I Am CubaPG

Directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili | Cuba/Soviet Union | 1964 | 2h 15m | Spanish w/ English subtitles | Starring Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García, Luz María Collazo

Four vignettes narrate various problems faced by Cuban people due to political subjugation during the 1950s and show how the population became swept up in the fervour of revolution. The result of an extraordinarily ambitious collaboration between the Soviet and Cuban film industries, Mikhail Kalatozov’s stirring celebration of a political revolution is both a landmark of radical cinema and one of the most visually stunning films ever made.

Our screening on Sunday 9th June (3pm) will feature an introduction by Ally Pitts, host of A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast since 2017. 

Classic Season: Vive La Resistance

Reviews

‘It’s a vibrant, joyous piece of technical accomplishment that’s probably one of the most relentlessly innovative films you’ll ever see.’
★★★★★
Jamie Russell, BBC

‘A memorably eccentric and lyrical hymn to the transformatory powers of cinema.’
Paul Julian Smith, Sight & Sound Magazine

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