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Blame It on Fidel

2006 1h 39m History Drama List
93% Tomatometer 45 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Anna must deal with losing her privileges when her well-off parents become leftist activists.
Blame It on Fidel

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Blame it on Fidel is a charming comedy of manners, class, and politics, elevated by a remarkable performance from lead child actor Nina Kervel.

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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The young heroine is rather humorless, but Gavras's intelligence and skillful touch are evident throughout. Dec 4, 2007 Full Review Ted Fry Seattle Times Blame it on Fidel! is a knowing lesson in film and history that often makes its serious point with a dose of wise humor. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 19, 2007 Full Review Dave White Movies.com Rated: 4.5/5 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It offers a coming-of-age tale told unflaggingly from the point of view of a pouting, humorless and unsympathetic nine-year-old. Rated: B- Jan 17, 2008 Full Review Prairie Miller Critical Women Strange, bearded house guests shake up a peeved little girl's life, infusing it with political imagination and wonder. Dec 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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sarah m Blame it on Fidel gives us an idea of communism in the late 80's through the perspective of a young nine-year girl. The movie is more political that one might assume as it is following the daily life of a children. More often than not, I found myself not only reflecting on young Anna's immaturity (played by Nina Kervel), but also on relating to it . The film follows a fair episodic approach and is extremely is well acted. The director, Julie Gravas has done a good job contrasting the immaturity of childhood with the seriousness of the communist political combat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Utilizando, como em tantas outras obras, a óptica infantil para ilustrar momentos históricos, "A Culpa é do Fidel!" destaca-se por sua valorosa e adorável protagonista que confere, no caso, maior vigor aos já dramáticos choques políticos e culturais dos anos 60/70 que desestabilizaram por completo as antigas estruturas da sociedade. É interessante constatar, inclusive, o modo como a jovem torna-se mais independente, crítica e consciente à medida em que interage com esse mundo tão instável - e tal maturidade é retratada de modo bastante sutil, gracioso e espontâneo. Grande atuação da pequena Nina Kervel-Bey e interessante uso das cores e da iluminação. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Blame It on Fidel has a very Atonement-esque feel to it. It's a great movie, and an important movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Blame It on Fidel is a sweet film that provides social commentary while never straying far from a lightheartedness. Kervel is truly stunning in her performance as the ever-curious Anna, and by her fearsome gaze, I can see a bright, bright future for her. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is about a French little girl's efforts to understand and make sense of partial, inconsistent reactions and explanations from grown-ups around her to various political events in the early 70's while her parents' lives become increasingly aligned with their political ideals. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is about a child seen the changes through out their view of life, when it comes to the confusing life of political issues. I can truly relate to Anna in a sort of way on how sometimes the changes can be hard specially when you're used to having different expectations. Having your parents taking changes, specially political changes and how sometimes parents can be dysfunctional plus with their fighting. Truly love that it was French, there's something about the language that is magical. Either way it brought some memories of my childhood just watching this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Anna must deal with losing her privileges when her well-off parents become leftist activists.
Director
Julie Gavras
Producer
Sylvie Pialat
Screenwriter
Julie Gavras
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 22, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA)
$166.5K
Runtime
1h 39m