Por primera vez

Por primera vez (1969)

November 20th, 19690h 9min

Documentary
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Overview

In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a travelling projectionist troupe whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar’s short film documents one audience’s response to its first film: Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times.


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