Fresa y chocolate is the only cuban movie ever nominee for an oscar 1995 and its indeed a gem. A sociological analysis of strawberry and chocolate andrew zachary shultz university of kentucky. Strawberry and chocolate is not a movie about the seduction of a body, but about the seduction of a mind. Set in 1979, the film depicts the journeys of diego and david, two very different. Fresa y chocolate the famous one this movie, by tomas gutierrez alea, was nominated for an oscar in the 90ies and is quite important for the dialog about homosexuality in cuba. It shows the friendship between a member of the communist youth party and a gay revolutionary of his time who also loves his country, in a moment when being gay or religious in cuba was considered against the main ideas of the party.
Filled with malicious swipes against the castro regime, its a provocative but. Strawberry and chocolate and the oscar cuban art news. I think this is the best film ever produced by cuba under its miserable comunist system. Fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate this new comedy from cuba is a gem. Fresa y chocolate takes up thecontroversy of determining the role of the intellectual in the cuban revolution during the seventies and eighties. Fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate variety. Fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate directed by tomas gutierrez alea and juan carlos tabio written by tomas gutierrez and senel paz premiere. Feature films comedy films foreign films motion pictures, cuban.
A superb cuban film from 1993, a little classic about gay freedom and its. Strawberry and chocolate cuban poster signed by cuba movie. Fresa y chocolate examines freedom of expression, surveillance, revolutionary watchfulness, the black market, and the flaws of revolutionary cuban society. Fresa y chocolate i liked to watch fresa y chocolate. And all around are semidocumentary glimpses of todays havana. Notes on the cuban movie fresa y chocolate strawberry and. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. The success of this movie can be partially explained by the way the film elicits multiple recognition from the cuban viewer and that it makes the viewer thinklook at the film in a different light.
Sep 24, 1994 strawberry and chocolate was made by one of cubas major directors, tomas gutierrez alea. A superb cuban film from 1993, a little classic about gay freedom and its aspirations versus fidel castro and his marxist straitjacketing. The film fresa y chocolate opened in cuba in the year 1993 and within the space of a few months became one of the biggest boxoffice successes for tomas gutierrez alea, one of latin americas celebrated and cubas most revered filmmakers. T he cine cuba festival 50 years of cuban cinema from 1959 to the present begins today at londons barbican cinema prior to a national tour, and it is the occasion for a welcome revival of. The building was also used as a set for the famous cuban film fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate, which was nominated for oscar in 1993. It is more interested in politics than sex unless you count sexual politics, since to be homosexual in cuba is to make an antiauthoritarian statement whether you intend it or not. Directed by tomas gutierrez alea, juan carlos tabio. With jorge perugorria, vladimir cruz, mirta ibarra, francisco gattorno. Strawberry and chocolate movingly depicts the budding relationship between two men against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in cuban history. Strawberry and chocolate film analysis art psychosis. The set of strawberry and chocolate proved such a hit with visitors to havana, the owner turned it into a restaurant. Fresa y chocolate is the story of a great friendship, that is, a great love between. Fresa y chocolate this is the setting of famous 1994 tomas gutierrez alea cuban movie fresa y chocolate, the first cuban film to deal with the gay scene on the island. Filled with malicious swipes against the castro regime, its a provocative but very humane comedy about sexual.
Artistically they are among the best designed in the world and many prizes were awarded to their creators. Fresa y chocolate takes up the controversy of determining the role of the intellectual in the cuban revolution during the seventies and eighties. The luster of that city has dimmed after nearly four decades of castros rule. Most of you probably know about the film strawberry and chocolate, the first cuban film to deal openly and directly with homosexuality. One of the most popular movies that come out of this time period is called fresa y chocolate 1994, strawberry and chocolate.
The best films about cuba to watch before you visit. Jul 24, 2014 jul 24, 2014 peliculas cubanas fresa y chocolate youtube 1h44mn cuidate y protege tu salud. Fresa y chocolate named after the famous cuban film, this bar is plastered with movie paraphernalia, from the red director chairs on the charming patio. Fresa y chocolate is a product of two directors, tomas gutierrez alea and juan carlos tabio in 1993. Peliculas cubanas fresa y chocolate youtube 1h44mn. The cuban film, fresa y chocolate, is the story of friendship between a young student a loyal member of the communist party, and a gay political activist, who is. Strawberry and chocolate was made by one of cubas major directors, tomas gutierrez alea. Strawberry and chocolate movingly depicts the budding relationship between two. Fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate, designed for a widely acclaimed 1990s cuban film. Cespedes, fresa y chocolate en adviento, palabra nueva havana, ii, 20 1993, pp. The success of this movie can be partially explained by the way the film elicits multiple recognition from the cuban viewer 27 and that it makes the viewer thinklook at the film in a different light. All references are of course to fresa y chocolate, a film by tomas gutierrez alea and juan carlos tabio.
