Print the Legend
El Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), the Cuban film institute, was formed soon after the revolution in 1959. As part of its mission, ICAIC presents numerous screenings of Cuban and international films every year. For each film, a unique poster by a Cuban graphic artist is commissioned. The three featured here — for Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921), Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948), and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) — demonstrate not only the visual inventiveness of the artists, but the enduring popularity of Hollywood films on the island.
These posters were part of the 2011 exhibit “Cuban Film Posters: From Havana to the World” at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California.