A nineyearold girls idyllic existence in 1970s paris is disrupted when her parents decide to become communists. Although the film was based on a book by an italian author it could perhaps have been the directors. The screenplay, written by gavras, is based on domitilla calamais italian novel of the same name. A 9yearold girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 197071 paris. A unique dual portrait shines new light on two of the most dramatic figures of the twentieth century. The youngsters finest moment comes amid the panic of a teargassed antifranco demonstration a scene epitomising blame it on fidels blend of the personal and the political. The film covers an array of philosophy and ideology everything from communism to catholicism to greek and asian. Blame it on fidel is a charming comedy of manners, class, and politics, elevated by a remarkable performance from lead child actor nina kervel. Declassified cia files revealed in latest fidel castro biography cia analyst brian latell tracked castro through more than 50 years of tumultuous rule.
Kervel plays anna, a nineyearold girl whose normal life is thrown into chaos by the arrival of her communist relatives. Overview of blame it on fidel, 2006, directed by julie gavras, with julie depardieu, stefano accorsi, nina kervel, at turner classic movies. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. Kids dont care if millions are starving in south america nearly as much as they care that threecourse family meals have been replaced by weirdlooking casseroles. Blame it on fidel is a moving and always engaging study of youth coming to terms with change. When fernando and marie decide to dedicate themselves full time to various political causes, their nineyear. A nineyearold girl has a simple life, with the only shadow in it coming from an uncle in spain who is fighting franco, the man whose name must not be mentioned. Anyone wanting to prove that a there is a cinematic gene need look no further than julie gavras. Caught up in the political revolution sweeping france in the early 1970s, fernando stefano accorsi and marie julie depardieu reject the comforts of their. See the full list of blame it on fidel cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ospite potrebbe ritrovare quadro e magazzino nel vostro espediente. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. French translation of blame the official collins englishfrench dictionary online.
The period of the 1960s through the 1970s was a time of great social upheaval around the whole world. Blame it on fidel 2006 julie gavras, nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, stefano accorsi, drama, history october 12, 2016 hello, my name is anna and i am nine years old. Julie gavras wonderful film blame it on fidel is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a frenchspanish family through the eyes. The answers her parents provide to her questions are neither logical nor acceptable. Koch lorber films when fernando and marie decide to dedicate themselves full time to various political causes. Drawing on sources in cuba, latin america, the united states, europe, and russia, and on material not available to previous biographers, simon reidhenry has crafted a compelling portrait of a revolutionary era and the two men whose names and deeds personify it. It is a blessing that blame it on fidel doesnt pull back to answer such questions, but focuses resolutely on the world as seen through 9yearold eyes. The invisible circus 2001 streaming sub ita film completo. Delight in all the top rated new movies launches with your entire preferred movie variety. A photojournalists previously unpublished images of fidel.
The untold story is a documentary released in 2001 by estela bravo the film features interviews with. Comparative evaluation of multilingual information access systems. Director julie gavras starring nina kervel, julie depardieu, stefano accorsi genres. Julie gavras, blame it on fidel filmmaker magazine. It is the first feature for julie gavras, daughter of lefty icon costa gavras. Despite the films carry onstyle title, this debut from director julie gavras daughter of political filmmaker costa gavras is actually a deeply. Then one day in 1970, her dad comes home from a business trip sporting a beard, and talking about how the whole family is going to leave their ritzy french estate and relocate to a. Screenplay by julie gavras, arnaud cathrine, based on a novel by domitilla calamai. Anna must deal with losing her privileges when her welloff parents become leftist activists. With nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, stefano accorsi, benjamin feuillet. French director julie gavras neatly sidesteps the cliches of 70s radicalism with her terrific debut. End slide early life fidel alejandro castro ruz was born on his fathers farm in. Blame it on fidel tells the story of anna, a nineyearold girl, over a period of one year 1970 to 1971. The film tells the story of a privileged nine year old named anna, who lives in a huge house with her middle class parents and younger brother.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title fidel. Blame it on fidel is a 2007 french drama, set in the 1960s, directed by julie gavras, the daughter of z director costagavras. And in julie gavras awardwinning blame it on fidel. Blame it on fidel 2006 anna must deal with losing her privileges when her welloff parents become leftist activists. With nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, stefano accorsi. They are nothing but the words of adults whose minds have been affected by a mysterious bug. Spettatore potrebbe visitare figura e giornale per tuo pc. The film stars nina kervelbey, julie depardieu, and stefano accorsi. Castro declared socialism in cuba in 1961, indochina was bogged down with the vietnam war, and the cultural revolution continued in china. Usa 3 august 2007 limited uk 21 august 2007 edinburgh international film festival denmark 22 september 2007 copenhagen international film festival brazil 30 september 2007. Dir julie gavras, france 2006, 99 mins an ica films release. Julie gavrass wonderful film, blame it on fidel, is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a frenchspanish family through.
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