International Latino Film Festival
Film: Barrio Cuba
Wednesday May 23, 2007
$6 gen. $5 ILFF members - 7pm
International Latino Film Festival presents Barrio Cuba (Cuba/Spain/2005, Spanish w/English subtitles, 106 min. dir. by Humberto Solas). A portrait of a society seeking upbeat moments in relentlessly downbeat circumstances. Solas dexterously interweaves the stories of 3 characters striving for a piece of happiness in Havana.
Potent emotions and engaging characters are the hallmarks of Barrio Cuba, the latest production from the esteemed Humberto Solás (Lucía, Miel para Ochúm). This warmly human portrait of a society desperately seeking upbeat moments in relentlessly downbeat circumstances provides an invaluable cinematic record of a city that appears to be on the verge of collapse. Solás dexterously interweaves the stories of three characters, each striving for a little piece of happiness in La Havana. Barrio, Cuba is the story of fighters whose lives are woven by a mosaic of emotions, at times bitterly confused, but always honest. It is the portrait of a country where preserving dignity is a difficult task, but one worth fighting for. Winner of Audience Award at Huelva Film Festival, Spain.
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