The Lost City (2005)

Some places live on in memory long after the world that made them has vanished. Andy Garcia makes his feature directing debut and stars in "The Lost City," a passionate tribute to his native Cuba, written by acclaimed Cuban novelist Guillermo Cabrera Infante. In 1958, Havana is a playground of pleasure for some, but many Cubans chafe under the brutal rule of dictator Fulgencio Batista. As Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara's revolutionary forces close in on the capital, Fico Fellove (Garcia), owner of El Tropico, Havana's most elegant music nightclub, struggles to keep his politically divided family together while falling for his brother's beautiful widow, Aurora (Inés Sastre). Watching it all unfold is a wisecracking American expatriate known only as the Writer (Bill Murray), who sees Fico swept up in events as the revolution changes everything. As Fico watches a culture disappear and a people transformed, it's his love of Cuban music that keeps his memories alive. Dustin Hoffman co-stars as gangster Meyer Lansky, alongside Steven Bauer.