79 primaveras (79 Springs) 1969 Ages 15+

When

1.00 pm, Sat 20 Jan 2018 (25 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

Cuban documentary filmmaker Santiago Álvarez uses found footage, protest music and poetry to create a political bricolage marking the death of the Vietnamese nationalist leader Ho Chí Minh. The film combines aspects of biography, history of the Liberation struggle and a critique of the colonial wars waged by France and the United States in Vietnam. In doing so, Álvarez connects his work to a broader international context that includes the Cuban revolution and resistance within the USA to the American-war in Vietnam.

Ages 15+

Production Credits

  • Director: Santiago Álvarez
  • Script: Santiago Álvarez, Jose Marti, Chi Minh Ho
  • Cinematographers: Raúl Pérez Ureta, Iván Nápoles
  • Editor: Norma Torrado
  • Music: Idalberto Gálvez
  • Print Source / Rights: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Year: 1969
  • Runtime: 25 minutes
  • Country: Cuba
  • Languages: Spanish, Vietnamese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Screening Format: 16mm