The Last Supper
– A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to part..
A pious plantation owner attempts to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
03 Nov 1977
Spanish
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Constante Diego (dialogue), Moreno Fraginals (novel), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (screenplay), Maria Eugenia Haya (screenplay)
Nelson Villagra, Silvano Rey, Luis Alberto García, José Antonio Rodríguez
During Holy Week at the end of the eighteenth century, a count visits his Havana sugar mill on a day a slave has run away. The count tells his cruel overseer, Don Manuel, to pick 12 slaves who will be guests at the count's table. Don Manuel objects, but to no avail. The twelfth guest is the recaptured runaway. During the dinner, using religious analogies, the count lectures his guests on the perfect happiness possible in slavery. They in turn tell stories and make requests. He promises no work on Good Friday, but he leaves early that morning and Don Manuel rousts the slaves for a long day cutting cane. They rebel. Which side will the count take?
2 wins.
Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfi