Néstor Almendros Movies

The story of the persecution of homosexuals and intellectuals in Cuba under Fidel Castro's dictatorship, from the beginning of the Cuban Revolution...

A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

An old lady returns from Africa where she made a fortune to find her son in Paris, whom she has not seen in five years, with the intention of...

An educational documentary film about planting and harvesting tomatoes.

Young José María goes through a painful journey until he discovers that he is a transsexual.

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...

Daniel needs some money to buy a duffle coat that is in fashion, so he agrees to work for a photographer by dressing up as Santa Claus. He discovers...

Nadja is a guest student, who stays at Cité Universitaire and visits the Sorbonne, while preparing a thesis on Proust; she also likes to...

This film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects the various ways the festival was given shape by...

Short film on the ceremony of ‘Sing Sing’ practised by Papua New Guinea’s tribes.

Short film about the Mapuga tribe’s feast of pigs with sweet potatoes.

In just a few simple lines, a picture of the French countryside in the 1960s: the last moments of a disappearing, changing world. The simplest...

A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.

Eric Rohmer directs this short documentary that narrates the presence of women in French universities as of the time of its release -- 1966. During...

Eric Rohmer and his actors prepare and rehearse "Perceval le Gallois".

Government agents hire a mercenary to infiltrate a crime ring that's selling guns to a right-wing militia in Texas.

A documentary about the Cuban Revolution's transition into an authoritarian dictatorship, including repression, imprisonment, torture, and execution...

An episode of the show "Océaniques " about the craft and lighting techniques of the legendary French cinematographer Henri Alekan

Éric Rohmer's short for the portmanteau film Paris vu par (Six in Paris, 1965), concerning a haberdasher and his umbrella. Convinced he has...

An American art student thinks she's found love with a handsome prince, but things are not what they appear to be.