The Lost City (2005)

A superb film

Andy Garcia, son of Cuban immigrants, traces the darkest moments experienced by a bourgeois family trapped by the Revolution. Andy Garcia gives a just farewell to Guevara myth that appears as in itself, minister of justice exception (the courts of exception) responsible for serial murders, crimes (finally! How long I expected for a movie Very dangerous and pale Guevara.

The passions. Trouble when bribing a Batista, gangrene American Mafia (though described in "Havana" the thriller by Stephen Hunter) disputed the bloody communism.

Andy Garcia issues a superb history. Bravo. September 18, 2008

LOST CITY A REALITY

I purchased several copies (5) of Lost City. Why, you may ask. Well, I gave 4 away to close friends who were interested in what happened in Cuba and Castro in the early 1960's.

I lived those days in Cuba as a teenager; experienced the radical changes in the government structure, the theft of Cuban's personal homes, properties and businesses....so, I know first hand what happened and what was depicted in this video by Andy Garcia - a fellow Cuban-American.

Also, I happened to have a very close friend, Peter Dominguez Fox, nephew of Martin Fox, the owner of Tropicana Nightclub which is depicted as the nightclub in the video. I visited Tropicana many times with Peter and other friends that were American born and Cuban raised or Cuban born and American raised like myself. I recommend this video without reservations. September 15, 2008

A little slow, but the imagry is GREAT!~

I have a passion for Cuban culture and this movie really does a great job depicting that. It has a good story, but it can be slow at times. September 3, 2008

The Lost City

I never saw this film in the theaters. I did not know this gem existed until I picked it off the shelf in my friendly neighborhood video rental store. What a pleasant surprise! A movie depicting the Havana that was? A movie that neither glorifies Castro's revolution nor idolizes the Che? Instead, through the story and its characters, it tells what REALLY happened in Havana 50 years ago.

Folks, if you want a glimpse of what really happened in Cuba. If you want to know why the middle class left, and why the island paradise turned into a Third World Country, buy this movie. Watch it! If anything... it will give you a fresh perspective from a different point of view. July 24, 2008

The Lost City DVD

This is the best picture I have seen that describes the true story to what happened to all of the Cuban families after the take over from Fidel Castro in 1959.
I strongly recommend anyone to view this well done film by Andy Garcia.
This film tells the real true events. How things actually happened, and the true suffering of the Cuban families July 18, 2008

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