I Am Cuba


Designed to be Cuba’s answer to Eisenstein’s propaganda masterpiece, Battleship Potemkin, and Godard’s Breathless, this wildly schizophrenic 1964 celebration of Communist kitsch mixes Slavic solemnity with Latin sensuality. Its four stories explore the seductive, decadent, and marvelously photogenic world of Batista’s Cuba, deliriously juxtaposing images of rich Americans and bikini-clad beauties sipping cocktails poolside with scenes of ramshackle slums and the hungry people who live in them. Initially not seen in the US for decades and now newly restored, I Am Cuba is one of the great discoveries in cinema. 4K restoration.

Event Location and Ticket Information

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Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road
Pleasantville, 10570
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
Times: 2:00 pm - 4:20 pm

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Presenter: Jacob Burns Film Center
Presenter Phone: 9147475555
Presenter Website: https://burnsfilmcenter.org/

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