I AM CUBA (Soy Cuba/Ya Kuba)   Director: Mikhail Kalatozov Year: 1964 Runtime: 141 min. Country: USSR/Cuba Language: Russian, Spanish and English with English subtitles Color: B&W Format: 16mm

Directed by Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying), I Am Cuba is an epic poem to Communist kitsch – a whirling, feverish dance through the sensuous decadence of Fulgencio Batista’s Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. In four main stories showing the rise of the revolution, Kalatozov’s astonishingly acrobatic camera takes the viewer on a rapturous roller-coaster ride of bathing beauties, landless peasants and student revolutionaries. I Am Cuba is one of the great discoveries of the past decade. It will change your view of cinema forever! Please note that our screening of "I Am Cuba" has been moved from December 2 to December 9. We apologize for any inconvenience. "One of the most deliriously beautiful films ever made." — L.A. Weekly "A sensuously beautiful movie. A hymn to the liberation of appetite... Irresistible!" — David Denby, New York Magazine     showtime Thursday, December 9 at 7 pm location Nevada Museum of Art - Prim Theater 160 West Liberty Street admission $6 general / $4 GBFS or NMA members

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