"THIS FILM OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS" "AT THE 1968 KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" "EXAEQUO FIPRESCI AWARD FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS" "AWARDS FROM THE CINE CLUB FEDERATION AND THE ACTORS JURY" "ICAIC PRESENTS" ""MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT"" "BASED ON THE NOVEL BY:" "EDMUNDO DESNOES" "DIRECTED BY:" "HAVANA 1961." "MANY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE COUNTRY." "She'llhave to workoverthere..." "Well,at least untilshe finds some dumbguywho'llmarryher." "To tellthe truth,she'sstill somethingto lookat." "She'llrememberme while shegoes throughbadtimesandthen... 've beenreallystupid." "Workingto support her asifshe'dbeenborn inNew YorkorParis, andnot inthis underdevelopedisland." "Excuse me." "ALL THOSE WHO LOVED ME AND" "BUGGED ME UP UNTIL" "THE LAST MINUTE" "HAVE LEFT." "Foryears,'ve beensaying that,iflhadtime," "Iwouldwrite abook andkeepadiary." "Now'llknowiflreally have somethingto say." "Nothinghaschanged." "Nothinghaschangedhere." "At first sight it lookslikeaset, acardboardcity." "The Bronze Titan." "Cuba:" "Free andlndependent, couldyoueverdreamedthis?" "No imperialeagle." "Andthe dove Picasso wassupposedto send?" "It'srealeasyto be acommunist andamillionaire inParis." ""Thismankindhassaidenough andhasstartedto walk. "" "Like myparents,like Laura." "They won't stoptilltheyreachMiami." "But everythingseems sodifferent today." "Isit Iwho haschanged orisitthe city?" "It'stime to leave." "Oh,abandoned like piersat dawn." "Allinyou wasashipwreck." " What are youdoing?" " Can't yousee?" "Imeant what are youreading." "A frivolous,decadent thing." "The best inthe worldorthebest ofeverything, whatever." " Yes,that film." " Yeah,that one." " Let go ofme." " Me?" "Ican't readwithyoulookingat me asiflwere a weirdo." " Whydon't we talkalittle?" " What'sbitingyou?" "These daysyouonlytalk about animals." "What canldo?" "Alldaylong surroundedbybiters, rabble, filthypeople." "Thiscountrystymiesyou." "Andyou?" "What do youthink?" "What?" "You've neverbeen interestedinwhat Ithink." "You're practicing yourEnglishverymuchlately." " You're planningto leave." " What's?" "Let go ofme." "Ilike it whenyouget vulgar." "It actuallyturnsme on to see you fight betweenflip-flopping andsophistication, elegance andvulgarity." "'ve beenlookingat you fora while andlfindyou funny." "Idon't know, but you'reactingstrangely." "Ihaven't got Yardley brilliantine, norColgate toothpaste norandimperialist aftershave..." " Youknowthat helpsalot." " Yes,it must be that." "But you're more captivating everyday." "Yes,you're more artificial." "Idon't fancynaturalbeauty." "Ilike womenlike you, made upofgoodclothes, good food,make-up,massage..." "A dazzlingbeauty andnotcommonCubanriffraff." "Are youserious orare youmakingfunme?" " A little ofboth,darling." " Go laughat yourmommy,honey." " Go to hell!" " llike it!" "Ireallydo!" "Are youinsane?" "Let go ofme!" "Ican't standyou." "Ican't stand livinghere,orthe heat..." "Yousweat too much, youget filthy..." "Let go ofme!" "Youknow've recordedallthis?" " What?" " Everysingle word." "It willbe veryfunto listento." "You're amonster,you're sick!" "Careful." "You're going tobreakit!" "Let go ofit!" "Womenlookat youreyes asifyourgaze couldtouchthem." "Thishappensnowhere else inthe world." "Perhapsltalianslookalittle." "After"EIEncanto"burneddown, Havanaisaprovincialtown." "Theyusedto callit "The CaribbeanParis"." "At least tourists and whoresdid." "Nowit ratheris a "CaribbeanTegucigalpa"." "Not that "EIEncanto"wasburned andthere'snothinggoodto buy." "It'sthe people too." "What'sthe sense oflife forthem?" "Andforme?" "What'sitssense forme?" "But 'mnot like them." "They say they're making the First Socialist Revolution in America." "So what?" "They'll fall into barbarism, and starve like the Haitian." "They defeated Napoleon, so what?" "They used to have the first sugar industry in the world." "Look at them now: barefoot and turned into zombies." "Times change." "Besides, Sergio, that is not our problem." "This is a problem between the Russians and the Americans." "That's none of our business." "Something is clear: there'll be a huge hassle in the future." "And you'll know who'll get hit first: us." "Know why?" "Because this is avery little island, Sergio." "Well, you'll be hit, because I won't be here, you hear?" "We've beentogether allthe time forfive years." "Under Batista, things reached astate that