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Death of a Bureaucrat is a cubain film of genre Comedy directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Death of a Bureaucrat (1966)
La muerte de un burócrata
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Add to a movie listLa muerte de un burócrata (English: Death Of A Bureaucrat) is a 1966 comedy film by Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea in which he pokes fun at the communist bureaucracy and red tape and how it affects the lives of the common people who have to waste time and overcome hurdles just to get on with their ordinary lives.
The story begins with the death of a model worker, who is buried with his labor card as a badge of honor. Unfortunately, his widow is told she needs that card to claim the benefits she is entitled. The story then takes several surreal turns, as the family of the dead man try to recover the precious card from the grave.
Synopsis
Francisco J. Pérez, ouvrier exemplaire, concepteur d'une machine à produire des bustes de José Martí, le héros national, meurt broyé par sa propre invention. Sur proposition de Ramos, responsable de l'atelier des images révolutionnaires, il est enterré avec son livret de travail, symbole de sa condition sociale. Or, privée de ce document, sa veuve ne peut obtenir sa pension de réversion. Son neveu, Juanchín, effectue d'incertaines démarches pour exhumer le cadavre. Mais, une fois le mort déterré clandestinement, il faut, à nouveau, obtenir un permis d'inhumer. Et, comment ? Puisque le défunt ne figure pas légalement comme exhumé. La quête de Juanchín sombre dans l'absurdité et provoque son hystérie. Après un dernier refus de l'administrateur, il l'étrangle. Une ambulance le conduit alors à l'asile. Sur la route du cimetière, le corbillard du bureaucrate assassiné croise un véhicule du service d'hygiène qui, alerté par la présence d'oiseaux charognards près du domicile de la veuve, ramène d'urgence la dépouille de l'ouvrier modèle dans son caveau.Comments
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Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
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, 1h45Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
Origin Cuba
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
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, 1h34Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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Rating67%
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, 1h37Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Origin Cuba
Genres Drama
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The Last Supper (1976)
, 1h49Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Origin Cuba
Genres Drama
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One Way or Another (1974)
, 1h18Directed by Julio García Espinosa, Sarita Gómez, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Julio García Espinosa
Origin Cuba
Genres Drama, Documentary
Rating69%
L'action se déroule à La Havane, dans le nouveau quartier de Miraflores, construit en 1962 pour reloger les habitants d'un bidonville, connu sous le nom des Yaguas. Une jeune institutrice, Yolanda, doit faire face aux problèmes posés par la mentalité et les réticences d'une population jusque-là habituée à vivre dans la marginalité. Elle est aussi amoureuse de Mario, qui fut, un temps, aspirant d'une société secrète et qui, désormais, se construit une nouvelle personnalité dans les brigades révolutionnaires. Au travail, les convictions idéologiques de Mario entrent en conflit avec les comportements de son meilleur ami, Humberto, plutôt hésitant et absentéiste. « Ce conflit, en milieu ouvrier, entre une nouvelle éthique qui se cherche et les anciens modèles culturels est aggravé chez Mario par un autre qui l'oppose à Yolanda, son amie et qui relève, celui-là, du machisme.
Up to a Certain Point (1983)
, 1h8Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Origin Cuba
Genres Romance
Themes Feminist films
Actors Rogelio Blaín
Rating65%
Oscar, scénariste, et Arturo, cinéaste, envisagent de réaliser ensemble un film de fiction sur la persistance du machisme à Cuba. Ils choisissent comme terrain de leurs observations le milieu des dockers du port de La Havane. Leur objectif est de mettre en relief le décalage entre la conscience politique et l'attitude réelle des hommes à l'égard des femmes. Au cours de son enquête, Oscar s'éprend d'une employée, Lina, jeune fille-mère, cultivant avec fierté son autonomie. Le ménage d'Oscar se trouve alors menacé. Un autre conflit apparaît entre Oscar et Arturo au sujet du film. Leur projet commun finit par échouer en raison de divergences de conception. De son côté, Lina, en femme libérée, dénonce l'attitude contradictoire d'Oscar, prisonnier de certains comportements qu'il croyait pouvoir critiquer chez les autres. Elle décide, en définitive, de retourner dans sa ville natale, Santiago de Cuba, où elle peut espérer une ascension professionnelle.
One Way or Another (1974)
Directed by Julio García Espinosa, Sarita Gómez, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Genres Drama, Documentary, Romance
Rating69%
Yolanda, a female teacher, cannot find the best methods to teach the marginalized children of the slums because of their different origin. Mario, a worker in a bus factory and a typical macho man, is confronted by Yolanda's instinct for emancipation. The two nonetheless become lovers. Their relationship portrays the idea that racism, sexism, and class-based prejudices must be demolished in order to succeed.
Stories of the Revolution (1960)
, 1h21Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Origin Cuba
Genres Drama, Historical
Rating67%
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