Memories of Underdevelopment
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Memories of Underdevelopment (Spanish: Memorias del Subdesarrollo) is a 1968 Cuban drama film directed and co-written by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. The story is based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes entitled Inconsolable Memories (Memorias del Subdesarrollo). It was Gutiérrez Alea's fifth film, and probably his most famous worldwide.
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Directed by | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea |
Written by | Edmundo Desnoes Tomás Gutiérrez Alea |
Based on | Inconsolable Memories 1965 novel by Edmundo Desnoes |
Produced by | Miguel Mendoza |
Starring | Sergio Corrieri Daisy Granados |
Cinematography | Ramón F. Suárez |
Edited by | Nelson Rodríguez |
Music by | Leo Brouwer |
Distributed by | ICAIC |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Cuba |
Language | Spanish |
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The film gathered several awards at international film festivals. It was elected the 144th best film of all time in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll. It was ranked by the New York Times as one of the 10 best films of 1968.[1][2]