they had to change." "Not me." "I had nothing to do with politics." "My conscience is clear." "'ve done nothingbut work like amule allmylife." "See Ana?" "So stunning and her belly is full of black beans." "I saw her eating in LaTerraza." "But they have all the resources, Sergio, the know-how to develop the countries economy." "Full." " The know-how?" " Yes, the know-how." "Americans know how to do things," "They know how to make things work." "Three." " Check the oil." " There's no oil." "But I'll check it anyhow." "No... what for?" "I feel like smashing down everything, shit!" "And I have to hand things over as they were." " Why?" " There's an inventory, man." "If I don't, they won't let me out." "I can't get you asealed unit." "You'll have to find it yourself." "Things are not the way they used to be." "Yes, that I know." "And the painting will not be as the old one." "If we can't find wood alcohol, we'll have to use synthetic painting, and it's not the same." "We'll have to paint that part at least, so it looks good." "I know." "And this dent over here?" "Some saythe onlythingCubans can't standisgoinghungry." "Yet there'sbeenmuchhungerhere since the Spaniardscame." "InLatinAmerica, 4childrendie perminute because ofdiseases causedbymalnutrition." "It is20millionchildren in 10years." "The same numberofdeaths inthe SecondWorldWar." "It is decadence itself!" "I feel better this way." "I don't have to fix it." " Well, if you like to walk." " No, but I'm more relaxed." "I don't want problems." "They say that the latest American cars are fabulous." "I saw a magazine Julio Gómez lent me." "Sealed engines, two sparks." "Two years guarantee." "If it breaks, they bring you a new one." "Nothing to fix." "With the mechanics we have, that would be the solution." "People seemmore stupideveryday." "Pablo was right:" "the French stink." "They are naturally filthy pigs." "Laura!" "I don't care if they take all." "It won't last for long anyway." "But now it will be different, brother!" "I won't stay home with my arms folded again, as I did under Batista." "I never thought these people would overthrow him." "But now I know that, if I don't do something," "I won't be able to function when this falls down." " That's what they say?" " Who?" "The Playa Giron prisoners." " Hey!" " Oh Sergio!" "THE TRUTH OF THE GROUP IS IN THE MURDERER" "The militaryorganization ofthe invadingbrigadeshas ahierarchyofsocial functionssummarizing the bourgeoisie'smoral andsocialworkdivision:" "apriest, a free tradeentrepreneur, adilettante official, atorturer," "aphilosopher, apolitician andmanychildren ofwell-to-do families." "Eachofthemcarriedout theirspecific actions, but it wasallofthem, the group, that gave sense to theirindividualattitudes." "Asanindividual, Calvinoisacriminalforwhom the bourgeoisie feelhorror." "The dress I wore..." "there still is blood in it." "He kicked my abdomen, and I had a bleeding." "But this was not enough." "I fought them, and they broke two of my vertebrae." "Do you remember?" "Youhit himthe firsttime." "He fellto hisknees, andyoukickedhimonthe liver." "Thenhe fellto the floor." "Do youremember?" "So,afteryoumurderedhim, youdefiledhimtoo?" "You're adespicable murderer." " Right before you?" " Before me." "Youshot himto death andlaughedwhile he died." " Excuse me a..." " InAvellaneda,No106, at 7PMonOctober6." " Listen,lady..." " Sayit'snot true..." "Tellme it'snot true that, afternine daysafteryoukilled" "Morua,youcame andtoldme howyouhaddone it." " Tellme,Calvino..." " Icannot answer." "Ineverycapitalist society, the bourgeoisie hasthis kindofmenat itsdisposal." "Theyare entrustedthese unique tasks." "But,inthe moraldivisionofwork, recruitedmurderersallow for the existence ofthose who are not indirect contact withdeath" "and,asindividuals, maypreserve theirsoulsclean." "Ispeakformyselfandforthose who share myideas." "We maybe inminority." "Idon't speakforVentura, norforVentura'sdrivers norforalot ofvile people youhave named." "Ididn't know Calvino atthe time." "Iwasonlyinterested inleadingmyownlife." "Theyallappear asdislocatedelements fromaglobalsense that no one assumescompletely." "Ultimately,Icannotactually answerforthe rest." "Eachpersonmust answerforhimself." "Youseemto be trying toincriminate me asiflwere to blame forthe invasionandallthe rest." "linsist that mymission ispurelyspiritual." "Ihave not touched a weapon,before orafter." "Beinginvolvedinaplot doesn't meanyou're aplotter." "At the beginning,Isaid that Ihadbeenatotally