A rich, lyrical vision of Cuba – Blogging Sole

A rich, lyrical vision of Cuba

 – Blogging Sole

There is an enchanting kind of beauty in Tommaso Santambrogio’s lyrical trilogy about contemporary Cuban life, “The Oceans Are the True Continents.” With black-and-white cinematography that characterizes strict formalism throughout the film, this image of the island works hard to dedefine the colorful, sun-drenched image of Cuba that dominates the cultural imagination. An intergenerational study … Read more

A vibrant drama set in Cuba in the 1990s – Blogging Sole

A vibrant drama set in Cuba in the 1990s

 – Blogging Sole

Traveling through the underground airwaves, Kurt Cobain landed in Havana, Cuba, in the turbulent early 1990s. During the island nation’s period of severe economic hardship after the fall of the Soviet Union, the “Special Period” prompted thousands of Cubans to emigrate, risking their lives at sea. Those who remained suffered from great scarcity (the American … Read more