The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite (2023)

2023-11-101h 32m

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.

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