"Had Kafka been Cuban, he'd have been a non-fiction writer." Chronicles of the Absurd explores Cuban artists' struggles against an oppressive regime through clandestine recordings, reflecting on their personal risks.
"It's just the facts," Coyula tells The Art Newspaper. "There are no opinions about it, it's just the recordings of the events-the language, which is really what the film is about." This highlights the film's unique approach to storytelling without added commentary.
Coyula animates the late Expressionist painter Antonia Eiriz's Goya-like grotesques when portraying government officials speaking under pseudonyms, effectively contrasting their shadowy roles with the vibrant expressions of the artists.
For artists to practice in Cuba, they must belong to a government-run union, which can lead to their work being deemed illegal if they do not comply; Cruz's experience exemplifies this precarious situation.
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