apoliticalpersonallmylife." "Ihave neverhadanything to do withapoliticalparty." "Secondly, individualresponsibility issavedthrough personalbehavior." "Eachpersonrefers to hisownindividualityand leavesbehindthe poverty ofotherspollutinghim orsinksinto the grouptrying to hide hisresponsibility," "those unashamedly pollutingthe others." "Well,nowthere isagroup." "Nowit isnot onlyl..." "Thisresponsibility,rejected bythe groupasa whole, isreturnedandvindicated byone ofitsmembers." "You're speakingofacharge that isnot mine." "It isthe group's." "The torturer,the killer,anextreme inthislabordivision, resortsto the groupto claim hismoralguiltlessness." "Listen,'mtellingyou Ihave no direct crime." "The meetingisover." "Nowhere inthe legalreasons wasthere anyvindicationof the actualindividual-group dialectic relationship." "Those who came with Calvino inthe invasion don't recognize themselvesinhisacts." "Inthe accountsofFreyre, the landowner, inthe extreme unctions byLugo,the priest, inthe refinedreasons ofAndreu,the philosopher, the layoffsandthe book byRivero,the dilettante" "Varona's "representativedemocracy", who couldread directlythe death at extendedthroughthem inallCuba?" "Deathbyhunger,disease, torture, frustration?" "She comesto clean theapartmentthree timesa week." "She'dbeencomingforayear, and'dnevernoticedher." "Ifshe didherselfup, she'dbe veryattractive." "She'sasslimas a Voguemodel. llike her." "She'sfromMatanzasandis aprotestant." "A Baptist,Ithink." " You were baptized in a river?" " Yes, sure." "How is that done?" "Well..." "I can't be told?" "Well... people gather on the river bank." "The pastor and I entered." "Then she explained to me what a baptism was." "For us, baptism is the death of sin, the resurrection to a new life full of faith, hope, dignity..." "He tookme to the deepest part ofthe river" "andput me into the water." "Iwasso afraid!" "But everythinghappened soquicklylhardlynoticed." "Iwasso nervousandgot so workedup,andit wasnothing." "Most peopleare exhibitionists." "Theylooklike harmlessanimals." "Smooth-faced,precariously balancedontwo legs..." "Some saythat man'sintelligence andphysicalimperfection are due to hisbeing aPremature monkeyFetus." "There isanexquisite point between30and35yearsold whenCubanwomensuddenly go frommaturityto rottenness." "Theyare fruit that rot withanastonishingspeed." "The Revolutionput anend to Yankee domination." "The US use Guantanamo navalbase to spyonCuba." "ICAICcameramenfilm some scenesofprovocation bythe militarytroopsandthe counterrevolutionariesinthe base." "You have beautiful knees!" " Do you want to eat with me?" " Are you mad?" "No, really, I don't like eating by myself." "What are you doing here?" "Are you waiting for someone?" " Your boyfriend?" " Are you mad?" "At your age it is dangerous to be alone in this place." " You are mad!" " No, look, really... it is..." "Why don't you come with me?" "I don't digest properly when I eat by myself." "I'm waiting for a man from ICAIC who offered me ajob." "From ICAIC?" "That movie thing." "He'll make me ascreen test." "I've got a friend there." "Rather important." "He's a director." " From ICAIC?" " Yes." "I'll introduce you to him tomorrow, if you want to." " What time is it?" " About six thirty." "It's late." "He won't come now." "Well, are you coming?" "Oh, first a dry Martini." " Why don't you have a drink?" " I can't." "I'm having some shots for the nerves." "Look." "Why an actress?" "I'm tired of being always myself." "I can be other people and not be thought mad." "Besides, I'm interested in developing my personality..." "But characters in movies are scratched records." "And actress only repeats a thousand times, by rote, the same gestures and the same words," "the same gestures and the same words..." "Don't waste yourtime." "'mnot givingin." "Isit so?" "Where did they get all that from?" "Those are some tins that were found one day..." " The cuts by the commission..." " What commission?" "The one that checked the films." "That was before the Revolution." "Those were the cuts made to the films that were to be shown." "They considered they went against morality." " Morality, good conduct..." " Yes, I remember that." " I have to attend a meeting." " Bye." "See you." "It seems these guys also had moral concerns." "At least, they kept up appearances." " What will you do with that?" " I wanted it for a film." " For a film?" " Yes." "A kind of collage, where everything goes." " But it must have a meaning." " It