Subject: Oneiric inversion, naturalization and gender inequality in Cuban cinema Sueño Tropical articulates its proposal through a oneiric device that systematically inverts gender roles in order to make visible what, in everyday life, appears naturalized. Through the protagonist’s dream, the film displaces onto the male body experiences historically associated with women—domestic subordination, the overload of care… Seguir leyendo Sueño tropical
Subject: Double Standards and Gender Issues Set in late-1980s Cuba, Adorables Mentiras offers a critical perspective on everyday life through a network of affective, professional, and symbolic relationships marked by simulation and inequality. Through characters positioned at different levels of power—the state official, the precarious intellectual, subordinated women, and marginalized figures—the film exposes how lying, silence, and… Seguir leyendo Adorables mentiras
Subject: Cuban political satire in Cinema Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas, directed by Daniel Díaz Torres, is a sharp example of political satire in Cuban cinema, set in a fictional town where a young theatre instructor uncovers an absurd system governed by surveillance, obedience, and bureaucratic language. Structured as a grotesque fable, the film… Seguir leyendo Alicia en el pueblo de Maravillas
Subject: Diversity and tolerance in Cuban cinema Fresa y chocolate explores diversity and tolerance in Cuban cinema through the encounter between two ideologically opposed characters in 1990s Cuba. Set during a period of social and political tension, the film constructs a space of dialogue where sexuality, cultural identity, political commitment, and friendship intersect. Through a… Seguir leyendo Fresa y Chocolate
Subject: Cuban society, satire and everyday life Guantanamera is a Cuban film that uses satire and road-movie elements to portray the contradictions of everyday life in Cuba during the Special Period. Through a seemingly simple journey across the island, the film exposes bureaucratic absurdities, economic shortages and moral dilemmas, while offering a sharp but empathetic… Seguir leyendo Guantanamera
Subject: Women and Cuban cinema Mujer Transparente is a Cuban film that portrays the lives of five women facing personal and social crises in a context marked by economic hardship, migration and gender inequality. Through everyday language and intimate storytelling, the film offers a critical perspective on Cuban cinema women and their lived experience in contemporary Cuban… Seguir leyendo Mujer Transparente
