The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
2023 · 1h 32m · N/A Documentary, History
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.
Director and cast
- Fernando Méndez-Leite as Self - Filmmaker
- Héctor Alterio as Self - Actor
- Alberto Ammann as Self - Actor
- Mariano Barroso as Self - Filmmaker
- Ana Belén as Self - Actress
- Fiorella Faltoyano as Self - Actress
- Fernando Franco as Self - Film Editor
- José Luis García Sánchez as Self - Filmmaker
- Carmelo Gómez as Self - Actor
- Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón as Self - Filmmaker
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