简介：Atributetooneoftheworld'smostinspirationalfilmmakers.InCafeconleche,adocumentaryaboutlegendarycubanfilmmakerNicolásGuillénLandrián,directorManuelZayasbrilliantlyusestheverysamenarrativeandstructuraltechniquespioneeredbyLandrián,toprovideaportraitofthelatedirector.Highlycensoredduringhislifetime(only3ofhis18documentarieseverscreened),Landrián,orNicolasitoasheisaffectionatelyknown,belongedtoamovementofcubandocumentaryfilmmakersduringthe60's-70's(whichalsoincludedsuchgreatsasSantiagoAlvarez),whowereconcernedwithpushingtechnicalaswellasartisticlimitsofourunderstandingofwhatadocumentaryis,andcombiningitwithpowerfulimagesandmessages. Thesehighlycontroversialfilmsbrokewiththetraditionofobservationaldocumentaryfilm,aswellasthethenpopularcinemaveritéoftheFrenchordirectcinemafromtheUK.Landriánandhiscolleagueswereartistswhosefilmsweremorepersonallyexpressive,muchliketherecentworkofBruceWeber.Landriánalsoimploredsuchtechniquesasmulti-layeredsounddesign(upto26tracks,unheardoffordocumentaries),aswellasstaccato-likejumpcutsandreverseandslow-motionactionthatputsthebesteffortsonMTVtoshame.Keepinmindthesefilmswerebeingmadeinthe1960's. ManuelZayasrespectsLandrián'saesthetic,adoptingitashisown,asherecountsLandrián'slife.UsingmuchofLandrián'sunseenfilmfootageinCafeconleche,Zayaspayshomagetothelegend,whowasarevolutionarythinkerandoneofthemanycensoredgeniuseswhohistoryhasforgotten.…