Lucia (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Lucia |
| Original title | Lucía |
| Country of production | Cuba |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 160 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Humberto Solás |
| script | Humberto Solás |
| production | Raul Canosa |
| music | Leo Brouwer |
| camera | Jorge Herrero |
| cut | Nelson Rodríguez |
| occupation | |
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Lucia is a Cuban feature film in black and white from 1968 directed by Humberto Solás , who also wrote the screenplay. The leading roles are cast with Raquel Revuelta , Eslinda Núñez and Adela Legrá . The film had its world premiere in October 1968 in Cuba . In Germany you could see him for the first time on April 27, 1970 in the program of the Second German Television ( ZDF ).
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General
In three differently structured and self-contained episodes , the film deals with private love stories that are set against the background of certain revolutionary epochs in the country and are intended to provide insights into aspects of the social and political structure and history of Cuba.
Episode I.
The first episode, set around 1895, takes place at the time of the fight against the Spanish colonial rulers . The focus of the plot is the well-protected Lucia, who belongs to the small class of property owners, who falls in love with Rafael, who comes from Spain. After Lucia personally experienced the cruelty of the war and was abandoned by her lover, she murders him.
Episode II
The Lucia of this second story falls in love with a revolutionary in 1932, then leaves her bourgeois parents and supports the fight against the hated, dictatorial ruling president Gerardo Machado . This will eventually be overthrown, but corruption and mismanagement remain. Aldo, Lucia's lover, realizes that the goal of the revolution is far from being achieved, so continues to fight and is finally shot. Lucia is left alone.
Episode III
In the third story, set in the 1960s, the revolution triumphed. Lucia III is happily married to the pathologically jealous Tomas, who regards his wife as property and locks her up in the house. Not least under the influence of a young teacher who came to the village during the campaign against illiteracy and teaches Lucia to read and write, the young woman realizes that she has to break out of her slavery and - at least temporarily - leave her mad husband.
criticism
The Protestant Film-Observer sums up his criticism as follows: "Due to its originality, naivety and aggressiveness, a fascinating film, the episodes of which, however, are of different quality."
Web link
- Lucia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Source: Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 193/1970, pp. 202–203