Strawberry and Chocolate (1993)
(Fresa y chocolate)
Country: Cuba/MEX/SP/US
Technical: col 108m
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
Cast: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra
Synopsis:
An earnest student of humble prospects loses the girl he loves and is picked up by a gay artist intellectual on the basis of a bet. There begins a wary friendship which ultimately teaches him far more than any conventional deflowering could.
Review:
Eye-opening politico-sexual drama, which bears some comparison with Kiss of the Spider Woman and mostly takes place in one apartment. As a portrait of a trio of very different friends making sense of their lives under the watchful eyes of the authorities, it is sustained by raw performances and lively dialogue, but the muddy colour is unattractive and black and white would have been better.
(Fresa y chocolate)
Country: Cuba/MEX/SP/US
Technical: col 108m
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
Cast: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra
Synopsis:
An earnest student of humble prospects loses the girl he loves and is picked up by a gay artist intellectual on the basis of a bet. There begins a wary friendship which ultimately teaches him far more than any conventional deflowering could.
Review:
Eye-opening politico-sexual drama, which bears some comparison with Kiss of the Spider Woman and mostly takes place in one apartment. As a portrait of a trio of very different friends making sense of their lives under the watchful eyes of the authorities, it is sustained by raw performances and lively dialogue, but the muddy colour is unattractive and black and white would have been better.
(Fresa y chocolate)
Country: Cuba/MEX/SP/US
Technical: col 108m
Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío
Cast: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra
Synopsis:
An earnest student of humble prospects loses the girl he loves and is picked up by a gay artist intellectual on the basis of a bet. There begins a wary friendship which ultimately teaches him far more than any conventional deflowering could.
Review:
Eye-opening politico-sexual drama, which bears some comparison with Kiss of the Spider Woman and mostly takes place in one apartment. As a portrait of a trio of very different friends making sense of their lives under the watchful eyes of the authorities, it is sustained by raw performances and lively dialogue, but the muddy colour is unattractive and black and white would have been better.