The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate

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This article explores the “playboy” as a sexual antihero in three of the most representative films of Cuban cinema, Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968), Cecilia (1981), and Fresa y Chocolate (1994). The visual censorship of these antiheroes reflects the moral architecture of a political system that, a...

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Autor principal: Guillén, Gabriel
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2017
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Cine cubano
Sexualidad
Cine e ideología
Cuban cinema
Sexuality
Cinema and ideology
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/19624
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spelling I10-R10-article-196242019-07-27T12:54:51Z The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate La represión del deseo en el cine cubano Guillén, Gabriel Cine cubano Sexualidad Cine e ideología Cuban cinema Sexuality Cinema and ideology This article explores the “playboy” as a sexual antihero in three of the most representative films of Cuban cinema, Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968), Cecilia (1981), and Fresa y Chocolate (1994). The visual censorship of these antiheroes reflects the moral architecture of a political system that, at least during the 1960s, tried to “dictate” the intimate life of its citizens. Through a detailed analysis of the three films, it seeks to demonstrate that this repression of desire transcends the condemnation of a visual patriarchy, joining Hollywood cinema in the sanction of sexual appetite. The repressions of film protagonists Sergio, Leonardo and Diego represent a conservative and bourgeois morality, despite some legitimate intentions such as the irony over the male desire of the camera or the integration of the homosexuality in revolutionary Cuba. En este ensayo se estudia la figura del playboy como antihéroe sexual en tres de las películas más representativas del cine cubano, Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968), Cecilia (1981) y Fresa y Chocolate (1994). La censura cinematográfica de estos antihéroes refleja la arquitectura moral de un sistema político que, al menos durante los años 60, trató de “reconducir” la vida íntima de sus ciudadanos, más allá de una lucha legítima y necesaria por la igualdad de género. A través de un análisis en detalle de las tres películas se pretende demostrar que esta represión del deseo traspasa la condena del patriarcado visual y entronca, precisamente, con el cine de Hollywood en su sanción del deseo sexual. Con este estudio no se pone en duda la calidad de las películas. Todo lo contrario, se aprovecha su caudal artístico e ideológico para reflexionar sobre la sexualidad en el arte y en la política de Cuba y comprobar que, a pesar de algunas intenciones tan legítimas como la ironía frente al deseo masculino de la cámara o la integración del homosexual en la Cuba revolucionaria, la represión, contención o condena cinematográfica de Sergio, Leonardo y Diego representan una moral más conservadora que liberal y no tan revolucionaria como burguesa. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2017-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/19624 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 7 Núm. 3 (2017): Memoria(s) en el cine, memoria(s) del cine; 51-56 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v7.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/19624/19859 Derechos de autor 2017 Ética&Cine Journal
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topic Cine cubano
Sexualidad
Cine e ideología
Cuban cinema
Sexuality
Cinema and ideology
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Sexualidad
Cine e ideología
Cuban cinema
Sexuality
Cinema and ideology
Guillén, Gabriel
The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
topic_facet Cine cubano
Sexualidad
Cine e ideología
Cuban cinema
Sexuality
Cinema and ideology
author Guillén, Gabriel
author_facet Guillén, Gabriel
author_sort Guillén, Gabriel
title The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
title_short The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
title_full The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
title_fullStr The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
title_full_unstemmed The repression of the desire in Cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of Memories of Underdevelopment, Cecilia and Strawberry and Chocolate
title_sort repression of the desire in cuban cinema: the sexual antiheroes of memories of underdevelopment, cecilia and strawberry and chocolate
description This article explores the “playboy” as a sexual antihero in three of the most representative films of Cuban cinema, Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968), Cecilia (1981), and Fresa y Chocolate (1994). The visual censorship of these antiheroes reflects the moral architecture of a political system that, at least during the 1960s, tried to “dictate” the intimate life of its citizens. Through a detailed analysis of the three films, it seeks to demonstrate that this repression of desire transcends the condemnation of a visual patriarchy, joining Hollywood cinema in the sanction of sexual appetite. The repressions of film protagonists Sergio, Leonardo and Diego represent a conservative and bourgeois morality, despite some legitimate intentions such as the irony over the male desire of the camera or the integration of the homosexuality in revolutionary Cuba.
publisher Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad
publishDate 2017
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/19624
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