Madagascar

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Manuel Rodríguez, Fernando Pérez, Mirta Yáñez

Language

Spanish

Country

Cuba

Release date

1 March 1995

Ensemble

Cast

• Zaida Castellanos

  Laura

• 

  Laura de la Uz

  Laurita

• Isabel Santos

  Abuela

• 

  Jorge Molina

  Molina

• Ramón Brito

  Alberto

• Susana Alonso

  Mercedes

• Yolanda Ruiz

  Profesora I

• Carmen Rivera

  Profesora II

• Nancy Rodriguez

  Profesora III

• Roberto Delgado

  Catedrático

• Jose Ramon Vigo

  Inspector

• Basilio Garcia

  Basilio