An epic celebration of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, I AM CUBA is much more than a Cold War-era curiosity. This 1964 Soviet-Cuban co-production, unearthed and released in the US in 1995, is an audaciously stylish movie that dazzles viewers with one spectacularly
inventive shot after another.
The film unfolds in four parts, each a didactic tale about the pre-revolutionary era. The first is set in decadent Havana, where by day women parade poolside in bikinis and high-heeled mules for men in dark glasses. By night, everyone has a daiquiri in one hand and a cigar in the other. It is into
this world that a poor sweet Havana girl sinks, becoming...
Released:
1964
Rated:
NR
Length:
141 mins