Underplayed Gems

Havanera 1820 (1993)

Havanera 1820 poster
Directed by
Antoni Verdaguer i Serra
Genre
melodrama
Country
Cuba, Spain
Runtime
2h 28m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In early 19th century Cuba, a Catalan family arranges a marriage with a wealthy man who made his fortune in Havana. The arrival of steam locomotion and the abuse of enslaved people spark conflict between the main characters.

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What happens

Havanera 1820 és una pel·lícula dramàtica catalano-cubana dirigida per Antoni Verdaguer i produïda per Carles Jover estrenada el 21 de maig del 1993. Inicialment concebuda com a minisèrie per a TV3, seria posteriorment escurçada i adaptada a la pantalla gran, amb un repartiment encapçalat per Abel Folk i Aitana Sánchez-Gijón amb guió de Jaume Cabré, Jaume Fuster, Antoni Verdaguer i Vicenç Villatoro. Ambientada a principis del segle xix el film narra la història d'un matrimoni arranjat entre una família benestant catalana, dedicada al comerç amb Cuba, i un indià que ha fet fortuna a l'Havana. L'arribada de la locomoció a vapor i l'abús de poder envers els esclaus en aquest entorn paradisíac desencadenarà el conflicte entre els protagonistes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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