Imagine - Habaneros BBC 2 and 4

[ardcarp]

Two really fantastic films about Cuba on Saturday (BBC2) and Sunday (BBC4) evenings. Realistic, surrealistic, comic, poignant, definitely moving, the artistic production of these programmes was about as far removed from the BBC norm as it's possible to be. I can really recommend spending two hours watching them. (I don't know if this was a repeat or first showing.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b11zyn/imagine-winter-201718-7-habaneros-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-part-one

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b0g3qk/imagine-winter-201718-8-habaneros-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-part-two

[Serial_Apologist]

Two really fantastic films about Cuba on Saturday (BBC2) and Sunday (BBC4) evenings. Realistic, surrealistic, comic, poignant, definitely moving, the artistic production of these programmes was about as far removed from the BBC norm as it's possible to be. I can really recommend spending two hours watching them. (I don't know if this was a repeat or first showing.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0b11zyn/imagine-winter-201718-7-habaneros-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-part-one

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...ution-part-two

And as a kind of potted history it was good, though it moved too fast for me to keep up, meaning I'll have to have a second watch. I saw some selfies being taken toward the end of the second programme, but not one moble phone conversation going down. I'd almost forgotten what real human beings were like!

That Julian Temple boy done good.

[ardcarp]

It was certainly hard to keep up sometimes! It was a historical document, but even if one knew the basics, it was the social history that stood out. But most of all, I felt that somehow a work of art had been made as much as a mere 'programme'.

[eighthobstruction]

....yes, a tremendous watch....*****

as was Fridays Buena Vista Social Club + other offerings....

[Ferretfancy]

I've only seen the first one so far, and I enjoyed the roller coaster style. It was noticeable that Alan Yentob's contribution was confined to a rather muffled and low level voice over introduction. I suspect that the Beeb took over the presentation of the programme provided that Yentob got the producer credit since there were two other producers listed, and they were obviously responsible for its content.

[ardcarp]

Machiavellian or what? (Is his real name Botney by any chance?)

[kernelbogey]

I thought both films terrific and watched them twice. As has been noted, the narrative style, the filmic artistry was innovative - like nothing I've ever seen. And yes, moving too.