I Am Cuba

press release: USSR, Cuba | 1964 | DCP | 141 min. | Spanish with English subtitles

Director: Mikhail Kalotozov

Three years in the making by the great Russian director Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying), I Am Cuba is a whirling, feverish dance through the sensuous decadence of Batista's Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. Kalatozov's astonishingly acrobatic camera glides effortlessly through scenes of bathing beauties, landless peasants and student revolutionaries. But all this cinematic bravura works to deepen the audience's understanding of the characters' emotions and situation. New 4K restoration!

LACIS Film Series: In February and March, our annual series co-sponsored by the UW’s department of Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies presents two highly acclaimed new movies from Colombia (Birds of Passage) and Portugal (the wild Diamantino) and two vintage gems from Cuba (I Am Cuba and Vampires in Havana). Special thanks to our colleagues at UW LACIS: Alberto Vargas, Sarah Wells.

Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.