De Cierta Manera


1h 13m 1974

Brief Synopsis

Dealing with the issues of being both black and female in the Third World, the story follows the love affair between a mulatto factory worker and a middle class school teacher, as they learn from each other about the class and cultural prejudices each grew up with before embracing the revoloutionary

Film Details

Also Known As
Cierta Manera, One Way or Another
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1974

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 13m

Synopsis

Dealing with the issues of being both black and female in the Third World, the story follows the love affair between a mulatto factory worker and a middle class school teacher, as they learn from each other about the class and cultural prejudices each grew up with before embracing the revoloutionary struggle.

Film Details

Also Known As
Cierta Manera, One Way or Another
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1974

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 13m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at New York City's Festival Latino (Panorama of Cuban Cinema) August 1-31, 1990.

Shown in New York City (Brooklyn Museum) as part of program "Self-Discoveries: A Festival of Latin American Cinema" March 8 - April 21, 1996.

16mm

b&w

dialogue Spanish

2610 feet

subtitled English

The first Cuban feature film directed by a woman; Sara Gomez (aka Sara Gomez Yera and Sarita) died of an asthma attack just as the film was being completed.