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Cecilia

A Film by Humberto Solás

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Description

Considered one of Cuba’s most controversial films ever, this award-winning classic from Humberto Solás takes place in 1830s Cuba. The son of a rich colonial family falls in love with a proud, beautiful but poor mulatto girl, but the young man’s father wants to force him into marrying a woman from his own social standing.

Nomintaed for the Golden Palm- CANNES FILM FESTIVAL


What the Critics are Saying

"A steamy, large-scale social melodrama... no one interested in the intersection of film and politics should miss this important title! " -The New York Times


Recommended Reading

Cuban Cinema by Michael Chanan


Features and Specifications

Bonus materials:
  • Cualquier mujer: Interviews with Cuban Actresses
  • Photo Gallery
  • Director Biography & Filmography

Format: DVD
Release Year : 1981
Running Time: 127 minutes
Color: Color
Language: Spanish w/English subtitles


  

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