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Overview
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Release Date:
17 May 1973 (USA) morePlot:
Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer, decides to stay in Cuba even though his wife and friends flee to Miami... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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3 wins moreUser Comments:
Emotional Existentialism more (10 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Sergio Corrieri | ... | Sergio Carmona Mendoyo | |
| Daisy Granados | ... | Elena | |
| Eslinda Núñez | ... | Noemi | |
| Omar Valdés | ... | Pablo | |
| René de la Cruz | ... | Elena's brother | |
| Yolanda Farr | |||
| Ofelia González | |||
| Jose Gil Abad | |||
| Daniel Jordan | |||
| Luis López | |||
| Rafael Sosa | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eduardo Casado Revuelta | |||
| René Depestre | ... | Himself / Panelist | |
| Edmundo Desnoes | ... | Himself | |
| Pello el Afrokán | |||
| Jack Gelber | ... | Himself | |
| Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | ... | Himself | |
| Gilda Hernández | |||
| Fausto Pinelo | |||
| Beatriz Ponchova | |||
| Gianni Toti | ... | Himself / Panelist | |
| Julio Vega | |||
| René Villarreal | |||
| David Viñas | ... | Himself / Panelist | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Historias del subdesarrolloInconsolable Memories
Memories of Underdevelopment (USA)
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
97 min | West Germany:90 min (TV)Country:
CubaColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Havana, CubaFun Stuff
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The first film to be made in post-revolutionary Cuba to be released in the United States. moreFAQ
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"Memories of Underdevelopment" (Cuban, 1968): Made in 1968, set and shot (b/w) in 1961-62 Cuba, using a frighteningly smooth blend of documentary footage, and flash-backs, with new sets, locations, and actors in present-time, we watch a man at an airport say goodbye to most everyone he's ever known. THEY are escaping the new Castro Cuba, to start over in Miami, USA. HE has decided to remain (although we're never given much of an explanation why), and use (what must be) his independent wealth. Now living in the big city with only strangers, he wanders about looking for relationships. Instant closeness. Replacements. Although carrying the demeanor of a suave, patient, aging bachelor, he has the desperation of a teenage boy, driven by appearances and hormones. As archival footage is used to expand the vision of Castro's Cuba, it is clear the lonely man is the one making the bigger mistake. I thought of this "story" as Emotionally Existential.