Lucía

A formally dazzling landmark of Cuban cinema by Humberto Solás, the operatic epic Lucía recounts the history of a changing country through the eyes of three eponymous women. In 1895, Lucía is a tragic noblewoman who inadvertently betrays her country for love. In 1932, she is a member of the bourgeoisie drawn into the workers’ uprising against the dictator. And in the postrevolutionary 1960s, she is a rural newlywed struggling against patriarchal oppression. Shot in an array of distinct, evocative visual styles, Solás’s sprawling triptych is a vital document of radical progress.

Film Info

  • Cuba
  • 1968
  • 160 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.66:1
  • Spanish
  • Spine #1045

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Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3

Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 3

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$99.96

Lucía
Cast
Raquel Revuelta
Lucía (1895)
Eduardo Moure
Rafael
Idalia Anreus
Fernandina
Eslinda Núñez
Lucía (1932)
Ramón Brito
Aldo
Flora Lauten
Flora
Adela Legrá
Lucía (196..)
Adolfo Llauradó
Tomás
Teté Vergara
Angelina
Credits
Director
Humberto Solás
Screenplay
Julio García Espinosa
Screenplay
Nelson Rodríguez
Screenplay
Humberto Solás
Producer
Raúl Canosa
Producer
Camilo Vives
Cinematographer
Jorge Herrera
Production manager
Eduardo Lawrence
Editor
Nelson Rodríguez
Set design
Pedro García Espinosa
Set design
Roberto Miqueli
Assistant director
Inger Seeland
Assistant director
Maria Ramírez
Assistant director
Jose G. Aguilar
Sound
Eugenio Vesa
Sound
Carlos Fernández
Sound
Ricardo Istueta
Musical composition
Leo Brouwer
Musical composition
Joseíto Fernández
Costume design
Maria Elena Molinet
Makeup
Magaly Pompa
Hair
Pedro Perez
Stills photographer
Rolando Dovo
Stills photographer
Jose L. Rodriguez

Current

Cultivating the Legacy of Cuban Cinema: A Conversation with Luciano Castillo
Cultivating the Legacy of Cuban Cinema: A Conversation with Luciano Castillo

With his deep knowledge of Cuban film history and his tireless efforts to promote it, the director of the Cinemateca de Cuba has been an invaluable resource for our releases of Memories of Underdevelopment and Lucía.

By Valeria Rotella