Memories of Underdevelopment | |
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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 |
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.
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]