Memories of Underdevelopment


1h 50m 1968

Brief Synopsis

A bourgeois intellectual finds himself ambivalent to the changes going on in revolutionary Cuba.

Film Details

Also Known As
Memorias del Subdesarollo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Political
Release Date
1968
Production Company
Instituto Cubano Del Arte E Industria Cinematograficos (Icaic)
Distribution Company
JANUS FILMS/NEW YORKER FILMS; Janus Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Left behind by his wife and family in the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs, bourgeois intellectual Sergio passes his days wandering Havana and idly reflecting, his amorous entanglements and political ambivalence gradually giving way to a mounting sense of alienation. Based on the novel by Edmundo Desnoes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Memorias del Subdesarollo
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Political
Release Date
1968
Production Company
Instituto Cubano Del Arte E Industria Cinematograficos (Icaic)
Distribution Company
JANUS FILMS/NEW YORKER FILMS; Janus Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1968

Limited re-release in United States January 12, 2018

Released in United States 1971

Released in United States March 1976

Released in United States August 1990

Released in United States June 1995

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States September 2008

Shown at 1968 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Shown at 1971 London Film Festival.

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

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (Tomas Gutierrez Alea Retrospective) in New York City June 16-30, 1995.

Shown at Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival (Closing Day) October 15-19, 1997.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Horizontes Latinos, Out of Competition) September 18-27, 2008.

Released in United States 1971 (Shown at 1971 London Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1968

Limited re-release in United States January 12, 2018

Released in United States 1968 (Shown at 1968 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.)

Released in United States March 1976 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) March 18-31, 1976.)

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

Released in United States June 1995 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (Tomas Gutierrez Alea Retrospective) in New York City June 16-30, 1995.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival (Closing Day) October 15-19, 1997.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Revolution and Beyond: A Survey of Cuban Cinema" January 29 - February 25, 1999.)

Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Horizontes Latinos, Out of Competition) September 18-27, 2008.)