Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas

Name: Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-02-19
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Thais Valdés, Vanessa Carballido, Carlos Cruz

19911991
1h 30m

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6.3/10

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Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas (1991)

Comedy

A satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cub... Read allA satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. The adventures that she has there are almost as crazy and senseless as the ones lived b... Read allA satire about the life of the Cuban people. Alicia, a culture instructor, is sent to a small town "Maravillas", which is itself an exaggerated, but very ingenious reflection of the real Cuba. The adventures that she has there are almost as crazy and senseless as the ones lived by the other Alice (in Wonderland), reflecting the indoctrination, coercion, absolutims, an... Read all

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6.3/10

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10/10

Finest satire

In the last 15 years, some remarkable Cuban films were made that criticized aspects of the Cuban society, being "Strawberry and Chocolate" probably the most known of them and people might think it is also the most critical one.

But only "Alicia en el pueblo de maravillas" dares the unthinkable: it puts Fidel Castro and the role of his Comunist Party in the target of the critics. No one else did this before.

I have seen this film full of metaphors at least 3 times. Each time I discover new details. It requires a deep knowledge of the Cuban society and history to unveil the many symbols.

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