Fresa y chocolate / Mansikoita ja suklaata
Ohjaus Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
Pääosissa Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz ja Mirta Ibarra
Tekstitys Englanti
'I knew he was a homosexual,' David (Vladimir Cruz) says of Diego (Jorge Perugorria), 'there was chocolate and he chose strawberry', The incident occurs at a sidewalk café in Havana in 1979. David is a shy teenager, a member of the Communist Youth League. His handsome features catch the eye of Diego, a considerably older intellectual aesthete. He brings him to his house in an attempt to impress the culturally inclined David with his library and record collection. Assigned to investigate Diego by his fellow party members, David instead becomes immersed in a tender friendship; opening his mind to an alternative way of life in Communist Cuba.
Strawberry and Chocolate represented a cultural milestone in its release in 1993. One of the most popular films in Cuba it achieved unparalleled international acclaim, becoming the first Cuban film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. Made in collaboration with Juan Carlos Tabio, Strawberry and Chocolate arrived near the end of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's career; a gentle comic work about friendship and coming-of-age which is also a staunch critique of homophobia.
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