Memories of Underdevelopment (1968; Dir.: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea)

Canon Fodder Episode 32

Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell take their traveling medicine show to Castro-era to review this essential piece of Cuban cinema. But will your hosts hold fond memories of this gritty yet dreamy film, or are their brains still under development?

MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #169 (tied)

World premiere: Aug. 19, 1968

IMDB synopsis: “A Cuban man cycles through his opinions and memories as the threat of foreign invasion intensifies and the rest of his family moves to Miami.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Trailer for Memories of Underdevelopment

In the apartment

Jack Gelber’s big moment

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

The Watermelon Woman  (1996; Cheryl Dunye)

IMDB synopsis: “A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.”

Our review of The Watermelon Woman comes out on March 12!

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