Estimulacion - Oliva 1968

Raul Oliva's poster for the 1967 Swedish movie Stimulantia uses religious iconography but the film itself is a montage of eight Swedish directors' work (including Ingmar Bergman) of questionable quality. The film confused the critics and hasn't made a mark on the historical cultural landscape. This poster is less phychedelic and more restrained than Oliva's typical output.

Podrido Hasta La Medula - Reboiro 1968

Rotten to the Core is a 1965 British film about a crimimal gang's search for the Duke, a mystery figure who may be dead, and who may have stolen all their money. This poster by Reboiro has a spelling mistake in the title and I can't make out the picture at the centre of the poster, is it the mysterious Duke?

Alondra - Raymundo 1968

This poster by Raymundo García Parra for the Hungarian drama Skylark features the protagonist from the 1963 film, a young woman isolated at home, and imagines her hair as a gilded birdcage, trapping her like a caged bird. The poster has suffered from wear and tear over the years but the design is fresh.

El Boxeador - Avila 1968

The simplest of designs for the Polish film of 1967 Boxer by Gladys Acosta Avila features a boxing glove and an interesting font. the graphic treatment is basic but effective. 

La Ciudad Marcada - Oliva 1966

This restrained design by Oliva for the 1962 Japanese movie Hiroshima Heartache (a film with many titles - the Spanish translation is Scarred City) is simple and neat showing the target closely aligned to the sun, a reference to the atomic bomb trained on the Japanese city. The difference between the Cuban designs of the mid and late 60s is huge - this poster is typical of the style, before the poster artists really let loose with flair and wild colours.

Destello de la Espada de Ichi - Bachs 1969

The late 60s is the era when Cuban posters were at their most colourful, wild and inventive. This Bachs poster for the 1964 Japanese film Zatoichi's Flashing Sword pushes the boundaries with great text design, mad colours (the protagonist in the film wears white, not green, purple and pink) and shapes, and a freedom and confidence that speak of Cuba's positivity. 

Accidente - Oliva 1969

Oliva's fantastic psychedelic design for the British film Accident puts the protagonist, played by Dirk Bogarde, at the centre of the poster. The film has a car crash as a key element of the plot but unlike the British poster this doesn't feature in the design. This may have been a time when the poster artist hadn't seen the film.

Like the best of Cuban art this poster borrows heavily from Western pop art and mimics the style of the San Francisco poster tradition.