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VHS : Strawberry & Chocolate - - Subtitled in EnglishIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Francisco Gattorno, Joel Angelino directed by: Juan Carlos Tabío, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea  List Price: $9.99 Price: $8.80 You Save: $1.19 (12%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303696805 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 6303696805 Label: Miramax Manufacturer: Miramax Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Miramax Release Date: January 21, 1997 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: Miramax Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 1995 Sales Rank: 11626 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Robert Redford and Miramax Films proudly present STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE, the irresistible comedy treat that's received outstanding critical acclaim! Meet David -- a naive young college kid who's out on his own for the very first time. With the help of two extraordinary new friends, David soon learns everything there is to know about the things that aren't taught in school! Diego is the writer who teaches him about the passion of life ... and Nancy is the woman who teaches him about the passion of love! Nominated for the Academy Award(R) as Best Foreign Language Film in 1994, STRAWBERRY & CHOCOLATE is a deliciously fun-filled celebration of life at its entertaining best! Amazon.com: This charming Cuban film details the unusual relationship between the flamboyant, educated Diego (Jorge Perugorría) and the young, homophobic, pro-Revolution David (Vladimir Cruz). Miserable at being dumped by his girlfriend, David at first spurns the attentions of Diego; however, at the prompting of his Communist roommate, Miguel (Francisco Gattorno), he cultivates an acquaintanceship with Diego in order to investigate his liberal leanings. Of course, Diego's cultured ways prove fascinating to the younger man and a true friendship grows. Add the slightly crazy neighbor Nancy (Mirta Ibarra), who frequently attempts suicide, as romantic fodder for David, and this playful drama becomes a heartwarming film. Disputed in its own country, this film was the first Cuban picture to be nominated for best foreign picture at the Academy Awards. --Jenny Brown Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Exploring love, ideas, and friendship in HavanaI won't bother with plot points and such since lots of other reviewers have already done so, but I will say that this film is definitely worthy of the accolades and positive reviews it has received. I was particularly struck by the performance of Jorge Perugorría as the gay artist Diego. Perugorria's performance draws you in whether he is being sly and bitchy or indignant and passionate. His unrequited love for David (Vladimir Cruz) is both sweetly naïve as well as crushingly sad. I won't give ... Read More Rating:  - From Cuba with Love"Strawberry and Chocolate" From Cuba with Love Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride "Strawberry and Chocolate" is a celebration of life and non-conformity. It is about two men, one gay and one straight and how two very different people are really very much alike. They both love their homeland, Cuba and they learn what it is to love a human. Realism is the key to the movie and we also get a look at Cuba in ways we have not been privy to. Diego is a cultivated ... Read More Rating: - Fascinating Cultural ExperienceThis movie was fascinating from beginning to end. I am not familiar with the Latin culture depicted in this movie and that made it all the more interesting to me. Rating:  - DullThis is a foreign film from Cuba. It's a story of a developing friendship between a gay man Diego who enjoys the finer things in life and a young Communist student. A first the student David is repelled by Diego and had to be manipulated to go to Diego's apartment. Slowly, David becomes Diego's buddy and he explores new ways at looking at life. Diego neighbor Nancy gets romantically involved with David. Truthfully, this movie bored me. I don't care if it got nominated for an Academy ... Read More Rating: - A Different Kind of Buddy MovieIn this unique type of buddy movie we see how easily friendship and tolerance flourish amid the paranoia of the day. David is a college student with a sheltered education. Diego is a comically charming gay intellectual who tries to pick him up over a dish of ice cream. Underscored with political criticism and laced with clever dialog this movie presents modern day Cuba as a place where its easy to be ostriacized. Smart, funny and superblly acted, this film makes you think and makes ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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