Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Movies

  • 1993
    Strawberry and Chocolate

    Strawberry and Chocolate

    Strawberry and Chocolate

    7.11993HD

    Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring tolerance, inclusion, homophobia and challenging...

    Strawberry and Chocolate
  • 1963
    Hello Cubans

    Hello Cubans

    Hello Cubans

    7.41963HD

    A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black &...

    Hello Cubans
  • 1968
    Memories of Underdevelopment

    Memories of Underdevelopment

    Memories of Underdevelopment

    7.41968HD

    In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a...

    Memories of Underdevelopment
  • 1966
    Death of a Bureaucrat

    Death of a Bureaucrat

    Death of a Bureaucrat

    7.21966HD

    A young man attempts to fight the system in an entertaining account of bureaucracy amok and the tyranny of red tape. Restored by the Academy Film...

    Death of a Bureaucrat
  • 1974
    One Way or Another

    One Way or Another

    One Way or Another

    6.31974HD

    In Miraflores, Cuba, the growing romance between Mario, a factory worker, and Yolanda, a schoolteacher, throws into relief the differences in their...

    One Way or Another
  • 1995
    Guantanamera

    Guantanamera

    Guantanamera

    6.51995HD

    During the 'Special Period', the members of a funeral procession cross paths with truckdrivers who have to take the same route, and begin to talk...

    Guantanamera
  • 2005
    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

    7.22005HD

    Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of...

    I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
  • 1976
    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    7.81976HD

    A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.

    The Last Supper
  • 2008
    Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996

    Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996

    Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996

    02008HD

    A look at the life and work of Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea.

    Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
  • 1962
    The Twelve Chairs

    The Twelve Chairs

    The Twelve Chairs

    7.5831962HD

    When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new...

    The Twelve Chairs
  • 1991
    Con el amor no se juega

    Con el amor no se juega

    Con el amor no se juega

    5.31991HD

    Susana, a beautiful young girl living in 1990, is happily looking forward to her forthcoming marriage - and has bought an antique mirror to grace her...

    Con el amor no se juega
  • 1972
    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons

    51972HD

    In 1672 Cuban revolutionaries launch an uprising against the Spanish who are occupying the country. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.

    A Cuban Fight Against Demons
  • 1979
    The Survivors

    The Survivors

    The Survivors

    6.91979HD

    A bourgeois Cuban family of aristocratic origin locks itself into its mansion when the Cuban Revolution comes to power, waiting for the new regime to...

    The Survivors
  • 1991
    Contigo en la distancia

    Contigo en la distancia

    Contigo en la distancia

    01991HD

    Contigo en la distancia
  • 1989
    Letters from the Park

    Letters from the Park

    Letters from the Park

    51989HD

    Matanzas, Cuba, 1913. Two young people who are in love communicate through letters written by penman. When the young man leaves town, to become a...

    Letters from the Park
  • 1947
    La Caperucita Roja

    La Caperucita Roja

    La Caperucita Roja

    01947HD

    La Caperucita Roja
  • 1950
    A Daily Mix-up

    A Daily Mix-up

    A Daily Mix-up

    01950HD

    A short film based on a story by Franz Kafka. Two men meet to resolve an issue, but are unable to do so due to a series of adverse circumstances.

    A Daily Mix-up
  • 1962
    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.31962HD

    Short documentary about Cuba's resistance to American invasion.

    Muerte al invasor
  • 1960
    Stories of the Revolution

    Stories of the Revolution

    Stories of the Revolution

    6.21960HD

    A film about the Cuban Revolution told from three different perspectives.

    Stories of the Revolution
  • 1983
    Up to a Certain Point

    Up to a Certain Point

    Up to a Certain Point

    4.51983HD

    A theater director and script-writer falls for a female worker from the Havana docks, but his machismo, social and working conflicts, and the Cuban...

    Up to a Certain Point