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Soy Cuba

  • 19641964
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  • 2h 21m
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8.2/10
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Luz María Collazo and José Gallardo in Soy Cuba (1964)
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Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
9.9K
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  • Director
    • Mikhail Kalatozov(Cuban version)
  • Writers
    • Enrique Pineda Barnet
    • Yevgeniy Yevtushenko
  • Stars
    • Sergio Corrieri
    • Salvador Wood
    • José Gallardo
  • Director
    • Mikhail Kalatozov(Cuban version)
  • Writers
    • Enrique Pineda Barnet
    • Yevgeniy Yevtushenko
  • Stars
    • Sergio Corrieri
    • Salvador Wood
    • José Gallardo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Sergio Corrieri
    Sergio Corrieri
    • Alberto
    Salvador Wood
    José Gallardo
    • Pedro
    Raúl García
    • Enrique
    Luz María Collazo
    • Maria…
    Jean Bouise
    Jean Bouise
    • Jim (in Cuban version)
    • (as Jean Bouisse)
    Alberto Morgan
    • Ángel
    Zilia Rodriguez
    • Gloria (in Cuban version)
    • (as Zilia Rodríguez)
    Fausto Mirabal
    Roberto García York
    • American activist
    María de las Mercedes Díez
    Bárbara Domínguez
    Jesús del Monte
      Luisa María Jiménez
      • Teresa
      Mario González Broche
      • Pablo (in Cuban version)
      • (as Mario González)
      Tony López
      Héctor Castañeda
      Rosendo Lamadriz
      • Director
        • Mikhail Kalatozov(Cuban version)
      • Writers
        • Enrique Pineda Barnet
        • Yevgeniy Yevtushenko
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The now famous long take that begins at the top of the hotel, then winds around and down into the swimming pool, originally come out of the water and continued. The camera was hand held, passed from crew member to crew member, to make its way down the side of the hotel into the pool. The camera lens had been equipped with a high speed, spinning glass disk taken from a submarine periscope. The spinning disk was installed to fling water drops of the lens when the camera emerged from the swimming pool at the end of the shot. Much to the disappointment of the camera crew, director Mikhail Kalatozov cut the end of the take, ending it underwater.
      • Goofs
        When Enrique gets to the top of the high-rise building he gains access to the roof by stepping through a window with a broken pane of glass. When he returns, the pane in same window is unbroken.
      • Quotes

        Pedro: I used to think the most terrifying thing in life is death. Now I know the most terrifying thing in life is life.

      • Connections
        Featured in Soy Cuba, O Mamute Siberiano (2004)
      • Soundtracks
        Loco amor
        (Spanish-speaking adaptation of the 1958 song "Crazy Love")

        Music and lyrics by Paul Anka

        Performed by El Duo Los Diablos (as Los Diablos Demonicos)

        Added accompaniment music recorded later at the Prado 210 studio

        With Chucho Valdés (piano), Guillermo Barreto (drums) and Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez (bass).

      User reviews71

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      Ultimate in Choreography
      One of the advantages of making a propaganda film in communist countries is that you have full support of the government that you are favoring. With that in mind, it's no wonder that a film of this magnitude could be made only in a communist country (before it went bankrupt). Soy Cuba surprises the viewer over and over again as you expect the camera to cut, and just as you expect it to, it doesn't and whoosh, you're underwater, or you've just flown out a window and hover above a funeral procession of massive proportions. I ponder the planning it must have taken to concoct such long takes with each moment so thoughtfully planned out. As much as most people will credit this film with fabulous cinematography (which it arguably has), it is a direct result of the complex direction by Mikheil Kalatozishvili that gives the film its flow and strength. Long takes become boring if the rhythm of the film is not well choreographed (some Tarkovsky films have this problem, but not all). Soy Cuba is never boring. Of course, what is most interesting is to see Havana in all it's beauty just after Fidel's revolution and then to contrast that with the Cuba seen in Buena Vista Social Club. It says it all about the politics of this film. This one is purely worth watching for the choreography and cinematography, not for the silly ideology. This is required viewing for all filmmakers.
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      • timskousen
      • Apr 5, 2002

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 1995 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Cuba
        • Soviet Union
      • Official site
        • Mr Bongo Films
      • Languages
        • Spanish
        • English
      • Also known as
        • I Am Cuba
      • Filming locations
        • Havana, Cuba
      • Production companies
        • Mosfilm
        • Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $168,100
      • Gross worldwide
        • $274,098
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 21 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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