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Mella

1975 · 106 min

A dense, essayistic collage of history and memory that asks you to think rather than simply follow.

Overview: Experimental historical film, with documentary elements. A study of the conceptual development of the young hero Julio Antonio Mella, founder of the Communist Party of Cuba, from the process of the Student Reforms to his assassination in Mexico at the age of 25, in the arms of the Italian photographer Tina Modotti.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Politics, identity, justice, rebellion
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
identity
justice
rebellion
death
Places: big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild