Thursday, 17 March 2016

Still now

Now! (1965)

Directed by Santiago Alvarez this film uses pictures and films combined with the music of Lena Horne. We see the injustices visited on African Americans during the Civil Rights Era.

Undoubtedly this is anti American propaganda from communist Cuba but it strikes the mark with it's criticism of race relations in America. The combination of images works well but does not combine as cohesively as say La Jetee (1962). While this is a good watch I am not sure it becomes more than the sum of it's parts.


3/5

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