La ultima cena cuban film

Yet, such actions although apparently eccentric are also an attempt to quell the passions of slaves by. Cuba but is also a film that uses this historical information to incite. The last supper the last supperla ultima cena directed. He wrote and directed more than 20 features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into postrevolutionary cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of the social, economic, and political conditions of the. With nelson villagra, silvano rey, luis alberto garcia, jose antonio rodriguez. Allegra sees nothing wrong or unusual about keeping slaves, but he does worry about his status in the next world. Sadly, those of african descendance would bare the burden of being slaves, in every meaning of the words, to a vast majority of the world due the ignorance of the human race. Image of the last supper in black and white from paper with jesus christ in hot pink and dark blue. Because of this content, the film has been labeled revisionist. The film brings into sharp focus the religious and ethical hypocrisies used by the ruling class to justify slavery. Based on a true incident from 18th century cuban history, this film is a moral tale of a pious. Childrens perspective in latin american cinema, spanish 111.

The film is also available on netflix, although not streaming. Last supper by leonardo da vinci wikimedia commons. Though he studied law at the university of havana, he had a passion for film and shot amateur shorts on 8mm. He received formal training at the centro sperimentale di cinematografia, rome and was initially heavily influenced by the italian neorealist movement. Media in category last supper by leonardo da vinci the following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. Three senegalese short films that adapt the ancient african art of storytelling to the modern medium of film. These rebellions usually kept the slave owners and staff in a state of paranoia, ever worried by the fear of being killed in their beds. In his misguided attempt to enlighten his slaves, the count. The movie captures some of the problems surrounding the institution of slavery and its clash with growing liberalism while simultaneously demonstrating the clash between a.

A pious plantation owner attempts to teach christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the last supper. Alea decided to make a film using the metaphor of jesus last supper with his 12 apostles by crafting an interesting feature film around a historical event that took place in cuba at the end of the 19th century, where a white slave owner with a conscience decides to wash the feet of 12 of his black slaves and host a lavish dinner for them. Adler, renata, in new york times, 10, 11, and 12 february 1969. December 11, 1928 april 16, 1996 was a cuban filmmaker. The time is the late 18th century holy weekand the placea huge, isolated cuban sugar plantation owned by a spanish count from havana who appears to represent the best of the ruling aristocracy. There is one large rip at the bottom right corner, 2 14.

The plantation owner decides to recreate the biblical last supper. He was born in havana on december 11, 1928, to a bourgeois family. Its refreshing to come across a postcolonial film that is about much more than postcolonialism or neocolonialism, if you prefer. The brutality of the system of slavery did lead to slave rebellions as seen in the film.

The film tells the story of a pious plantation owner during cubas spanish colonial period. Based on a purportedly true incident, the film stars. Based on a purportedly true incident, the film stars nelson allegra as an 18th century cuban landowner. Victor fowler calzada is a cuban poet, critic and lecturer on film and literature.