will, you'll see." " Will they approve it?" " Yes." "Come." "What is your experience?" "Have you been in theater, on TV?" "No, I haven't been lucky." "You haven't studied either?" "No, I was going to once, but I never did go." "Well, write all that down in the form." "Won't I have ascreen test?" "I can sing too." "Thissadnesswon't be forgotten like shadowsrunfromlight" "Ihope fate willbring youbacksome day" "To remember" "If you say so..." "You don't?" " No." " You sure?" "Look what a beautiful house." "Don't you like it?" "I don't know..." "There won't be anything between us." "Look, that's where I live..." " What's the matter?" " That..." " What?" " What about your wife?" "Didn't I tell you I was divorced, that my wife left?" " Well, anyhow..." " Anyhow what?" " What about the neighbors?" " Oh... you don't trust me." " It's not that." " Then what?" "You go in first, then I'll go..." "It's on the upper floor." "Apartment K-L." "Make yourself comfortable." "I'll make you some coffee." "These are my parents." "This is Laura." "They left the same day." "What about you?" " Me what?" " Aren't you leaving?" "I'm OK here." "Are you revolutionary?" "What do you think?" "I think you're not for nor against the Revolution." "No." "What am I then?" "Nothing." "You're nothing." " Will they send you things?" " No." "What for?" "Nice shoes... anything." "They could even send you a car if you wanted..." "You know Laura had more or less your figure?" "I can show you some of her dresses." "You may have them, if you want." " But..." " Come on..." "Just see them." "It fits you nice." "Look." "Fasten this up for me." "No..." "No, no..." "Come on." "Stop crying." " Come on." " You've ruined me." "That I have...?" "Come on." "We've done nothing bad." "What will I tell my mother?" "Well... nothing." "If you wait for awhile, I'll walk you home." "No, I'd rather be alone." "OK." "Well, call me." "That makesyouadazzlingbeauty, andnot commonCubanriffraff." "Are you serious or are you making fun of me?" " A little of both, darling." " Go laugh at your mommy, honey." " Go to hell!" " I like it." "I really do!" "Are you insane?" "Let go of me." "I can't stand you." "I can't stand living here, or the heat." "You sweat too much, you get filthy." "Let go of me." "You know I've recorded all this?" " What?" " Every single word." "It will be very fun to listen to." " You're a monster!" "You're sick!" " careful!" "You'll break it!" " I'm going to smash it!" " Let go of it!" "Let go of it!" "This is over." "I don't want to see you again... ever!" "I'm leaving." "I'm leaving alone." "And don't come with me." "I can't stand this one more day." " You'II leave me alone?" " I don't care!" "Look for awoman who puts up with you." " Didn't you say that..." " I'm tired of being a lab mouse... for your whims and games." "I'II lead my own life." "I'm growing old, you hear, old!" "I'm going by myself!" "I don't want to be with you." "Eh!" "What's that?" "Before yourlipstoldme youlovedme" "Iknewit" " Are you all right?" " Who?" "Me?" " You were feeling badly." " I did, but not now." "I came to see how you were." "Want me to clear up the house and make lunch?" " What's the matter with you?" " No, nothing." "Come on,saywe won't go on that thisisthe end" "that it canbe no more that youdon't love now" "Do you like ballads?" "Then all that drama last night..." " Don't laugh." " I'm not laughing, but..." "You have no feelings." "Youcan't criticize howllive,alllhave" "One ofthe thingsthat takeme more abackwithpeople istheirinabilityto keepup a feelingwithout straying." "Elenaprovedto be utterlyinconsistent." "ForOrtega,it'smere alteration." "She doesn't establish linksbetweenthings." "A signalofunderdevelopment:" "aninabilityto establishlinks to store experience andgrow." "It isdifficult to finda woman withfeelingsandculture." "The atmosphere istoo soft." "Cubansspendalltheirtalent inadaptingto the times." "People are not consistent." "Andtheyalwaysneed someone to thinkforthem." "Hope to see you there, Sergio." "Me?" "I don't think so." "I know the US." "But what will happen here is a mystery for me." "This is no mystery, Sergio." "We all know what will happen." "I frankly don't." "Now it will not be like Bay of Pigs." "Perhaps, but it may be interesting." "Perhaps, but I'll be on the other side." "It will be safer." "You'll meet old friends over there." " I know you, Sergio." " You do?" "Yes, but there were very decent people among them." "At least, that's what they said." "I don't know