Christian Frei set out with his camera to explore the current situation in Cuba, the result being a documentary that is sustained by powerful images, that testifies to technical skill, a professional way of dealing with the material and, most importantly, a carefully deduced and clear message: the two protagonists, Ricardo and Miriam, reflect the tension between a revolution that has already turned into history and the present that in fact seems to be taking place elsewhere. The Swiss film critic Norbert Creutz has estimated the objectivity and the formal quality of the film: In keeping his distance and seeking greater objectivity, Frei highlights contradictions and paradoxes while being careful to avoid taking sides.
Christian Frei set out with his camera to explore the current situation in Cuba, the result being a documentary that is sustained by powerful images, that testifies to technical skill, a professional way of dealing with the material and, most importantly, a carefully deduced and clear message: the two protagonists, Ricardo and Miriam, reflect the tension between a revolution that has already turned into history and the present that in fact seems to be taking place elsewhere.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Christian
Christian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Frei
Frei
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
set
set
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
camera
camera
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
explore
explore
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
current
current
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
situation
situation
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Cuba
Cuba
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
result
result
NOUN
NN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
acl
Number=Sing
documentary
documentary
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
sustain
sustained
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
powerful
powerful
ADJ
JJ
obl:agent
Number=Plur
image
images
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
testify
testifies
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
technical
technical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
skill
skill
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
professional
professional
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
deal
dealing
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
material
material
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
advmod
importantly
importantly
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
carefully
carefully
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
deduce
deduced
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
clear
clear
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
message
message
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
protagonist
protagonists
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Ricardo
Ricardo
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Miriam
Miriam
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
reflect
reflect
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
tension
tension
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
revolution
revolution
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
advmod
already
already
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
turn
turned
VERB
VBN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
present
present
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
fact
fact
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
advmod
elsewhere
elsewhere
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The Swiss film critic Norbert Creutz has estimated the objectivity and the formal quality of the film:
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Swiss
Swiss
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
critic
critic
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Norbert
Norbert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Creutz
Creutz
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
estimate
estimated
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
objectivity
objectivity
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
formal
formal
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
quality
quality
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
In keeping his distance and seeking greater objectivity, Frei highlights contradictions and paradoxes while being careful to avoid taking sides.
mark
in
In
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
keep
keeping
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
distance
distance
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
seek
seeking
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
objectivity
objectivity
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Frei
Frei
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
highlight
highlights
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Plur
contradiction
contradictions
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
paradox
paradoxes
NOUN
NNS
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advcl
Degree=Pos
careful
careful
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
avoid
avoid
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
side
sides
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.