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Diorector: Tomas Gutierrez Alea (Strawberry and Chocolate, The Death of the Bureaucrat, The Last Supper, Memories of Underdevelopment)

This film represents a great moment in Cuban cinema. My impression was of an Ealing Comedy directed by Ken Loach or even what 'Dogma' were trying to get back to. Las Doce Sillas is filmed 'on the hoof', on location in early '60s Cuba. Like many films of this period from Cuba it gives an insight into the early days of the revolution. Real crowd scenes are utilised and everyday life and people form the backdrop.

The film is adapted from a Russian farce by Iliya Arnoldovich. The tale has been made into film many times. Firstly in Yugolavia (1927) and perhaps most famously a version was made by Mel Brooks in 1970 (his second stab at directing)