La tropical

Name: La tropical
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 2, 2006
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 61

2006

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Cinema Tropical | Release Date: June 2, 2006

Summary: In a remote barrio of Havana, the Salon Rosado at La Tropical is the club where generations of working-class Cuban's of color have always gathered to dance, sing, and live la vida loco. From midnight to dawn, hundreds of men and women, young and old, pack the open-air dance floor and move as one to the nonstop rhythms of the hottest bandsIn a remote barrio of Havana, the Salon Rosado at La Tropical is the club where generations of working-class Cuban's of color have always gathered to dance, sing, and live la vida loco. From midnight to dawn, hundreds of men and women, young and old, pack the open-air dance floor and move as one to the nonstop rhythms of the hottest bands on the island. La Tropical, produced and directed by David Turnley, a Pulitzer-prize-winning photojournalist, takes viewers on an edgy behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary club. (Fabrication Films)… Expand

Director: David Turnley

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 93 min

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V.A. Musetto

Shot in black-and-white, La Tropical serves as an atmospheric portrait of Cuba in the twilight of Castro's rule. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

First and foremost a celebration of Cuban dance and music. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Crammed with comments from patrons and performers, La Tropical is a sensual celebration of people for whom dancing is the "most important nonreligious ritual." Read full review

Walter Dawkins

Offers a rarely seen view of the barrio in Havana and demonstrates the importance of dance and music in dealing with pervasive racism and crippling poverty. Read full review

Drew Tillman

When Turnley ventures into broader political or sociological commentary, one wishes that he'd step back and let the music, uniformly and ass-shakingly irresistible, take center stage. Read full review

Patrick Z. McGavin

Shot in beautifully textured black-and-white video and then transferred to film, the movie has an intoxicating, sexually charged rhythm and seems sharply attuned to the lives of the impoverished black musicians, singers, and dancers who perform at the club. Unfortunately, it's poorly structured, and the absence of a unifying shape significantly blunts its impact. Read full review

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JohnH.

Oct 3, 2009

Beautifully photographed, sensitively told stories. Music that makes you want to shake your booty. A sensual experience.

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