what they said, but I have a clean conscience." "You do." "Didluse to be like him?" "Perhapslwas." "The Revolutionmaydestroyme, but it ismyrevenge against thisstupidCubanbourgeoisie andassholeslike Pablo." "Icansee Pablo isnot Pablo, but myownlife." "Everythingldo not want to be." "It'snice to see themleave, asdrewthemfromwithinmyself." "Istillhave mylucidity." "Anunpleasant lucidity,a vacuum." "Iknow what isthe matterwithme, but Icannot avert it." "He,Laura,allofthem..." "De laCuestausedto live here." "We were 8or 10yearsold." "Iwonderwhere he isnow." "Willhe rememberourgames?" "Itry,but cannot." "Whenwe were inschool, the priestswere alwaysright." "Theyheldthe powerthen." "It didn't matterwho didit." "Thenlunderstoodthe link betweenJustice andPower." "Armando'sfather wasa freethinker." "He gave himapeso every week forthe whore house." "He tookme onmyfirst time." "It waswitha fat woman that cost 50cents." "He toldherto be goodto me." "Icouldn't do anythingwithher." "Ihadto findanotherone." "Thenlstartedgoingthere everyweek." "SuddenlyldiscoveredElena didn't share anyofmyideas." "lexpectedmuchmore ofher." "Ithought she wasmore complexandinteresting." "lalwaystryto live like aEuropean." "She makesme feel underdevelopmenteverywhere." "Itriedto change Elena, aslhadtriedto change Laura." "But she doesn't understand." "The worldinherhead isverydifferent frommine." "She doesn't see me." "ADVENTURE IN THE TROPICS This gazelle... was killed by Hemingway on his last trip to Africa," "in 1953." "He went with Mary, his fourth wife." "Gazelles are considered the fastest animals in Africa." "Apart from its speed, it constantly jumps." "He killedso asnot to killhimself." "But he couldn't resist thetemptationinthe end." "Hemingway traveled in Spain several times as awar correspondent." "Later he was in the international brigade..." "That Mr. Way lived here?" "There's not much:" "books and dead animals." "Just like the houses of the Americans in Preston mill." "The same furniture, the same American smell." " How is that American smell?" " I don't know." "You feel it." "Which do you like best, Russian or American smell?" "Hey, let's go!" "I know nothing about politics." "The tropics:that iswhat backwardcountriesare for:" "killwildanimals, fish,getasuntan..." "There she is:" "the BeautifulCubanSenorita." ""I'llneverbe afraidagain", saidMacomberto Wilson." ""Somethinghappenedwhen Isawthe buffalo andranafterit." "Like adamoverflowing." "A pure,grandiose excitement. "" "Asifit runningafterabuffalo were enoughforfear..." "Anyway,there are noBuffaloes incuba... 'mdumb." "He overcame the fearofdeath, but not the fearoflife, oftime,ofa worldthat now wasto be too bigforhim." "Are you here?" "Why did you go?" " You were quite amused." " Jealousy, pure jealousy..." " What's eating you up, man?" " I'm not eaten up." " You don't care?" " About what?" "About me... you don't care." " It's you who doesn't care." " About what?" "Nothing." "You just don't care." "This was Hemingway's room." "He always worked here, in this old typewriter, standing and barefoot." "He never wrote standing or with his shoes on." "He woke up early and work until 11 or 11:30." "Few people entered this room." "I among them." "I moved silently from one place to another." "During the rest of the day, Hemingway used to..." "Hisname isRene Villareal." "Hemingwayfoundhimplaying inthe streets ofSanFrancisco de Paula." "Ireadthat somewhere." "He adaptedto hisneeds." "The faithfulservant." "The colonizerandGundaDin." "Hemingwaymust have beenintolerable." "Here he hadhisrefuge, histower,histropicalisland." "Bootsto hunt inAfrica Americanfurniture," "Spanishpictures,magazines andbooksinEnglish." "He wasneverreally interestedinCuba." "He tookrefuge here, heentertainedhisfriends, wrote inEnglishand fished inthe GuldStream." "Towards 1947, journalists and people" "wanting to interview him came here and did not let him write in peace in his room." "She thought this office would offer some privacy and tried to make it as comfortable as possible." "It had 10 windows for fresh air and a nice view: simple, comfortable furniture..." "Sergio!" "Sergio!" "Sergio!" "Wait a moment!" "ROUND TABLE:" "LITERATURE AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT" "In an underdeveloped country, culture cannot be but the costly, at times painful operation through which a people become aware of their capacity to transform social life, to write their own history." "They should seize the best in their traditions