A series of Cuban films will be screened here at the Cervantes Institute auditorium this month, as occurs every October.
In a sort of posthumous tribute, the first film to be screened is "Lisanka," by director Daniel Diaz Torres, recently deceased.
The film tells the story of a rural girl who is torn between the possessive love of three men, amid a social context marked by class contradictions, the Soviet Union's presence on the island, and the contingencies of a social project still under construction.
The film "Los dioses rotos" (The Broken Gods) will be screened on Sunday, Oct. 13. It won the Audience and Critics Award during the 30th Latin American Film Festival in Havana in 2008, and was chosen as the best film of the year by the Cuban Cinema Press Association.
Directed by Ernesto Darana, the movie tells the story of a university professor who is investigating famous Cuban pimp Alberto Yarini, shot dead by his French rivals who controlled the prostitution business in Havana in the early 20th century.
The film "Casa Vieja" (Old House), directed by Lester Hamlet and inspired by a Cuban theater classic, will be screened on Sunday, Oct. 20.
The protagonist, Esteban, returns to Cuba after 14 years of absence, when he learned of the imminent death of his father. His presence unleashes family secrets, lies, frustrations, and dreams.
The series will close on Sunday, Oct. 27, with "Boleto al paraiso" (A Ticket to Paradise), chosen in 2011 as the best Latin American film at the Malaga Festival, Spain, and winner of the Star and Audience Award at the Havana Festival in New York, and at the Biarritz Latin America Cinema & Culture Festival in France, respectively.
Directed by Gerardo Chijona, it tells the story of Eunice, a teenager raped by her father, and Alejandro, a young rocker who robs a pharmacy and escapes to Havana with some friends. Fate brings the two young men together on the road and together they search for paradise.
Sponsored by the Cuban embassy in India and the Cervantes Institute, the films will delight moviegoers in this country, the world's largest film producer and box office record holder every year.