Manuela (1966)
- Directed by
- Humberto Solás
- Genre
- war, drama
- Country
- Cuba
- Runtime
- 41 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Cuban Revolution, a young rural woman loses her family to Batista's army. She joins the guerrilla fighters in the Sierra Maestra and becomes a soldier. When she starts a relationship with another fighter, her feelings shift from pure hatred to something more tender.
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What happens
Manuela (Manuela, no Brasil) é um filme cubano de curta metragem dirigido por Humberto Solás em 1966. Durante a Revolução Cubana, jovem guajira tem a família massacrada pelo exército de Fulgencio Batista. Sem destino, ingressa nas guerrilhas em Sierra Maestra e transforma-se em combatente. Quando se envolve com um dos guerrilheiros, sua personalidade migra do ódio para o lirismo. Esse filme é prototípico do cinema cubano durante o final da década de 1960 e toda a década de 1970,Crítica do site Offscreen e marca a estréia de Adela Legrá e Adolfo Llauradó nas telas cubanas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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