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

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

2023•1h 32m•6.4/10
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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.

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Production

Estela Films, Mocosbi Films, TVE

Language

ES

Status

Released

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Cast

Fernando Méndez-Leite

Fernando Méndez-Leite

Self - Filmmaker

Héctor Alterio

Héctor Alterio

Self - Actor

Alberto Ammann

Alberto Ammann

Self - Actor

Mariano Barroso

Mariano Barroso

Self - Filmmaker

Ana Belén

Ana Belén

Self - Actress

Fiorella Faltoyano

Fiorella Faltoyano

Self - Actress

Fernando Franco

Fernando Franco

Self - Film Editor

José Luis García Sánchez

José Luis García Sánchez

Self - Filmmaker

Carmelo Gómez

Carmelo Gómez

Self - Actor

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Self - Filmmaker

Andrea G. Bermejo

Self - Film Critic

Julia Gutiérrez Caba

Julia Gutiérrez Caba

Self - Actress

Gerardo Herrero

Gerardo Herrero

Self - Film Producer

Fernando Lara Pérez

Self - Film Critic

Manolo Matji

Self - Screenwriter

Carmen Maura

Carmen Maura

Self - Actress

Clara Méndez-Leite

Clara Méndez-Leite

Self - Actress

Elena Méndez-Leite

Self

Dagfinn Méndez-Leite

Self

Mónica Randall

Mónica Randall

Self - Actress

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