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. The picture quality is not as good as the miramax dvd. These subtitles in english language may be downloaded for free as a. This documentary explored the exploitation of peasant labor in the charcoal swamps and caused alea to be arrested by the secret police of the batista regime. Strawberry and chocolate 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
The full length unedited film is available on vhs in the colleccion cine cubano series from i. It is something that is easy to forget as tv takes over everything on a smaller scale and cinema is seen as the place for fantastic, flashy stuff. Celebrating prezi s teacher community for teacher appreciation week. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Diegos unfulfilled yearning for david shares that films sense of luxurious romantic doom set against a candycolored backdrop. Strawberry and chocolate serves as a reminder of how important images are in film perhaps the key element. Set in 1979, the film depicts the journeys of diego and david, two very different individuals, but each a revolutionary in his own right. 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. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
An unedited region2pal edition dvd is available from spain, but apparently without english subtitles. Diego, a cultivated, apolitical, sceptical young artist living in havana initiates a friendship with fiercely communist homophobe david with the intention of. Codirected by juan carlos tabio, the film offers a wry, redemptive, generous take on. Strawberry and chocolate srt subtitles opensubtitles english. Only delete urls for nonmatching videos or videos where subtitles fail to display correctly. Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinary ideas. Havana 1993 queerness, prejudice and the questioning of gender and. Spanish dialogue surround sound with optional english subtitles. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is a splendid piece of filmmaking by one of latin americas most celebrated film artists. The film strawberry and chocolate fresa y chocolate, 1993 can be considered a transnational phenomenon in the context of world cinema, regarding with its distribution on screens around the. Howard, fresa y chocolate strawberry and chocolate. 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 is the story of a great friendship, that is, a great love between two men. With jorge perugorria, vladimir cruz, mirta ibarra, francisco gattorno. Strawberry and chocolate is not a movie about the seduction of a. The movie can be purchased with english or swedish subtitles.
Despite this, it opens up a vast panorama of the human heart. Fresa y chocolate, goya a mejor pelicula iberoamericana en 1995. And all around are semidocumentary glimpses of todays havana. But i second the film suggestions look for mexican films, although amores perros is chock full of mexico cityslang youre not gonna understand nor should you repeat, in certain circumstances. Fresa y chocolate is a comingofage story, told through the development of a great friendship which overcomes incomprehension and intolerance. Directed by tomas gutierrez alea, juan carlos tabio. Cubamexicospain a clever script by senel paz, superb acting and intelligent directing are still the key ingredients for a memorable movie.
The construct of a true revolutionary in fresa y 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 is critical of the governments censorship. A sociological analysis of strawberry and chocolate a. Cuban films are my fave and theyre numerous again, the accent is superhard to understand if youre starting out. Lee coleman award for outstanding sociology senior submission the university of kentucky journal of undergraduate scholarship 41. The crisis of identity in postrevolutionary cuban film. First, it presents a balanced and somewhat critical view of the cuban political system. 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. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Fresa y chocolate takes up the controversy of determining the role of the intellectual in the cuban revolution during the seventies and eighties. Strawberry and chocolate fresa y chocolate dvd video, 2003.
Fresa y chocolate is richly photographed and filled with charming portrayals and very good acting. Institute of cuban cinematography, under the title fresa y chocolate. The construct of a true revolutionary in fresa y chocolate movie poster framing the contrasting characters. One of the worlds largest video sites, serving the best videos, funniest movies and clips. Strawberry and chocolate fresa y chocolate avec images. David is a university student studying political science but is quite naive and unsophisticated. Metacafe online video entertainment metacafe online. Oooh spooning a whole strawberry out of the dish of ice cream, today is my lucky day. Strawberry and chocolate fresa y chocolate cuba heritage. Yet this films concerns are still those of the man who made the.
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