Amy Irving and Peter Riegert lead the credits but this movie is all about the smaller characters, often older women, stealing scenes through sheer personality. It’s hard to believe that this is Bubbie’s only film role - although she’s mugging for the camera throughout, she’s also the heart and soul of the movie.
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One Way or Another 1975
A portrait of cultural attitudes present in post-revolutionary Cuba, presented through a fusion of archival footage and narrative film. I really like the conversations between workers about the nature of being a revolutionary, and in general the conversations have an intriguing sense of earnestness. Sara Gomez showed incredible promise here- it’s a real shame that she died so young. RIP.
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Sambizanga 1972
A classic of revolutionary cinema, even if it’s “too beautiful” for some of the genres proponents. To me it feels like a synthesis of Pather Panchali and The Battle of Algiers (which Maldoror was an assistant on). In Sambizanga, everyone is potentially a part of the movement, including children, people with disabilities and the elderly.
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