LA MUERTE DE UN BURÓCRATA / DEATH OF A BUREAUCRAT
Presented in collaboration with Cohen Film Collection; film will be preceded by the short film EL ARTE DEL TABACO / THE ART OF CIGARS (Documentary / 7 min)
TIME & LOCATION
Apr 13, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:10 PM
Quad Cinema, 34 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
Part of Laughing through Rebellion: The Cine Libre of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
A showcase of six iconic films, newly restored by the Academy Film Archive and presented in collaboration with the Cohen Film Collection
*Film is subtitled in English and will be preceded by an introduction by Luciano Castillo, Director of the Cuban Film Archive (Cinemateca de Cuba)
LA MUERTE DE UN BURÓCRATA / DEATH OF A BUREAUCRAT**
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba | Fiction | 1966 | 85 min
When a deceased factory worker is buried along with his union card, his family—in need of the document so that his widow can collect the pension she’s due—must contend with endless bureaucratic red-tape to have the body exhumed. Marrying Buñuel-style surrealism with nods to 1920s silent comedy, this uproarious absurdist farce is a daring satire of governmental inefficiency.
**Feature will be preceded by
EL ARTE DEL TABACO / THE ART OF CIGARS
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba | 1974 | Documentary | 7min
El arte del tabaco is a Cuban documentary about the cigar industry directed by reknowned Cuban director Tomas Gutierrez Alea featuring the music of Rodrigo Prats.
El arte del tabaco es un documental sobre la manufactura y las marcas de tabacos. Dirigido por el famoso director cubano Tomás Gutiérrez Alea y con música de Rodrigo Prats
PURCHASE OPTIONS
General Admission
$15.00+$0.38 service feeSale endedStudent / Senior
Must be able to present a valid ID at HFFNY box office demonstrating proof of eligibility. Senior discount for age 62+.
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