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El otro Francisco / Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficas ; guión, Sergio Giral ; colaboradores, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Héctor Veitía, Julio García Espinosa ; productor, Santiago Llapur ; dirección, Sergio Giral.
LIBRA DVD 020 269
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Suárez y Romero, Anselmo, 1818-1878. Francisco, el ingenio, author.
- Series:
- Clásicos del cine cubano
- Cine cubano
- Language:
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Suárez y Romero, Anselmo, 1818-1878--Film adaptations.
- Suárez y Romero, Anselmo.
- Suárez y Romero, Anselmo, 1818-1878.
- Slavery--Cuba--History--19th century--Drama.
- Slavery.
- Human rights--Cuba--History--19th century--Drama.
- Human rights.
- Crimes against humanity.
- Social conditions.
- History.
- Cuba--Social conditions--19th century--Drama.
- Cuba.
- Crimes against humanity--Drama.
- Cruelty in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Historical films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Cuban.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Miami, FL] : [CinemaCubana], [between 2000 and 2008?]
- System Details:
- DVD-R.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A socio-economic analysis of slavery and class struggle through the retelling of the original novel. Contrasts the romantic conceptions of plantation life found in Suárez Romero's novel with a realistic exposé of the actual historical conditions of slavery throughout the Americas. Offers a critical analysis of the novel, showing how the author's social background led to his use of particular dramatic structures to convey his liberal, humanitarian viewpoint.
- Participant:
- Miguel Benavides, Ramoncito Veloz, Alina Sánchez, Adolfo Llaurado.
- Narrator, Héctor Quintero.
- Credits:
- Photography, Livio Delgado; editor, Nelson Rodrígues; music, Leo Brouwer.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1974.
- Based on the novel Francisco, el ingenio / [by] Anselmo Suárez y Romero.
- OCLC:
- 214279401
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