The Survivors (1979 film)

The Survivors
Directed by	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Written by	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Antonio Benitez Rojo
Produced by	Evelio Delgado
Starring	Enrique Santiesteban
Cinematography	Mario García Joya
Edited by	Nelson Rodríguez
Release date	6 January 1979 (1979-01-06)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

The Survivors (Spanish: Los sobrevivientes) is a 1979 Cuban drama film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Los Sobrevivientes was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica, in 2017.[2]

Plot

An aristocratic family decides to isolate themselves from the changes brought by the revolution and begin living History in reverse. A surreal voyage from Socialism to cannibalism.[3]

Cast

• Enrique Santiesteban - Sebastián Orozco
• Juanita Caldevilla - Doña Lola
• Germán Pinelli - Pascual Orozco
• Ana Viña - Fina Orozco
• Reynaldo Miravalles - Vicente Cuervo
• Vicente Revuelta - Julio Orozco
• Leonor Borrero - Cuca
• Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera - Manuel Orozco
• Yael Teruel - Finita Orozco - niña
• Lili Rentería - Finita Orozco (as Ana Lillian Renteria)
• Francisco Puentes - Julio Orozco - niño
• Patricio Wood - Julio Orozco
• Tony Cortes - Bartolomé Orozco - niño
• Jorge Alí - Bartolomé Orozco (as Jorge Félix Ali)
• Manolito Angueira - Sebastiancillo Orozco

See also

• List of Cuban films

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Survivors". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
2. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
3. Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez (6 January 1979), Los sobrevivientes (Drama), Enrique Santisteban, Juanita Caldevilla, Germán Pinelli, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), retrieved 8 January 2024

External links

• The Survivors at IMDb