Cuba
- Episode aired Dec 28, 2007
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Cuba off the beaten track
The original (and very pleasant) concept of the "Carnets de voyage" series consists of having a graphic designer visit a country, follow him or her with a camera and then offer the viewer the vision of the guest artist, whose gaze is by definition sharper than average. The country here is Cuba and the artist is the young French illustrator Carla Talopp. If Marc Temmerman, the director, has taken up the challenge of this particular episode. He owes it in great part o the benevolence of Ms. Talopp, who knows how to be accepted by the natives, from the child to the old man. This allows us to discover deep Cuba and the real people who live there, far from the wooden locutions of the official political discourse. At regular intervals, drawings by Carla are inlaid into the image, creating an effect that is unique to this series.
The other great asset of this report is the quality of its itinerary. There are of course two star destinations, Havana and Santiago de Cuba, but in between there are only places whose charm vies with their anonymity. Not sure that Vinales, the province of Pinar del Rio, Surgidero de Batabano, Trinidad, Camargüey appear on all the travel agencies' flyers!
This tender and nonchalant documentary is to be seen and enjoyed for its original approach, tone and execution. Definitely.
The other great asset of this report is the quality of its itinerary. There are of course two star destinations, Havana and Santiago de Cuba, but in between there are only places whose charm vies with their anonymity. Not sure that Vinales, the province of Pinar del Rio, Surgidero de Batabano, Trinidad, Camargüey appear on all the travel agencies' flyers!
This tender and nonchalant documentary is to be seen and enjoyed for its original approach, tone and execution. Definitely.
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