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🎬 Movie: I Am Cuba (1964)

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I Am Cuba (1964), also known as Soy Cuba, is Mikhail Kalatozov’s visionary Soviet–Cuban masterpiece—a fever-dream portrait of a nation on the brink of revolution. Shot in hypnotic, high-contrast black-and-white by legendary cinematographer Sergei Urusevsky, the film’s floating, impossible long takes and rooftop-to-street camera glides have become the stuff of cinema legend. Co-written by poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Enrique Pineda Barnet and narrated in the Spanish version by Raquel Revuelta as the lyrical “voice of Cuba,” this anthology drama unfolds in four interwoven stories that chart Cuba’s transformation from decadence to defiance.

A young salesgirl, María, is pulled into the nightlife and neon of pre-revolution Havana, moving between American tourists and a world that sells fantasy while draining dignity. In the countryside, humble farmer Pedro sees his land seized for sugar profits, igniting a desperate act that becomes a cry against exploitation. In Havana’s streets and classrooms, student activist Enrique struggles with the moral cost of violence as he confronts a brutal regime and witnesses the power of martyrdom. And in the hills, peasant Mariano’s grief turns to purpose as he joins guerrilla fighters in the Sierra Maestra, culminating in a sweeping vision of collective uprising that surges toward Havana’s liberation.

Themes of colonial decadence, economic injustice, political awakening, and communal solidarity pulse through every frame, as the camera glides from rooftop pool parties to funeral processions, from cane fields lit by flames to rivers and churches alive with resistance. Featuring Cuban performers like Luz María Collazo and an ensemble of nonprofessional actors, I Am Cuba fuses propaganda and poetry into a radical, rapturous cinema experience.

Rediscovered and championed decades later by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, the film’s 4K restorations have cemented its place as a must-see for lovers of world cinema, art-house epics, and groundbreaking cinematography. I Am Cuba is not just a film about revolution—it is revolutionary cinema: immersive, sensual, and unforgettably alive. Keywords: I Am Cuba, Soy Cuba, 1964, Mikhail Kalatozov, Sergei Urusevsky, Raquel Revuelta, Luz María Collazo, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Enrique Pineda Barnet, Cuban Revolution, long takes, black-and-white, classic world cinema, restoration.



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