50 Years Of The Cuban Revolution:

Modern Cuban cinema – borne out of a revolution that took place 50 years ago – is celebrating its golden jubilee this year. To mark the occasion, we are releasing a box set of landmark films from this iconic and turbulent nation.

Shocking, moving, and above all groundbreaking this Cuban film boxset holds the work of esteemed directors, Humberto Solas, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Mikhail Kalatzov and tell outsiders what it means to be Cuban, past, present and future.

MIKHAIL KALATZOV - I AM CUBA:

This astonishing and underrated film is blessed with some of the most extraordinary camerawork in film history. Ostensibly this is Communist propaganda, celebrating the progress achieved by the Cuban Revolution and dramatizing four examples of injustice to the common man in pre-Revolutionary Cuba. The link that holds the film together is a spoken monologue beginning each sequence with the words 'Soy Cuba'. It's still pushing the boundaries of pure cinema, a stirring and unforgettable experience.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Running Time 135 mins
PAL Multi Region DVD9
Black & White 4:3
Mono
Spanish with English subtitles
Rated PG
Licensed from ICAIC to Mr Bongo Films / ICAIC/MOSFILM / Special thanks to MK2 Editions

TOMAS GUTIERREZ ALEA - STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE:

Groundbreaking and hugely celebrated for numerous reasons, Cuba’s greatest director, Thomas Guiterrez Alea’s (Memories Of Underdevlopment) and his then protégé, now tour de force director in his own right, Juan Carlos Tabio’s (So Far Away, Guantanamera) Strawberry And Chocolate (Fresa Y Chocolate) was the first Cuban film ever to receive an Academy Award nomination, thanks to its revelatory plot, masterful direction and phenomenally crafted performances.

SPECIFICATIONS
Cuban Title: Fresa Y Chocolate
Original Release Date: 1964
Running Time 104 minutes
All Regions PAL / 16:9 Widescreen / B&W Licensed from Contemporary Films and ICAIC

TOMAS GUTIERREZ ALEA - MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT:

Hailed as one of – if not the most – sophisticated film ever to come out of Cuba in the early days of Castro’s revolution, Memories Of Underdevelopment (Memorias Del Subdesarollo) is visionary Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s tour de force.

SPECIFICATIONS:
DVD9 PAL / All Regions / Dolby digital / Black & White
Running Time 97 minutes
Rated 15
Spanish with English subtitles
Licensed Contemporary Films LTD

HUMBERTO SOLAS - LUCIA:

Made in Cuba, Lucia, tells three stories of three periods of Cuban history, from the vantage point of three women, each called Lucia. Directed by the world famous Humberto Solas (Manuela, Simparele) this tri-partite feature melds Cuban revolutionary fervour with feminist and social politics and was the film that catapulted Solas into the international spotlight.

SPECIFICATIONS:
PAL DVD 9 All Regions
Spanish with English Subtitles
Running Time 160 mins
B&W / Anamorphic 16:9
Restored from 35mm master
Licensed from Contemporary Films
Originally released by ICAIC

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