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I Am Cuba

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I Am Cuba (1964)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:31

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.6/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 20 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: This Russian-made study of Cuba, partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, captures the island just before it made the transition to a post-revolutionary society. Moving from city to... This Russian-made study of Cuba, partially written by renowned poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, captures the island just before it made the transition to a post-revolutionary society. Moving from city to country and back again, I AM CUBA examines the various problems caused by political oppression as well as by great discrepancies in wealth and power. Beginning in Havana in the pre-Castro era, we see how foreigners contributed to the city's prostitution and poverty; this sequence features dreamy, hallucinogenic camera work that creates a feeling of unease and dislocation. Then, in glorious images of palm tress and fertile land, the film looks at the sugar cane fields in the countryside, and the difficulties faced by peasants working the land. Finally, back in the city again, leftist students battle the police and a corrupt government--and pay a high price for their rebellion. [More]

Starring: Jean Bouise

Starring: Jean Bouise

Director: Mikhail Kalatozov

Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Screenwriter: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Enrique Pineda Barnet
Composer: Carlos Farinas

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Jan 4, 2000

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  • A most acclaimed discovery, "I am Cuba" will change your view of cinema forever! Filmed by great Russian director Mikhail Kalatozov (The Cranes are Flying), "I am Cuba" is an epic poem to Communist kitsch--a whirling, feverish dance through the sensuous decadence of Battista's Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. Presented jointly by master directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, "I am Cuba" has received universal acclaim and admiration from around the world as a true classic of world cinema.
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    It really is a neglected classic.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    12/02/02
    Peter Bradshaw
    Peter Bradshaw
    Guardian [UK]

    A work of dazzling cinematographic invention that still has the ability to astound.

    Full Review Source: FilmFour.com | comment Comment
    11/26/02
    Anthony Holden
    Anthony Holden
    FilmFour.com

    It's a vibrant, joyous piece of technical accomplishment that's probably one of the most relentlessly innovative films you'll ever see.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    11/22/02
    Jamie Russell
    Jamie Russell
    BBC

    A memorably eccentric and lyrical hymn to the transformatory powers of cinema.

    Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
    03/05/02
    Paul Julian Smith
    Paul Julian Smith
    Sight and Sound

    In a sense, it's a movie about looking past surfaces to see what's in front of you. It takes the time to look around and discovers majesty, beauty and pathos everywhere it turns.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Carina Chocano
    Carina Chocano
    Los Angeles Times
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    While it has its clumsy elements, there is no denying its remarkable cinematic impact.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Chris Hicks
    Chris Hicks
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    One of the most stylistically vigorous films of all time.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Edward Guthmann
    Edward Guthmann
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    Audacious, thrilling, erotic (and in three languages, no less), I Am Cuba is a lost masterpiece of filmmaking finally seeing the light of day 30 years after its production.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Brilliant work of Soviet propaganda.

    Full Review Source: HotWired's Pop | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Phil Hall
    Phil Hall
    HotWired's Pop

    As an example of lyrical black and white filmmaking, it is still stunning. If you see it, try to figure out how the camera floated down that wall.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    02/21/01
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    It still has power to surprise and, occasionally, to enchant.

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    02/21/01
    Scott Rosenberg
    Scott Rosenberg
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