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Summary:

Both a landmark of radical political cinema and one of the most visually beautiful films ever made, this legendary hymn to revolution shimmers across the screen like a fever dream of rebellion. The result of an extraordinarily ambitious collaboration between the Soviet and Cuban film industries, director Mikhail Kalatozov's I Am Cuba unfolds in four explosive vignettes that capture Cuban life on the brink of transformation, as crushing economic exploitation and inequality give way to a working-class uprising. Backed by Carlos Fariąs's stirring score, the dazzling camera work by Sergei Urusevsky an inspiration for generations of filmmakers to follow gives flight to the movie's message of liberation.

Contributors:

Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-2017 , screenwriter

Pineda Barnet, Enrique, 1933-2021 , screenwriter

Kalatozov, Mikhail, 1903-1973 , film director, film producer

Corrieri, Sergio , actor

Revuelta, Raquel , actor

Wood, Salvador , actor

Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- , presenter

Scorsese, Martin , presenter

Milestone Film & Video , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

Spanish
Russian
English

Language Notes:

Spanish or Russian dialogue; English subtitles.

Included Works:

I am Cuba (Motion picture)

I am Cuba (Motion picture) (Russian)

I am Cuba, the Siberian mammoth

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1214

Alternate Titles:

Original title: Soy Cuba

Subjects:

Cuba — History — Revolution, 1959 — Drama

Cuba — Social conditions — 1959-1990 — Drama

Communism — Cuba — Drama

Revolution (Cuba : 1959)

1959-1990

Communism

Social conditions

Cuba

Genres:

Motion pictures

Propaganda films

Feature films

Fiction films

Drama

History

System Details:

4K UHD; region A; uncompressed mono.
NOTICE: 4K UHD discs require a 4K UHD Blu-ray player.

Performers:

Cast: Luz María Collazo, Salvador Wood, Raúl García, Sergio Corrieri, Jean Bouise.

Production Credits:

Cinematography by Sergei Urusevsky ; music by Carlos Fariñas.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Full screen (1.33:1).

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; uncompressed mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.33:1; full screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; 4K UHD; region A

Call Numbers:

IAM 1964 BLU 4K ULTRA

ISBNs:

9798886071306

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515294713 (container)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3543UHDBD-1 (container)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3543UHDBD-1 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1429324262