and make it bear fruit enriching it with the conditions of the fight for national liberation." "We were outside, just some steps above the black cooks and servants in school." "I found out I was aspick, a term of contempt used for Latin Americans, the darkies in the continent, the almost black." "Although I may look like awhite" "Anglo-Saxon protestant, I'm actually a black Southerner." "Latin Americans are all discriminated against, oppressed, rejected, ignored, alien," "inside that new fraud pretending to be universal:" "the American way of life." "The big American white dream." "Now it is the turn of the devil's advocate, doubting about doubts" "and asking:" ""Gentlemen, can't you see that the words you are using:" "underdevelopment, underdevelopment, underdevelopment... are sick or at least sickly?" "Can't you see that perhaps these words are traps of" "the language, accomplices of aworn-out culture a ruse, a linguistic alibi," "a linguistic-ideologicaI tangle that may take you to the mental peace of formulae?" "Useless to flee from the linguistic continent of underdevelopment while forgetting that the main" "contradiction of our times is not between US imperialism and" "3 underdeveloped continents but between the forceful development" "of productive forces worldwide and the forms and productive relations of capitalism, that is," "between a Socialist Revolution and the capitalist system in its final imperialist stage. "" "You're referring to the central contradiction between the proletariat and capitalism." "But I believe this is thoroughly abstract." "central contradictions are verified in real life when a central contradiction becomes embodied turns into awar." "For me, the central contradiction now is not that between" "European proletarians and European capitalists, but rather is to be found in areas where war materializes" "and proves it is a central contradiction." "Viet Nam, for example." "The discussion is based on whether one or the other is the central contradiction." "From the point of view of Marxist scholars, I agree, but I see something different in its specific embodiment." "What are youdoingupthere withthat cigar?" "The lackofcompetitionseems to make you feelimportant." "You wouldbe nothingabroad..." "But here youhave aplace." "You've reallycome upinthe world, Edmundo Desnoes!" "Your name, please?" "Jack Gelber." "Can I ask a question in English?" "Is it all right?" "He asks why if this Revolution is so original it resorts to conventional methods like round tables," "instead of devising more dynamic ways of creating a relationship between the panel and the audience." "Idon't get it." "The Americanisright." "Wordsswallow words andleave youinthe clouds, athousandmilesaway." "Howis underdevelopment left behind?" "It isverydifficult." "It leavesit markoneverything." "What are youdoinghere?" "What'sthe meaningofthis?" "Youhave nothingto do with these people." "You're alone." "There'sno continuity inunderdevelopment." "Everythingisforgotten." "People are not consistent." "Youremembermanythings." "Youremembertoo much." "Where are yourpeople, yourjob,yourwife?" "You're nothing." "You're dead." "Yourfinaldestruction startsnow,Sergio." "It'sthe same thing everytimemotherwrites." "She knowsldon't chewgum andlhave anelectric shaver." "'ve onlyaskedforbooks andmagazines,but no." "Ican't readherhandwriting." "We don't understandeachother." "LENIN SPECIAL SCHOOL" "Hannaisthe best thing thathaseverhappenedto me." "TheyranawayfromHitler andfellinCuba." "She wasmore mature thanthe underdevelopedgirlsoverhere." "Howlongwe were together?" "Ican't remember." "Iknowit'sthe best thing thateverhappenedto me." "Howdidllet hergo?" "Whydidn't Irunafterher?" "We were goingto marrywhen herparentstookherabroad." "We didnot believe inpapers, but it wouldhave beeneasier." "We hadplans." "Iwasto go toNew York withherandwork." "Istillwantedto be a writer, andshe believedinme." "She'sthe onlyone who ever believedinme." "She'dhelp." "Thenmyfathergave me the furniture store." "Iburiedmyselfthere." "Iworkedlike mad fortwoyears." ""Hanna,love." "Ican't leave thisright now." "Understand." "Idon't want to arrive emptyhanded. "" ""One dayit wastoo late." "'llalwayslookforyou." "Where are younow?" "What do youthinkabout me?"" "Wait!" "Stop right here." "Sergio!" "Sergio!" "Main occupant, first surname." "Carmona." " Second surname." " Bendoiro." " Name." " Sergio." " Occupation." " None." " You don't work?" " No." " What do you live on?" " My