Lucia

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s r 1001 movies to see before you die. This was a powerful movie showing different aspects of Cuba through three different women's point of view. I wondered how it was allowed to be produced during communism. Despite its unusual direction and photography, I don't plan on seeing it again. It was on Youtube. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review William L A portrait of change in Cuba told with a focus on key geopolitical moments in the prior century and incorporating a feminine perspective to provide a metric to the shifting social tides, Lucia admittedly starts out somewhat slow, featuring a melodramatic romance that is relatively conventional both in its sensibilities and composition. However, it is not only revealed as a deliberate step taken by Solás to contrast with the more avant-garde shooting style employed later on for more contemporary settings, but also is concluded in its own segment by a surprisingly stark, sweeping, and disturbing battle scene that few could potentially match for grueling intimacy. At times the sheer size of the film makes some of the supporting performances seem a bit lackluster, and the overt nature of the gender politics seem to take over a bit too prominently at times (particularly the literal imprisonment of Legrá's final iteration of Lucía by a controlling, cigar-gnashing husband), but overall Lucía documents social change using characters with personality rather than premade templates of virtue, and isn't shy about pointing out practical corruption in a series of revolutionary movements built on idealism, and the potential for long-term change. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/01/21 Full Review Audience Member As expansive and ambitious as it is off-putting and unpleasant, Humberto Solás 1968 epic of Cuban revolution spans not just history, but film styles and genres. Broken into three separate black-and-white stories, each told via a varied cinematic idiom, Lucía makes its connections through political underlining as experienced by three unrelated women whom each bear the title moniker. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A must watch movie if you wish to know more about the history of Cuba. You can witness how the meaning of revolution and women's self-determination mutate here. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The year should read 1968. Really 3 different films that concern themselves with revolutionary periods in Cuba's history and a woman named Lucia. The first part is amazing, a transfixing new wave-ish melodrama. The second part is more neo-realistic, but still quite good, though not nearly as vital as the first. The third is an odd historical artifact that is completely different than the first two, and both intentionally and unintentionally disturbing. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Highly-charged Cuban classic. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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