Memories of a Cuban Family
Synopsis
At the beginning of the Cuban Revolution, Pedro, a young activist in the Communist Party, falls in love with Tatiana. He marries her and they have two children, Valentina and Ernesto, whom they raise in an atmosphere full of love, joy, and revolutionary ideology. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Pedro falls ill and dies suddenly. In Cuba, the situation grows worse. Valentina flees to Miami and Ernesto, who has become a taxi driver, leaves for Paris with one of his fares, a French woman. Tatiana remains behind alone in Cuba.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Mémoire Magnétique
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Éric Darmon
- Screenwriter : Yan Vega
- Editors : Orian Petterson, Michèle Darmon
- Sound Recordist : Shinya Kitamura
- Voice : Carolina Miranda, Lazaro Martinez, Pilar Ayuso Vega, Hugo Garcia, Nico, Olga Lopez Hernandez, Yakelin Garcia, Javier Barro, Ana Lilyan Falcon, Lennon Diaz, Lazlo F. Martinez Vega, Tania Hernandez, Alberto Fagundo
- Sound Editor : Shinya Kitamura
- Special Effects : Orian Petterson
- Sound mixer : Amélie Canini
Media Gallery
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Portrait
- Themes : Family, History
- Production language : Spanish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 119.289
- Visa issue date : 18/12/2007
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (2)
Movies and programs to discover
MyFrenchShorts
Full movie to watch for free!
A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
