The Lost City Page #5

Synopsis: In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent night-club owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the night-club owner to flee to New York.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Andy Garcia
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
R
Year:
2005
144 min
$2,434,066
Website
2,335 Views


Let me rephrase.

we have the beginning

of a mutually

beneficial relationship.

lt would be a pity to see it end

before it even began.

Yes, it would.

All right.

l was informed

you were a reasonable man.

l hope I wasn't misinformed.

You weren't.

what I can offeryou in return

is what I offer all my friends

an open-doorpolicy.

Considermy club

your home any time.

what, free seltzer?

As much as you want.

You know, in my business,

Mr. Fellove,

we have friends

and we have enemies,

but we don't

have acquaintances.

l hope to hear

some good news very soon.

ls that Meyer Lansky...

Meyer Lansky?

The head of the mob.

l resign.

Are you wearing false eyelashes,

or are you truly bashful?

l neverwearfalse eyelashes.

That's my girl.

Am l?

whose idea was that?

Rodney's.

Are you gonna be watching?

Always.

what's the matter?

what's wrong?

Luis has anotherwoman.

Anotherwoman?

He hasn't come home in two days,

and before that, we haven't

His mind is elsewhere.

Has he called?

Just to say that he's okay,

and that's all he says.

Fico, help me.

You're the only one

l can turn to.

I'm gonna take care of it.

She's worried about you.

She came to you?

She's always had a...

very special place

in her heart for you.

And you forher.

what's the matter? Talk to me.

I'm not gonna get you involved.

I'm your brother. I'm involved.

what's up?

ls it another woman?

Yes.

Liberty.

You involved with Fidel?

No.

like Ricardo?

No.

Directorio Revolucionario.

we're no longer associated.

we have our own ideas forCuba.

Pluralism,

the restoration of

the 1 940 Constitution.

You know, democracy.

That's what Fidel says he wants.

Sure, that's what he says,

but he can't be trusted.

You think he's a Communist?

A Fidelista.

You have to promise me something.

what?

Anything happens to me...

you'll look afterAurora.

She'll need you.

Here, promise me.

Promise me, Fico.

l need this from you.

l promise you.

But you're gonna promise me

that nothing's gonna

happen to you, right?

Right?

There's no happiness

outside the revolution.

okay.

Don't do something stupid.

okay?

Ricardo Fellove,

Fellove.

Are you the dancer?

Because we don't need any dancers.

okay, get off the horse.

we're hungry.

lt's not another woman.

Then why won't he come back?

He doesn't want us involved.

what is it?

The revolution?

He doesn't want us involved.

That's it?

That's it.

Am I supposed to

take that home and be happy?

I'm his wife.

l have the right to be involved.

lf something happens to him,

it happens to me.

To all of us.

And then what?

l think it was the Mafia, Meyer Lansky,

but I can't be certain.

Havana is no longer a capital city,

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Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎermo kaˈβɾeɾa imˈfante]; Gibara, 22 April 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín. A one-time supporter of the Castro regime, Cabrera Infante went into exile to London in 1965. He is best known for the novel Tres Tristes Tigres (literally: "three sad tigers", published in English as Three Trapped Tigers), which has been compared favorably to James Joyce's Ulysses. more…

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