Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
6 - Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Plates
- Prologue: Companion to Latin American Film
- Dedication
- Introduction to Latin American Film
- 1 ¡Qué Viva México! (Long Live Mexico, 1931), Directed by Sergei Eisenstein
- 2 Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned, 1950), Directed by Luis Buñuel
- 3 Dos Tipos de Cuidado (Two Types of Care, 1952), Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
- 4 Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959), Directed by Marcel Camus
- 5 Memorias Del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 6 Lucía (1968), Directed by Humberto Solás
- 7 El Chacal de Nahueltoro (The Jackal of Nahueltoro, 1969), Directed by Miguel Littín
- 8 Yawar Mallku: La Sangre Del Cóndor (The Blood of the Condor, 1969), Directed by Jorge Sanjinés
- 9 La Batalla de Chile (The Battle of Chile, 1975–1979), Directed by Patricio Guzmán
- 10 La Última Cena (The Last Supper, 1977), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 11 Pixote: A Lei Do Mais Fraco (Pixote: The Law of the Weakest, 1980), Directed by Héctor Babenco
- 12 El Norte (The North, 1983), Directed by Gregory Nava
- 13 Camila (1984), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 14 La Historia Oficial (The Official Version, 1984), Directed by Luis Puenzo
- 15 Cartas Del Parque (Letters in the Park, 1989), Co-Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Gabriel García Márquez
- 16 La Tarea (Homework, 1989), Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
- 17 Yo, La Peor de Todas (I, the Worst of all, 1990), Directed by María Luisa Bemberg
- 18 La Frontera (The Frontier, 1991), Directed by Ricardo Larraín
- 19 El Viaje (1991) the Voyage, Directed by Fernando Solanas
- 20 Fresa Y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- 21 Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, 1993), Directed by Alfonso Arau, Based on the Novel of the Same Name by Laura Esquivel
- 22 Central do Brasil (Central Station, 1998), Directed by Walter Salles
- 23 Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch, 2000), Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- 24 Y Tu Mamá También (and Your Mother Too, 2001), Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
- 25 Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Guide to Further Reading
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Cast
1895: Raquel Revuelta, Eduardo Mouré
1932: Eslinda Núñez
196..: Adela Legra, Adolfo Llaurado, Idalia Andreus (playing Fernandina),
Hermina Sánchez, Silvia Planas, Flora Lauten, María Elena Molinet, Rogelio Blain, Tete Vergara, Flavo Claderín, Aramais Delgado
Also Featuring
Ingrid González, Fernando González, Isabel Moreno, Piedad Zurbanán, Carmelina García, Antonio Cruz, Rafael González, Nancy Rodríguez, Julio Prieto, Farida Hernández, Eulalia Falcón, Aída Busto, Raul Eguren, Amelita Pita, Jesús Hernández, Alicia Agramonte, Olga González, Marta Llovío, Celia Quiñones, Elsa Cárdenas, Eva Pedroso, Aída Conde, Elisa Valdés, Mireyra Bello, Marta Valdés
Crew
Scenography: Pedro García Espinosa, Roberto Miqueli
Construction Manager: Eduardo Lawrence
Dress Designer: María Elena Molinet
Clothes: Carmelina García
Make-up: Magaly Pompa
Set: Pedro Horta
Sound: Eugenio Vesa, Carlos Fernández, Ricardo Istueta
Musical Composer: Leo Brouwer, Joseíto Fernández
Musical Director: Manuel Duchesne Cuzán
Musical recording: Adalberto Jiménez, Egrem Studios
Producers: Raúl Canosa, Camilo Vives
Script: Humberto Solás, Julio García Espinosa, Nelson Rodríguez
Editing: Nelson Rodríguez
Camera: Pablo Martínez, Alberto Menéndez
Effects: Ricardo Suárez
Lights: Rafael González
Photography: Jorge Herrera
Director’s Assistants: Inger Seeland, María Ramírez, José G. Aguilar
Director: Humberto Solás
Awards
First Prize, Golden Medal, International Film Festival, Moscow, 1968
Critics’ Prize, Havana Film Festival, 1968
Selected for Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes International Film Festival, 1969
Honourable Mention, III Meeting of Iberoamerican Film, Barcelona, 1968
Plot
The film consists of three parts, each featuring the trials and tribulations of a woman called Lucía, the first set in 1895, the second in 1932, and the third sometime in the 1960s. Part I opens with a nineteenth-century street scene in which the well-to-do are out walking in their finery. Lucía arrives with her mother in a coach. As they go into church, Lucía brushes shoulders with a handsome man. The women are seen at home, embroidering and sewing in support of the War of Independence currently being waged. A Spanish general arrives – bringing his spoils of war with him – and insults the Cuban people. A mad woman, La Fernandina, starts laughing madly as she sees the dead bodies arrive. Rafaela, Lucía’s sister, tells the story of La Fernandina, who used to be a nun until she went mad when raped by some soldiers on the battlefield. Rafael talks to Lucía, expresses his love for her, and is then seen at lunch with Lucía’s family, explaining that he is half-Spanish half-Cuban. Lucía’s brother, Felipe, who is fighting against the Spanish, arrives for a brief visit.
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- A Companion to Latin American Film , pp. 54 - 61Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2004