Néstor Almendros Movies

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

An educational documentary film about planting and harvesting tomatoes.

Monique is dying of cancer, lying in bed in the apartment above the store her family owns. Her philandering husband carries on with life, her son...

In Asamblea general (1960), the documentary about Fidel's address of the First Declaration of Havana in the Plaza of the Revolution, Alea practises...

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

Short film that examines the different types of ceremonial make-up worn by the Mapuga tribe.

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

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

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

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

A documentary film about the creation and organization of an agricultural cooperative and the economic benefits for farmers.

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

An interview with cinematographer Nestor Almendros about his work with French film director François Truffaut. Footage taken from the 1986...