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The Future of an Illusion (1996)
Directed by Franco de Peña
Documentary · 50m
The Future of an Illusion (1997) is a poetic, semi-documentary portrait of Havana on New Year’s Day, following seven characters whose lives intertwine amid the crumbling beauty of the city. An old widow, a young prostitute, a fallen aristocrat, a jobless couple, a weary coachman, a lonely child, and a wandering poet each face their own illusions of change, love, and escape. Through their stories, Franco de Peña crafts a lyrical meditation on hope and disappointment, where the promise of renewal fades into the quiet persistence of everyday survival.
Crew
- Director
- Franco de Peña
- Writer
- Franco de Peña
- Director of Photography
- Antoine Vivas Denisov
- Editor
- Dorota Wardęszkiewicz
Details
- Release date
- 1996-12-31
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Venezuela, Poland, Cuba