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Now!

1965 · 5 min Documentary Music
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off 'Now!', one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s.

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Year 1965
Country Cuba
Genre Documentary, Music
Director Santiago Álvarez
Runtime 5 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (43 votes)

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Alvarez constructs the film as a kinetic collage, using morgue photos and newsreel footage as raw bricks for an emotional detonation. He relies on the stark contrast between grim archival material and Lena Horne's soaring vocals, exploring how montage can forge a weapon of solidarity.

What lingers after viewing is the visceral impact of images fused with sound—a concise, powerful call to witness. It's propaganda stripped to its most potent, emotional core. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Santiago Álvarez

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