ABSTRACT

Schroeder offers a thorough introduction to the films of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuba's leading filmmaker, covering all 12 of Alea's feature films and examining in depth his three best films within the context of revolutionary Cuba.

chapter 1|10 pages

Context

chapter 4|28 pages

The Search for Cuba's “Intra-Historia”

chapter 6|28 pages

Melodrama and the Crisis of the Revolution

chapter 7|14 pages

Conclusions