This may seem radical, arising as it does from the camera of one of cubas most devoted revolutionaries. Fresa y chocolate is an internationally co produced film. Notes on the cuban movie fresa y chocolate strawberry. Strawberry and chocolate the film that shocked but did not. A production of the cuban institute of the arts and films industry icaic, coproduced by imcine and tabasco filmsmexico, telemadrid and sgae. Strawberry and chocolate 1993 strawberry and chocolate. The cuban film, fresa y chocolate, is the story of friendship between a young student a loyal member of the communist party, and a gay political activist, who. During the production of this film the director alea had cancer and for this reason tabio had to help him to complete the movie. Strawberry and chocolate 1994 movie search, ratings. Fresa y chocolate, goya a mejor pelicula iberoamericana en 1995 duration. The cuban film, fresa y chocolate, is the story of friendship between a young student a loyal member of the communist party, and a gay political activist, who is critical of the governments censorship. First, it presents a balanced and somewhat critical view of the cuban political system. The construct of a true revolutionary in fresa y chocolate movie poster framing the contrasting characters. Set in 1979, the film depicts the journeys of diego and david, two very different individuals, but each a revolutionary in his.
Strawberry and chocolate the film that shocked but did. May 25, 2015 fresa y chocolate this is the setting of famous 1994 tomas gutierrez alea cuban movie fresa y chocolate, the first cuban film to deal with the gay scene on the island. Fresa y chocolate, havana get fresa y chocolate restaurant. Tomas gutierrez alea and juan carlos tabios fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate was released in cuba in 1993, about thirty years after the socialist revolution led by fidel castro took place in 1959 political chronology and rozsa, and if gutierrez aleas film promotes an atmosphere focused on socialism and the impact of. The movie has been directed by tomas gutierrez alea, at 72 the greatest of cubas filmmakers and one of its most contradictory. The construct of a true revolutionary in fresa y chocolate. Set in 1979, the film depicts the journeys of diego and david, two very different individuals, but each a revolutionary in his own right, on their path of revolution. Fresa y chocolate named after the famous cuban film, this bar is plastered with movie paraphernalia, from the red director chairs on the charming patio to the film posters adorning the walls. Aug, 20 fresa y chocolate, goya a mejor pelicula iberoamericana en 1995 duration. Strawberry and chocolate cuban poster signed by cuba. Its about a university student getting to know diego, who is a homosexual and building a friendship. Oct 08, 2005 the set of strawberry and chocolate proved such a hit with visitors to havana, the owner turned it into a restaurant. The former was, until his death shortly after completing this film, the best known filmmaker in cuba, winning an international reputation in the 1960s for titles such. Cafe fresa y chocolate havana, cuba nightlife lonely planet.
Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinary ideas. David vladimir cruz, a student and avid castro supporter, is on the rebound after losing his girlfriend. Artistically they are among the best designed in the world and many prizes were awarded to. Strawberry and chocolate fresa y chocolate 1994 rotten. Helmed by legendary cuban director tomas gutierrez alea and based on a story by senel paz, fresa y chocolate was the first cuban film to be nominated for an oscar best foreign language film of 1995.
Most of the action in strawberry and chocolate takes place in diegos jorge perugorria living room, a gay character struggling with sexual and cultural repression in the cuba of 1979. Gutierrez alea became ill during the filming, juan carlos tabio took over some of the scenes. Misleading setting in a dilapidated havana city area thatll be overcome by excellent venue with spectacular eating choices. I have links in my webpage with pictures of many of the receipts as proof of provenance. The movie reminded me of educating rita and, of course, of pygmalion in the way young people, hungry for knowledge, absorb it from older ones who are in love with them. Jul 02, 2009 t he cine cuba festival 50 years of cuban cinema from 1959 to the present begins today at londons barbican cinema prior to a national tour, and it is the occasion for a welcome revival of. The crisis of identity in postrevolutionary cuban film. This is the hq of the cuban film institute and a nexus for coffeequaffing students and arthouse movie addicts. Cubamexicospain a clever script by senel paz, superb acting and intelligent directing are still the key ingredients for a memorable movie. He had taken her to a cheap hotel to make love, but the place is so shabby it puts her off. This is the first cuban film to be nominated for best foreign picture at the academy awards. Fresa y chocolate pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. This oscar nominated film is the story of two men who are opposites, one gay, the other straight, one a fierce communist, the other a fierce individualist, one suspicious, the other accepting, and how they come to love each other. Fresa y chocolate was nominated in 1995 the best foreign film.
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