First Charge Of The Machete
Apr 08 - Apr 09, 2009
(Manuel Octavio Gómez, Cuba, 1969, Beta-SP, 84 min)
Celebrating the Inaugural Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes:
Cuban director Gómez combines elements of documentary form with extreme stylization in this experimental retelling of a battle between Cuban rebels and the Spanish army in 1868. This film, chosen at random after the scheduled opening film did not arrive in time, was the first film ever shown as part of Directors’ Fortnight. Machete enjoyed a great public response and was picked up for distribution immediately after the premiere screening.
*This film is unsubtitled and will have a live audio translation performed by Nedra Rivera Huntington