Madagascar

Madagascar (1995)

Drama

The 50-minute "Madagascar" has the resonance and eloquence of the best poetry, as it deftly turns an adolescent's search for identity into a metaphor for socialist Cuba. Laura is a professor at a shabby, stultifying college. Her daughter, Laurita, stops going to school, wishes to move to Madagascar and quickly races through several phases. One day, she looks like a heavy-metal fan, another like a bohemian who weeps at poetry and art. Slowly, she crosses the line from ordinary adolescent confusion to intense neurosis and beyond, finally becoming so obsessed with religion and good works that she brings 10 homeless children into the cramped house she shares with her mother and grandmother.

Director: Fernando Pérez

Casts

	Zaida Castellanos as Laura
	Laura de la Uz as Laurita
	Isabel Santos as Abuela
	Jorge Molina as Molina
	Ramón Brito as Alberto
	Susana Alonso as Mercedes
	Yolanda Ruiz as Profesora I
	Carmen Rivera as Profesora II
	Nancy Rodriguez as Profesora III
	Roberto Delgado as Catedrático
	Jose Ramon Vigo as Inspector
	Basilio Garcia as Basilio
	Laura Baluja as Comecol I
	Armando Zambrano as Comecol II
	Reynaldo Rojas as Comecol III
	Jose A. Rojas as Comecol IV

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