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Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica
Series
Criterion collection volume 943
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Sergio, a bourgeois intellectual Cuban, is alone after the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs incident. Now in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana before finally meeting Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mold into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself?
Series
Criterion collection volume 1214
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Both a landmark of radical political cinema and one of the most visually beautiful films ever made, this legendary hymn to revolution shimmers across the screen like a fever dream of rebellion. The result of an extraordinarily ambitious collaboration between the Soviet and Cuban film industries, director Mikhail Kalatozov's I Am Cuba unfolds in four explosive vignettes that capture Cuban life on the brink of transformation, as crushing economic exploitation...
Publisher
Icarus Films Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Battle of Chile: The epic chronicle of Chile's open and peaceful socialist revolution and of the violent counter-revolution against it after the overthrow of Salvador Allende's government by Augusto Pinochet.
Chile, obstinate memory: Visits with Chileans who experienced the coup first-hand (some of whom are seen in The Battle of Chile (Batalla de Chile) from 25 years ago). Survivors reminisce as they watch that film, recognizing lost comrades and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 866
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Formats
Description
In 1996, Ry Cooder went to Cuba, rediscovering talents of Cuba's foremost musicians and making a recording with them that sold millions and earned a Grammy Award. Cooder now returns to Cuba with filmmaker Wim Wenders to reveal the stories, personalities, and music of the performers who collaborated on that recording. Includes live performances in Amsterdam and at Carnegie Hall.