Jana Bokova's Havana
1990 documentary in which the citizens of Havana talk about their lives, their city and Cuba under Castro, despite anxieties and fears about opening up to a foreign film crew.
1990 documentary. Havana has a dilapidated ruined beauty - decaying grandeur alongside squalor with a string atmosphere of Africa and Old Spain. Despite the political turmoil of Cuba's last 30 years, its people remain among the most imaginative and fascinating in the world. Under the dictatorship of Castro, Cuba has become a highly regulated state to say the least. Director Jana Bokova persuaded the citizens of Havana to talk about their lives, their city and Cuba, despite their anxieties and fears about opening up to a foreign film crew. The film goes beneath the skin of this legendary city, particularly through its extraordinarily rich music which enables the people to express their true attitudes and feelings. It also visits Little Havana in Miami, 90 miles away, home to some of the one million exiles to have left Cuba in the last 30 years.
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Brian Eno
Another Green World
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Jana Bokova |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 Apr 1990 20:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Fri 11 May 2018 23:30
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