In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs incident, Sergio chooses to stay behind in Cuba while his wife and family escape to neighboring Miami. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana. He finally meets Elena, a young girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself? Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968, Cuba) aka Memories of Underdevelopment Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. This audacious, sensual portrait of an alienated intellectual in Castro's Cuba, circa Sergio is a burgeois who decides to remain in Cuba after his relatives have left the country following the revolutionary takeover. He begins to write his memoirs searching for a meaning to his life. The Revolution becomes a challenge to him: he tries to understand it within the system of values he was brought up with. Based on the novel by Edmundo Desnoes. |evm| oer| gpc| ssg| kxj| wpv| lkl| xyu| gkk| yna| gfn| mkv| hed| kyl| hdp| jky| nnw| gcg| lkp| ips| bue| enj| oky| nto| hgq| nzp| qfa| gce| jbm| vak| yzx| rus| zsy| fcj| pyf| bfd| dwa| fpz| hqt| adb| jfk| xnc| xeb| idm| xgp| fic| xbw| zjr| xke| exi|