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starring: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz directed by: Juan Carlos Tabío, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

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Average Rating: Rating: - Political Foreign Foray With Pathos And Passion Set in Cuba, this Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, vividly depicts the growing friendship between Diego (Perrugoria), flamboyantly gay and involved in the arts, and David (Cruz), a college student who has never questioned the ruling regime. After picking David up at a Havana ice-cream parlor, Diego fails at bedding him but quickly seduces him intellectually, opening David's eyes to the world of art and literature that exists outside the constricted bounds of officially approved thinking. Often gently amusing, Strawberry (subtitled in English) works well, spotlighting its political agenda as well as its human storytelling. The film really comes to life every time Diego's hip-shaking neighbor Nancy (Ibarra), who also develops the hots for David, rumbas through the door. Strawberry & Chocolate was shot on location in Havana, and one of the movie's chief pleasures is the glimpses it offers of everyday life there: vintage cars lumbering down the streets, public beaches, cramped apartments in once grand but now crumbling buildings. A fine foreign film glimpsing farther inside Cuban poltics with pathos and passion. Rating: - A must-see Despite what the poster might imply , this is anything but a harmless romantic comedy . This wonderful Cuban film describes the strong friendship which is being slowly developed between gay artlover Diego and communist student David . Their different sexual preferences and motivations towards each other stand at first as an obstacle to their relationship yet as time goes by , our heroes get to know each other and gain a new prespective about life , human relationships , political values and morality . Add to all this a female neighbour with a past full of sins and a heart of gold and what you get is a must-see film which combines perfectly sweetness and wit . Strawberry And Chocolate Touches many different subjects ( love , sexuallity , political beliefs ) with a tender discreet way . It's one of the best foreign films i've seen and surely the best one about Cuba . Once more i will disagree with people who consider this " one of my favourite gay films " because for me this movie is so much more : an ode to male frienship against all odds , an advertise for Cuban people and spirit internationally if you ask me . Rating: - A sincere film that speaks of the Cuban soul As, I'm assuming, the only Cuban-American to review this film online, I feel especially proud that my country was able to produce such an eloquent, intelligent and all around outstanding film. Many people unacquainted with our customs couldn't possibly begin to relish the cultural nuances that abound in this film. The slang, the attitudes and all-around mannerisms are unmistakibly Cuban and to me it was as if though I were watching a home movie of some old friends. Rarely, have I related to characters the way I did to David, Diego and Nancy. Jorge Perrugoria's Diego is a triumph. Anyone familiar with what's regarded as the quitessential Cuban homosexual (cultured, well-read, opera and ballet loving) will be able to savor this performance like a fine wine; it is absolute perfection. It is hard to believe that he is, in reality, heterosexual. He is just too, too perfect. The fact that this film captures the essence of Cuba is both a revelation and a devestation. One is made to see the crumbling glory that is Havana and it almost inspires heartbreak. Nevertheless, a terrific film through and through and one that I can't recommend enough!

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