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I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba)

Director: Mikhail Kalatozov

Cast: Luz María Collazo, José Gallardo, Sergio Corrieri, Mario Gonzalez Broche, Raúl García

(Mosfilm/ICAIC, 1964) Rated: N/A

US DVD release date: 20 November 2007 (Milestone Film & Video)

[10 December 2007]

by Jack Patrick Rodgers

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I Am Cuba is a showcase for some of the most astonishingly complex long takes ever devised. Even today, its virtuosic camerawork is breathtaking.

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Tagged as: josé gallardo | luz maría collazo | mario gonzalez broche | mikhail kalatozov | raúl garcía | sergio corrieri

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