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A story of the society that dominated 19th-century Cuba, a society divided between whites, blacks, and those who were mixed, the mulattos. (Since the Spanish conquistadors killed off the Indian population in Cuba not long after they took over the island, there are no mestizos, or those of mixed-Indian blood in Cuba as in other Caribbean nations.) At any rate, the drama about the life and loves of Cecilia, a Cuban girl of mixed race takes place against the backdrop of graphically violent mistreatment of slaves and the rumors of a slave rebellion after the Cubans hear of slaves turning against their captors in Haiti. Raised by her mother and grandmother as a courtesan within the ruling white establishment, pale-skinned Cecilia soon catches the eye of estate owner’s son Leonardo. Exploiting her position of power, Cecilia bows to Leonardo’s demands providing he agrees to shelter a wounded member of the resistance movement at his home. Leonardo’s wealthy father Cándido de Gamboa, a rich white Spanish slave-trader who is, unbeknown to Cecilia, her father has other plans for his son, namely marriage to a woman of equal social standing.And he arranges the boy’s engagement to a white girl of his own class. Cecilia persuades a friend to stop the wedding, with tragic results.

Cecilia.1982.DVDRip.x264-PTP.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	2 h 11 min
Size: 	2.34 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	698x428 ~> 743x428
Aspect ratio:  	1.738
Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
Bit rate: 	2 349 kb/s
BPP: 	0.315
Audio
#1:  	Spanish 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/DF9280BD6ED974F/Cecilia.1982.DVDRip.x264-PTP.mkv

Language(s):Spanish
Subtitles:English

The post Humberto Solás – Cecilia (1982) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
Three young aristocratic cousins in 18th-century Havana befriend a French merchant who protects them from various intrigues and introduces them to the ideas of the French Enlightenment and Revolution. An epic adventure ensues, connecting their lives through the Haitian revolution, populist revolts in Paris, Freemason plots and peasant uprisings in Spain.

0.99GB | 2h 14m | 720×528 | avi

https://nitro.download/view/9640F8E9DF4674B/Humberto_Solas_-_1992_-_El_siglo_de_las_luces.avi

Language:Spanish
Subtitles:None

The post Humberto Solás – Le siècle des lumières AKA El siglo de las luces (1993) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A formally dazzling landmark of Cuban cinema by Humberto Solás, the operatic epic Lucía recounts the history of a changing country through the eyes of three eponymous women. In 1895, Lucía is a tragic noblewoman who inadvertently betrays her country for love. In 1932, she is a member of the bourgeoisie drawn into the workers’ uprising against the dictator. And in the postrevolutionary 1960s, she is a rural newlywed struggling against patriarchal oppression. Shot in an array of distinct, evocative visual styles, Solás’s sprawling triptych is a vital document of radical progress.
Criterion

3.67GB | 2h 41m | 956×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/0C9EDB2B43EE9A0/Lucia.1968.BDRip.576p.x264.AC3.mkv

Language:Spanish
Subtitles:English

The post Humberto Solás – Lucía (1968) first appeared on Cinema of the World.