Hello Cubans (1963)
A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.
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Cast
- Michel Piccoli — Narrator (voice)
- Agnès Varda — Narrator (voice)
- Rosalie Varda — Self (uncredited)
- Fidel Castro — Self (uncredited)
- Alejo Carpentier — Self (uncredited)
- Juan Almeida — Self (uncredited)
- Raúl Castro — Self (uncredited)
- Tomás Gutiérrez Alea — Self (uncredited)
- Che Guevara — Self (uncredited)
- Benny Moré — Self (uncredited)
- Carlos Puebla — Self (uncredited)
- Sara Gómez — Self (uncredited)
Where to watch Hello Cubans
Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
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