General Assembly

Name: General Assembly
Released: 1960-07-01
Rating: 6

1960

Trailer

In Asamblea general (1960), the documentary about Fidel's address of the First Declaration of Havana in the Plaza of the Revolution, Alea practises what becomes a sustaining Cuban contribution to documentary. Engaging with Free Cinema and cinema-vérité, his camera seems to touch the faces of the new citizen one by one rather than as a single mass before a leader.

Release Date

1960-07-01

Status

Released

Original Title

Asamblea general

Runtime

14 min

Original Language

EN

Production Countries

Cuba

Production Companies

ICAIC

Overview

In Asamblea general (1960), the documentary about Fidel's address of the First Declaration of Havana in the Plaza of the Revolution, Alea practises what becomes a sustaining Cuban contribution to documentary. Engaging with Free Cinema and cinema-vérité, his camera seems to touch the faces of the new citizen one by one rather than as a single mass before a leader.

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