Up to a Certain Point (1985)

Original title

Hasta cierto punto

Directed by

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Cuba

Runtime

1h 08m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

A theater director begins a relationship with a female dockworker. His own machismo creates problems between them.

wryobservationalthoughtfulearthygroundedreflectiveunsentimentalwarmly critical

What happens

Up to a Certain Point (Spanish: Hasta cierto punto) is a 1983 Cuban movie directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It focuses on a theater director who starts up a relationship with a female dockworker. However, his machismo complicates matters. The movie is a general look at gender roles in Cuba as well as the conflict between machismo and the idealized image of liberated women under communism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• A Successful Man (1985)
• Una novia para David (1985)
• Wild Dogs (1985)
• ¿Por qué lloran mis amigas? (2017)
• Supporting Roles (1989)
• The Other Francisco (1975)
• Desarraigo (1965)
• Portrait of Teresa (1979)
• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.