The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
Nov 10 2023
•2h 32m
•Documentary, History
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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Fernando Méndez-Leite
Self - Filmmaker
Héctor Alterio
Self - Actor
Alberto Ammann
Self - Actor
Mariano Barroso
Self - Filmmaker
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