{"id":44,"date":"2006-03-08T10:33:37","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T17:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44"},"modified":"2020-12-17T13:30:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T20:30:01","slug":"improper-conduct-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44","title":{"rendered":"Improper Conduct (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you&#8217;d read about Hitler and others who persecuted homosexuals, you&#8217;d realize the worst persecutors were homosexuals themselves.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster-174x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster-74x128.jpg 74w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster-768x1324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster-594x1024.jpg 594w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Poster.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nCuban exiles discuss &#8220;moral purges&#8221; in post-revolutionary Cuba, when those who exhibited &#8220;improper conduct&#8221; (primarily homosexuals and intellectuals) were persecuted and\/or jailed.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Homosexuality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this acclaimed documentary by Cuban exiles Nestor Almendros (a highly respected cinematographer who died of AIDS in 1992) and Orlando Jimenez Leal effectively depicts &#8220;the widespread and systematic oppression and persecution of those who [didn&#8217;t] fit [Castro&#8217;s] image of &#8216;macho&#8217;.&#8221; While the film <em>does<\/em> run a bit too long, it remains a powerful antidote to the overly &#8220;rose-colored vision many political radicals have&#8221; of revolutionary Cuba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shows a side of Castro&#8217;s regime that isn&#8217;t often discussed<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still-1024x652.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Improper-Conduct-Still.png 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This powerful documentary remains essential viewing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0087696\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/75918.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;d read about Hitler and others who persecuted homosexuals, you&#8217;d realize the worst persecutors were homosexuals themselves.&#8221; Synopsis: Cuban exiles discuss &#8220;moral purges&#8221; in post-revolutionary Cuba, when those who exhibited &#8220;improper conduct&#8221; (primarily homosexuals and intellectuals) were persecuted and\/or jailed. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cuba Documentary Homosexuality Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this acclaimed documentary by Cuban exiles Nestor Almendros (a highly respected cinematographer who died of AIDS in 1992) and Orlando Jimenez Leal effectively depicts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58278,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions\/58278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}