2004 January - Cuban Film Fest

Phil-Cuba Cultural & Friendship Association And UP Film Institute Presents

CUBA films January 24 – 25, 2004 UPFilm Insitute Videotheque Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman

Vampiros en la Habana (Vampires in Havana) by Juan Padron 1985/ICAIC/72 min/color January 24, 10 AM Joseph, a vampire swallowed a potion making him invulnerable to the sun. Growing up like a normal human being and an outcast from vampire society, becomes involved in the Cuban Revolutionary Movement. When the American Mr. Terari, Mr. Tapone and the Dusseldorf Headquarters collude to monopolize his uncle’s potion, our hero decides to fight. (IMDb.com Rating 7.3/10 stars)

Un Hombre de Exito (A Successful Man) by Humberto Solas 1985/116 minutes/color January 24, 1 PM Cuban history in the 1930s is told through the lives of two brothers who choose very different paths in life. One chooses wealth, influence and power while the other becomes a fighter for social justice and becomes a founding member of the communist movement. (IMDb.com Rating 4.8/10 stars)

Baragua by Jose Massip 1985/120 min/black & white January 24, 3:30 PM Drama-documentary on Cuba’s 1876 war of independence. The film explores the question of race and the struggle against slavery and racism was integral in the fight for independence against Spain.

Clandestinos (Living Dangerously) by Fernando Perez 1987/98 min/color January 24, 7 PM A film about the Cuban urban underground during the Batista dictatorship. The story is told throught the lives of young activists, pricipally through a young men and a woman who risk everything for the cause and their love. Their youthfulness is depicted from their passion for the cause as well as their penchant for rock ‘n roll music.

Operacion Fangio by Alberto Lecchi 1999/105 min/color January 25, 2:30 PM Fangio, a world-famous Argentine car driver in Havana for the grand prix was abducted by the July 26 Movement to foil Batista’s glamorous media event to display its invinciblity. The rebels plan to release him after the race and try to convince him of the justness of their cause. (IMDb.com Rating 3.4/10 stars)

Fidel by Estela Bravo 2001/90 min/color January 25, 5 PM A documentary on Fidel Castro containing historical footage and interviews of well known personalities. Essential viewing for those wanting to know more about the history of the revolution, the principles that it is founded upon, as well as its achievements. (IMDb.com Rating 8.3/10 stars)

Clandestinos will also be shown at the Faculty Center on January 31, 2004 at 1 PM