"I Am Cuba" documentary - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 28, 2010 4:06 PM In a recent thread, the question came up why I vote this film to be the best depiction of Tiki Culture on celluloid. That I do so does NOT mean that mid-century Cuba = Tiki. I have always spoken of the IRONY of this: A RUSSIAN film shot in CUBA in a nightclub setting depicting AFRICAN idols with CUBAN singers and dancers in my mind does the best job to capture THE SPIRIT of Tiki in the mid-century. None of these things ARE "Tiki", but in its portrayal of a Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) it comes closer to the essence of Tiki Culture than any other original footage I know. It should have been shot at the Mai Kai, but it wasn't. Factually (location, ethnic style, music) it is not Tiki, but artistically it wonderfully represents the SPIRIT OF TIKI.

In a recent thread, the question came up why I vote this film to be the best depiction of Tiki Culture on celluloid. That I do so does NOT mean that mid-century Cuba = Tiki.

I have always spoken of the IRONY of this: A RUSSIAN film shot in CUBA in a nightclub setting depicting AFRICAN idols with CUBAN singers and dancers in my mind does the best job to capture THE SPIRIT of Tiki in the mid-century. None of these things ARE "Tiki", but in its portrayal of a Zeitgeist (Time Spirit) it comes closer to the essence of Tiki Culture than any other original footage I know.

It should have been shot at the Mai Kai, but it wasn't. Factually (location, ethnic style, music) it is not Tiki, but artistically it wonderfully represents the SPIRIT OF TIKI.

Post #562106 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Oct 28, 2010 4:06 PM