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Sierra Maestra (1969)

Sierra Maestra poster
Directed by
Ansano Giannarelli
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 51m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Italian journalist is arrested in Venezuela and accused of being a revolutionary. He shares a cell with an apolitical photographer and a dedicated guerrilla fighter, while his mother urges him to compromise and his wife hosts shallow discussions about his situation.

meditativepolitically chargedbroodingclaustrophobicreflectivesomberconversational

What happens

Sierra Maestra () est un film italien d' Ansano Giannarelli, tourné en 1969 et sorti en 1970. Franco, un journaliste italien de gauche, est arrêté au Venezuela. Il est accusé d'être un révolutionnaire, ce qu'il nie tout en admettant sa sympathie pour les opposants au régime. Il est incarcéré et viennent le rejoindre dans sa cellule Emilio, un photographe de mode apolitique et Manolo, un guérillero acharné. La mère de Franco, venue en visite, le supplie en vain de renoncer à sa position intransigeante tandis que dans sa ville natale, on a chez Carla, sa jeune épouse, des échanges creux autour de la position du prisonnier « presque » volontaire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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