Network is proud to announce the DVD release of BELOVED, a Cuban movie classic from acclaimed director Humberto Solas on 19th November 2007.
Havana, 1914. After the death of her father – a wealthy former slave trader - Amada lives on an estate with her unfaithful husband Dionisio and her blind mother. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she lives from day to day until a renewed meeting with her younger cousin, Marcial, stirs deep passions within her. Only in her dreams, however, does she dare toy with the idea of leaving with the revolutionary journalist. Meanwhile, Dionisio has coerced his mother-in-law to terminate the leases with the estate tenants and to sell out entirely to American interests - forcing the workers into a struggle for survival. Unable to carry on, they stage a hunger march on the villa...
One of the revolutionary film-makers from Cuba, Humberto Solás entered the film industry as a teenager and made his first short film at 18. After taking a film course at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, he made a big impression with his 1966 medium-length feature Manuela and in 1968 his masterpiece Lucía brought him international recognition. He continued this success throughout the 70s and in the 80s had a major triumph with Cecilia (also available on DVD from Network). He proved he could make a film on time and under budget with BELOVED and had another big hit with A Successful Man, which won first prize in the Havana and Cartagena film festivals.
BELOVED is released the same day as Che Guevara As You Have Never Seen Him Before, The Twelve Chairs and A Successful Man.
