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I Am Cuba

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A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution. A young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. And, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.
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Visually absorbing and formally audacious, I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) opens a long-buried time capsule that has lost none of its captivating power.

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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine I Am Cuba is a cinephile's wet dream, a collage of Herculean feats of technical wizardry that would be easy to dismiss if it wasn't so humane. Rated: 4/4 Nov 17, 2007 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Some of the most exhilarating camera movements and most luscious black-and-white cinematography you'll ever see inhabit this singular, delirious 141-minute communist propaganda epic. Sep 17, 2007 Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine Politically nave maybe, but it works beautifully as straight cinema. Rated: 4/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review David Harris Spectrum Culture With Donald Trump set to return to power, I Am Cuba may be a difficult watch, especially for those unwilling to surrender their freedom to a self-proclaimed “strongman.” Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Michael J. Casey Metro Arts Invigorating cinema. Rated: 4/5 Apr 26, 2024 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row One of the most extraordinary pieces of revolutionary propaganda ever produced, as vibrant and vital as anything the Soviets released during the silent era. Rated: 4/4 Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The quotes, long shots, camerawork and script are the most powerful poetry of pictures that I've seen. 9/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Though being an part of soviet propaganda undoubtedly, the film is so masterfully crafted and filmed it nevertheless brings a lot of thought and shows off the life of cubans of the period as it was probably never showed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member The three stars comprise an average of the five star cinematography, which is absolutely superb and the one star for content. It's woeful propaganda and only the first story has the power to transcend the transparently nonsense political message. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review s r Unique and special. Cuba under Castro and the things they highlight are neat. TCM Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bit boring, especially if you have no interest of Cuba. Wide angle looks stunning Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Its visual style is like a seminar about using a camera with full potential. Extraordinary cinematography. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution. A young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. And, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 8, 1995, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 15, 2009
Runtime
2h 21m
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