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The Recourse to the Method

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The Recourse to the Method
Film poster
Directed byMiguel Littín
Written byAlejo Carpentier
Régis Debray
Miguel Littín
Produced byHéctor López
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Vicente Silva
StarringNelson Villagra
CinematographyRicardo Aronovich
Edited byRamón Aupart
Release date
  • 5 May 1978 (1978-05-05)
Running time
164 minutes
CountriesMexico
Cuba
LanguageSpanish

The Recourse to the Method (Spanish: El recurso del método) is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It is based on the 1974 novel of the same name written by Alejo Carpentier. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Recourse to the Method". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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