"Director: Juan Carlos Tabio"

• 50 Years Of The Cuban Revolution | DVD | (03/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Modern Cuban cinema - borne out of a revolution that took place 50 years ago - is celebrating its golden jubilee this year. To mark the occasion Mr. Bongo Films is releasing a box set of landmark films from this iconic and turbulent nation. Cuban cinema is vibrant and exciting and yet not as widely known as films from other countries - but all that is set to change with the release of 50 Years Of The Cuban Revolution a stunning box set featuring four outstanding films including the never before released on DVD Lucia along with I Am Cuba Memories Of Underdevelopment and Strawberry & Chocolate. There will also be a run of Cuban films at the Barbican commencing on 11 July 2009 full listing below. Shocking moving and above all groundbreaking these four films are the work of esteemed directors Humberto Solas Tom''s Guti''rrez Alea Juan Carlos Tabio and Mikhail Kalatzov and tell outsiders what it means to be Cuban in the past present and future.