Hello Cubans
Nov 26 1963
•1h 30m
•Documentary
A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.
Cast
See allMichel Piccoli
Narrator (voice)
Agnès Varda
Narrator (voice)
Rosalie Varda
Self (uncredited)
Fidel Castro
Self (uncredited)
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