# Memories of Underdevelopment — Criterion Collection Blu-ray

Memories of Underdevelopment is a Criterion Collection Blu-ray presenting Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s film about an intellectual’s life in Havana after the Bay of Pigs invasion. The special edition lists a 4K digital restoration and a range of interviews, archival material, and a feature-length documentary.

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- Market: US
- Language: en-US
- Currency: USD
- Model: BRCC2936BD
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Movies & TV
- Price: 19.98 USD
- Previous price: 39.95 USD
- Discount: 50%
- Price checked: 2026-11-12T11:19:57.683Z
- Rating: 4.7 / 5
- Reviews: 43

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## At a glance

- The film follows Sergio, an intellectual who remains in Havana after his wife and family leave following the Bay of Pigs invasion.
- The listed special-edition features include a 4K digital restoration with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
- Extras include interviews, a feature-length documentary about director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, archival interview segments, a trailer, and an essay.

## Pros

- The extensive listed extras offer additional director, actor, editor, critic, and screenwriter context alongside the feature.
- A new English subtitle translation is listed, along with Spanish dubbing and English and Spanish audio description.

## Specifications

### Film and disc
- Format: Widescreen
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA rating: NR \(Not Rated\)
- Release date: August 28, 2018
### Credits and language
- Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Contributors: Sergio Corrieri, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Actors: Sergio Corrieri
- Language: English
- Dubbed audio: Spanish
- Audio description: English, Spanish
### Edition features
- Studio: Criterion Collection
### Dimensions and installation
- Dimensions listed: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces

## A good fit for

- Viewers interested in Cuban cinema and films about postrevolutionary Cuba.
- Criterion collectors looking for a disc edition with interviews, archival material, and a feature-length documentary.

## Less suited to

- Buyers seeking a 4K UHD disc. The listing identifies this edition as Blu-ray, even though it describes the restoration as 4K digital.

## Customer feedback

The supplied aggregate ratings are broadly positive, with most ratings in the five-star category and a smaller share in the four-star category. That provides a favorable but limited signal for this film edition. No written customer feedback is supplied, so there is no basis to identify particular praised features or complaints.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is this a 4K UHD disc?
The title identifies the product as Blu-ray. The 4K reference describes the digital restoration, not the disc format.
### What extras are listed?
The listing names interviews, a feature-length documentary about Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, archival interview segments, a trailer, and an essay.
### What audio and subtitle options are listed?
The details list Spanish dubbing, English subtitles, and English and Spanish audio description.

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