rent." " Former owner?" " Yes." " Age?" "38 years." " Net income?" "60O pesos." " Other family income?" " No, I live by myself." " Do you pay the rent?" " No." " Last month you paid?" " I've never paid anything." "Owner, buyer, illegal Usufractuary?" "No, no." "Owner." " Are you distrained?" " No." "How many square meters does this have?" " Imagine!" " More or less." " It's rather large." " Yes." "10O or 20O m?" "I guess a little more." "Want to measure it?" "No, we take your word for it." "Let's say 30O." "If its not, we'll change it later." "Materials: bricks." "The premises are an apartment." "How many bedrooms?" "A bedroom and astudio." " And maid's rooms?" " Oh yes." "Two." " How many toilets?" " It has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5." " How many bathrooms?" " Three." "Elevators, two." "Preservation: good." "Sign here." " What's all this for?" " A control..." " But this..." " Don't you worry." "If there is any problem, we'll tell you." "Hey, wait a moment!" "You can't take that turn!" " It's two blocks over there." " No, you can't turn." "Don't worry." "I stay here." "Take." "And,inthe midst ofallthis, Istilllive offmyrent." "'llstillhave it for 13years." "No, 12... 11." "It'sbeentwo yearssince theytookmyapartment building." "We're socialist whethersomelike it ornot." "We're socialist whethersomelike it ornot" "Everythingcomestoo early ortoo late forme." "Perhapsthere wasatime when Icouldhave understoodallthis." "Nowlcan't." "'m38andalreadyold." "Idon't feelwiser normore mature." "More stupid." "More rottenthanmature." "Like arottenmamey." "Like bagasse." "Perhapsthishasto do withthe Tropics." "Everythingripensand rottenshere veryeasily." "Nothingstayson... 'malreadyanoldman." "Inwhore housessince Iwas 13." "At 15lthought myselfagenius." "At 25,the owner ofaplushy furniture store." "ThenLaura..." "Mylife islike amonstrous andflabbyvegetable withhuge leavesandno fruit." "Iseemkindofdignified." " Are you Sergio?" " Yes." "I'm Elena's brother." "Is something the matter with her?" "Is she sick?" "No, she's avery healthy girl, she's never sick." "It's something else." "She says you made a bad use of her." "No, that's not so." "You ruined her and have to make up to her." " I wonder what story..." " It's no story..." "Take." "You don't pay for this with a few dresses." "She says you promised to marry her and then took..." " I promised?" "No way." " I don't know how it was..." "Ishould've thought that she wouldn't stopat anything." "Ididn't want the police." "Iwasreadyto marryher..." "Iwasafraid." "Say what you said to mother." "Come on, say it." " You deceived me, sir." " Sir?" " Well, you did." " Why?" "You said you'd give me some of your wife's dresses" "...and then ruined me." " If that's your story..." "But you know it's not true." "And you were not avirgin." " Show some respect!" " Hey, listen..." "My sister is no whore, shit!" "Ican't understand howlcouldget mixedupinthis!" "Iwasgoingto be dragged toitsconclusion." "Iwasafraid." "Girls should be virgins when they marry." "That's the greatest treasure women take to marriage!" "That was long ago." "Women are liberated now." "Don't speak of now as if you were revolutionary!" " If you don't marry, I kill you!" " Shit!" "Stop it, man!" "What's all this?" "If I marry her, it'd be because I feel like it, but you'll get nothing by force!" " Nobody makes fun of her!" " Stop it, man!" "You didn't want to see me." "You wanted to get rid of me?" "No, Elena, I'm going to marry you, am I not?" "We can't do it just like that." "We have to think things over." "What things?" "Well, we need the papers, don't we?" "The divorce papers..." " You are divorced?" " Yes, madam, I am." " Then marry at once!" " Stop it, man!" "We take care of the papers." "Why did you bring him?" " She came late that night." " You shouldn't have." "She came with her panties stained of blood!" " That's not true!" " You're a pervert!" "Stop it, man!" "Why the hell are you here for?" "Daddy, people are looking." "Stop it!" "Don't go on!" "And you, calm down!" "Iwassure she wasnot a virgin." "They're asorrylot." "What were theyafter?" " What do you have to say?" " All this is false." "I have had intercourse with her, but she agreed to it." "There was no deceit, much less rape." "It's a lie." "Mr. Carmona, sign here." "Duty officer!" "The defendant, Sergio Carmona, with the purpose of having sexual intercourse with Elena Dorado, a16-year-old minor," "deceived her into going to his apartment in