Memories of Underdevelopment(1973)

Name: Memories of Underdevelopment
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Genre: Drama
Released: May 17, 1973
Cast: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez, Omar Valdés

Janus Films

1h 37m
- Drama

Release Date: May 17, 1973

A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.

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Release Details

2018 Re-release | Jan 12, 2018 | Limited

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Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$8,244
Total US & Canada:
$29,647
Total International
$3,456
Total Worldwide:
$33,103

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Director & Top Cast

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Director

Sergio Corrieri
Sergio Carmona Mendoyo

Daisy Granados
Elena

Eslinda Núñez
Noemi

Omar Valdés
Pablo

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.66 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Cuba

Language: Spanish,English

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Storyline

Sergio looks back through his life following the departure of his wife, parents and friends in the wake of the Bay of Pigs incident. Alone in a brave new world, Sergio observes the constant threat of foreign invasion while chasing young women all over Havana before finally meeting Elena, a young virgin girl he seeks to mould into the image of his ex-wife, but at what cost to himself? — Mr Bongo In 1961, in Cuba, the apolitical aspiring and frustrated writer Sergio Carmona Mendoyo stays in Cuba after the Revolution. He sees his wife Carla and his family and friends traveling to the United States but he decides to stay in his country. Sergio receives rental from his apartments and lives alone in a comfortable apartment. He witnesses the reduction of supplies, such as gas and oil for the cars, while recalls parts of his life. He recalls when he was a teenager and went to a brothel with his friend Pablo. He remembers his relationship with Hanna that was the woman that he really loved but let her go to New York without marrying her to run the furniture shop that his father had given to him. He also like to listen to the tape he has recorded with his wife Carla that was molded by him to fit his concept of perfect woman in his society. When Sergio meets the sixteen year-old aspirant actress Elena, he has a love affair with her but he concludes that she is not suitable to live with him since she does not grow or develop intellectually. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sergio, a wealthy bourgeois aspiring writer, decides to stay in Cuba even though his wife and friends flee to Miami. Sergio looks back over the changes in Cuba from the Castro revolution to the Cuban missile crisis, the effect of living in an underdeveloped country, and his relations with his girlfriends Elena and Hanna. — Will Gilbert