[Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt]

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In 1974, the GDR and the Leipzig festival celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with the “Cuban Documentary Film” retrospective. Santiago Álvarez, vigorous propagandist of documentary film as an art of war against imperialist cinema entertainment, spoke at soporific length at the opening.

Other films by Santiago Álvarez

Historia de una Plaza

Historia de una Plaza

1989

Brascuba

1987

Biografía de un carnaval

Biografía de un carnaval

1983

The Necessary War

1980

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