tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13741263.post5597781037460778835..comments2023-10-30T01:20:50.117-07:00Comments on Film Queen Review: Free Havana (Habana Libre)Lincoln Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14625854358421443659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13741263.post-886396375480935922007-06-19T21:17:00.000-07:002007-06-19T21:17:00.000-07:00not worth the trouble? i saw free havana as well...not worth the trouble? i saw free havana as well, and while i agree about the music this review strikes me as more than a little unsympathetic. the stories were compelling, and while the filmmaker might not have been savvy enough to refrain from using music that here in american might be considered overdone and overly emotional, i think the fact that the director was able to make a film like this from a country where oppression and censorship are still a very real issue (not to mention how difficult it must have been to find the money and resources to make a film that is obviously not funded by the government from within a communist country) reason enough to see the film. i can only imagine the kind of personal risk he told to get these stories out here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com