Lucía
Directed by:
Humberto SolásScreenplay:
Humberto SolásCinematography:
Jorge HerreroComposer:
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A breathtaking vision of Cuban revolutionary history wrought with white-hot intensity by Humberto Solás, this operatic epic tells the story of a changing country through the eyes of three women, each named Lucía. In 1895, she is a tragic noblewoman who inadvertently betrays her country for love during the war of independence. In 1932, she is the daughter of a bourgeois family drawn into the workers’ uprising against the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado. And in the postrevolutionary 1960s, she is a newlywed farm girl fighting against patriarchal oppression. A formally dazzling landmark of postcolonial cinema, Lucía is both a senses-stunning visual experience and a fiercely feminist portrait of a society journeying toward liberation. (Criterion)
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Cuban films all seem to share one important element in that they embody their nationality, culture, politics, and unique characteristics. This is incredibly beneficial for national cinema, and Solás managed to present it through three women of the same name. A long but interesting film.
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