From: Dr. Axel Barcelo Aspeitia -- Investigador (abarcelo_at_minerva.filosoficas.unam.mx)
Date: 2004-06-29 04:00:38
Well, now that we are way off topic. . .
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Matthew Glesne wrote:
> One, which I just saw, Havana Suite, won
> wide acclaim on the island and off, for being about as
> frank a portrayal as possible about how the poorest of
> havana get through the day (with a lot of dignity). it
> got standing o's at the karl marx theatre, was not
> edited a bit and was reviewed in the party newspaper
> Granma.
Well, I saw 'Havana Suite' about a couple of months ago and I did not find
its portrait of poor Havana habitants 'frank' at all. IMHO, it was kind of
cheap and melodramatic. Instead of gaining our sympathy for the cuban
poor, or making a 'critical' point about life in Havana today, it seemed
closer to a propaganda film about 'everyday heroes' in that city.
On the other hand, it is very much true that it is not uncommon for cuban
films to be critical of the current situation in the island. I just think
'Havana Suite' is not the best example.
Just my two cents.
-axel
PS: . . . and remember . . .
> Yes, Cubans would like to play in the US
> and make money here. But WE disallow that, not Castro.