Hello Cubans (1963)

7.4/10 30 min Documentary

Overview

A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Narrator (voice)

Agnès Varda

Narrator (voice)

Rosalie Varda

Self (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Self (uncredited)

Alejo Carpentier

Self (uncredited)

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Self (uncredited)

Che Guevara

Self (uncredited)

Sara Gómez

Self (uncredited)

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