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)
Juan Almeida
Self (uncredited)
Raúl Castro
Self (uncredited)
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Self (uncredited)
Che Guevara
Self (uncredited)
Benny Moré
Self (uncredited)
Carlos Puebla
Self (uncredited)
Sara Gómez
Self (uncredited)
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