Linea and Paseo, and in those premises he deprived her of her virginity although he knew that she was mentally disturbed" "and thus was unable to oppose resistance." " Do you want to testify?" " Yes." "Answer the attorney's questions." "Do you know Elena Josefa Dorado?" " Yes." " Look at the court." " Yes." " Yes, sir." " I'm sorry." "Yes, sir." " Where did you meet her?" "On 23rd Street, in Vedado." "Is it true you took her to your apartment and had sexual intercourse with her?" " Yes." " Tell me, defendant, before the night of the events, had the alleged victim told you she had indulged in" "...sexual congress with another man?" " No, she never did." "Iwasthe onlyone withsome consistencyinmywords." "Andthat drove me to the wall." "Theytreatedme asiflhadtricked amemberofthe "people"." "Yes, and to give me some dresses his wife had left behind" "...when she went up North..." " Noweverythingisthe "people"." "Once Iwouldhave been the respectable guy." "Iwaslost." "Swine, bastard, you took advantage of my daughter!" " Did you threaten to kill him?" " If he didn't marry her." " You threatened to kill him." " Yes, sir." "What did Sergio said?" "That he would marry, but he didn't." "When did the doctor see her?" "Well, mother says..." "I don't really know..." "Mother says she had taken her a little before this problem." " What did the doctor say?" " I don't know." "And the tests?" "Thenthe sentence came." "First whereas:" "The defendant Sergio Carmona Bendoiro invited Elena Dorado, 17 years old," "to take awalk on the night of January 25, 1962." "They went to the house of the defendant located on" "Linea and Paseo, where they engaged in sexual intercourse." "It has not been demonstrated that Elena Dorado shows symptoms of mental disturbance or was deprived of her mental faculties when the above mentioned acts took place." "Second whereas:" "The Prosecutor maintained his provisional conclusions of pages 6 and 7 of the records." "Third whereas:" "That the defendant's Attorney maintained his provisional conclusions denying each and every conclusion by the Public Prosecutor and demanded the acquittal of the defendant." "Whereas:" "There is no evidence as to the crime of rape the Public Prosecutor attributes to the defendant." "According to the laws and the social Defense Code articles 142, 240, 741 and 742" "of the Rules of criminal Procedure, we sentence that:" "We must acquit, and we acquit, defendant Sergio Carmona of the crime of rape the Public Prosecutor attributes to him." "It wasahappyending." "Foronce justice wasserved." "But wasit?" "'mnot allthat good." "'ve seentoo muchto be innocent." "Theirmindistoo tangled to make themguilty." "Ihaven't seenthemagain." "Ihope she'snot committed." "MORE PLANES AND SHIPS TO FLORIDA" "UNEXPECTED RETURN ON KENNEDY TO WASHINGTON" "WAR HYSTERIA IN US CAPITAL" "MOTHER GIVES BIRTH TO 3" "DOG WITH 2 HEARTS." "MOSCOW, OCTOBER 22." "TRADE UNIONS TO WIN COMPETITION" "MATERIALS FOR YOUR WORK CENTER BILLBOARD" "CUT AND PASTE" "HOW IS TETANUS TRANSMITTED?" "WHEN A WOUND IS INFECTED WITH THE TETANUS BACILLUS." "MOST CASES ARE LETHAL." "VACCINES ARE THE ONLY FORM OF PROTECTION." "MAO ZEDONG'S WORDS:" "THE ATTEMPT AT SOLVING" "IDEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE" "ORDERS OF WITH COERCIVE METHODS IS HARMFUL." "TO WORK WITH JOY" "She brought me manypictures ofherbaptisminthe river." "It'snot aslhadimaginedit..." "It'snothing..." "Herdressdidn't stickto herbody." "There were manypeople." "Ihadn't thought ofthe people." "There are witnesseseverywhere." "OCTOBER 22, 1962 KENNEDY SPEAKS" "Nothingmakessense." "People move andtalk asifwarwere onlyagame." "What ifit beganright now?" "Whycomplain?" "'lldie just like the others." "Thisislandisatrap." "We're too small,too poor." "It'sa veryexpensive dignity." "We categorically reject all attempt at controlling," "all attempt at inspecting our country." "Nobody will inspect our country." "We know what we are doing and how we must defend our integrity and our sovereignty." "They threaten us with being the target of nuclear attacks." "They don't frighten us." "We have to know how to live in the times we live and with the dignity with which we must live." "Everyone, men, women, young and old, are together in this time of danger" "and our fate, that of the revolutionaries, of the patriots will be one and victory will belong to us all." ""Patria o Muerte, Venceremos"." "Subtitles:" "ICAIC, Cuba." "Subtitle specialists:" "IsabeI Almaguer and Nivaldo Ng."