La sociedad cubana a finales de los 70: producción artística e ideología revolucionaria en Fresa y Chocolate (1993)

Abstract

espanolFresa y chocolate (1993) presenta la realidad socio-politica de Cuba en los anos 70. A traves de la pelicula pretendemos recoger aquellas muestras de represion cultural, religiosa, politica e incluso sexual. La simbologia del largometraje apoya las diferentes formas de busqueda de la libertad que los protagonistas de la pelicula buscan para escapar de la opresion, pero tambien sirven para construir la sociedad del momento. Asi, analizaremos diferentes secuencias y simbolos del film para intentar reconstruir el contexto politico y artistico de la epoca. EnglishFresa y chocolate presents the social and political reality of Cuba in the 70s. Throughout the film, we aim to identify those clues of cultural, religious, politic and even sexual repression. The symbology of the film sustains the different forms of seeking the freedom that the protagonists of the movie pursue in order to escape from the oppression, but it also helps to build the society of that moment. Thus, we analyze different sequences and symbols of the film to try to rebuild the political and artistic context of the time.