Project Detail

1985__Cuba

Detail of a painting
Cuban flag and Cuban girl
Two young girls in Santiago de Cuba.

Synopsis

1985 was a difficult year for me. My mother had died, an attempted love affair went badly wrong, I hadn't made a film for five years. I bought a video camera and went to Cuba for three weeks.

Music and memory play important parts. I first heard this particular music in Louis Malle's LES AMANTS (1958) when I was a teenager.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10:00
Format
digital sources
Director
Stuart Pound
Composer
Brahms, Sextet No. 1 Op.18 - 2 mov

Production Status

Production Company

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