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The Cuban Government Brought New Life to Hollywood Movies With These Vivid Posters
Last edited Fri Jun 30, 2017, 01:14 AM - Edit history (2)
A groovy poster for a stagy movie of a classic 19th-century novel: from a new show of Cuban artworks. (Courtesy of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics)
The U.S. embargo didn’t keep Cubans from watching movies they loved
By Amy Crawford
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
JULY 2017
After the 1959 revolution, many Cuban communities were cut off from one another, without radio, television or electricity. But if there was one thing that could bring the island nation together, it was Hollywood movies.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cuban-government-new-life-hollywood-movies-posters-180963670/#mmSIAEmCk6p6RchK.99
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