self
Robert Redford
Self
Maria Bethânia
Self
Michael Chanan
Self
Costa-Gavras
Self
Glauber Rocha
(voice)
All Monsters Attack
Hanni & Nanni 3
P.K.P.
Beautifully Maintained and Well Located
Purpose of Reunion 3
HELLO
Lion
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
Cine Gibi 8: ...Tá Brincando?
Hong Gil-Dong Vs Terminator
The Blue Angel
T'choupi à l'école - C'est la rentrée!
Destroy All Monsters
Mike Tyson vs Brian Nielsen
In a Whisper
Hearts Around the Table: Kiki's Fourth Ingredient
Open Season 2
Deep Water
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah