In this fascinating documentary Cuban-American filmmaker Adriana Bosch turns her lens to the legendary Cuban poet José Lezama Lima, one of most influential figures in Latin American literature in the twentieth century. In Bosch’s film, his life story is told through letters written to his sister Eloisa, living in exile, between 1961 and 1976. The film is a first-hand look at the transformative impact of politics on the family and society; and shows the struggle between Cuba’s revolutionary government and artists and intellectuals, as the space for creative freedom disappeared in Cuba during the first two decades of the revolution. By revealing Lima’s complex and ultimately tragic relationship to the Cuban revolutionary government, Letters to Eloisa is a window into a human soul crushed by repression and intolerance.
In English, with Spanish subtitles.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A via Zoom with distinguished literary critics and the audience.
This cinema event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature.
DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE FILM WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR VIMEO CHANNEL.
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General Admission: FREE
Adriana Bosch has chronicled the lives and
historical importance of countless figures
throughout her three-decade career
as producer or director for series like
American Experience and Latino Americans
and films such as Voices from Mariel.
This event is co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
With the promotional collaboration of
