Viva Cuba Libre

The recent flap over the Obama campaign office that had a Cuban flag with the image of Che Guevara on one of its walls has generated more reaction, and this Jacoby column is fairly sensible on this subject, but what all of this has made me remember is how brilliant and important Andy Garcia’s The Lost City was, partly because it portrayed Che as the thug that he was.  It was a beautiful and eminently fair-minded film that conveyed a fine anti-totalitarian, anti-ideological message because it portrayed accurately the costs imposed on a people and a family by totalising, idelogical revolution.  For those who haven’t read my take on the movie before, I reviewedThe Lost City at greater length last May.  Here is an interesting interview with Garcia about the making of the film.

Unfortunately, Obama has one of the better positions on Cuba policy of all the major candidates, and things like this, while minor, do nothing to make advancing changes in Cuba policy any easier.