Fresa y chocolate: A Subtle Critique of the Revolution in Crisis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1-1-2013

Publication Title

Coastal Review

DOI

10.20429/cr.2013.040105

Abstract

This article uses Paulo Freire’s theories to illustrate Gutiérrez Alea’s attempts to continue a dynamic, Cuban revolution in light of what he depicts as a static revolution that has ceased to evolve. In fact, the film under study seems to present the achievements of Castro’s revolution as counter-revolutionary since the movement has suffered from bureaucratization, sloganism, and the banking model of education, which are all characteristics of an oppressive regime.

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