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writer = [[Fernando Pérez]]<br />[[Humberto Jimenez]]| |
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| country = Cuba |
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'''''Life Is to Whistle''''' ({{ |
'''''Life Is to Whistle''''' ({{langx|es|'''La vida es silbar'''}}) is a 1998 [[Cuba]]n film directed and co-written by [[Fernando Pérez (director)|Fernando Pérez]] |
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== Plot synopsis == |
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The film tells the stories of three end-of-the millennium Cubans, whose lives intersect on the Day of Santa Barbara (the African Saint Chango, ruler of destinies). Mariana, a ballerina, ponders breaking chastity vows she made to land the coveted role of Giselle; Julia has fainting spells each time she hears the word "sex," and Elpidio, a musician, seduces a gringa tourist while Bebe, the narrator, takes |
The film tells the stories of three end-of-the millennium Cubans, whose lives intersect on the Day of [[Saint Barbara|Santa Barbara]] (the African Saint [[Shango|Chango]], ruler of destinies). Mariana, a ballerina, ponders breaking chastity vows she made to land the coveted role of [[Giselle]]; Julia has fainting spells each time she hears the word "sex," and Elpidio, a musician, seduces a [[gringo|gringa]] tourist while Bebe, the narrator, takes the viewer for a taxi ride along the streets of [[Havana]]. |
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=== Accolades === |
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== See also == |
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==External links== |
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{{Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film}} |
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[[Category:Cuban comedy-drama films]] |
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[[Category:Films set in Havana]] |
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[[Category:1998 comedy-drama films]] |
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[[Category:Films scored by Edesio Alejandro]] |
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| Directed by | Fernando Pérez |
| Written by | Fernando Pérez Humberto Jimenez |
| Starring | Luis Alberto García Isabel Santos Claudia Rojas |
| Music by | Edesio Alejandro |
| Distributed by | ICAIC |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Cuba |
| Language | Spanish |
Life Is to Whistle (Spanish: La vida es silbar) is a 1998 Cuban film directed and co-written by Fernando Pérez
Plot synopsis
[edit]The film tells the stories of three end-of-the millennium Cubans, whose lives intersect on the Day of Santa Barbara (the African Saint Chango, ruler of destinies). Mariana, a ballerina, ponders breaking chastity vows she made to land the coveted role of Giselle; Julia has fainting spells each time she hears the word "sex," and Elpidio, a musician, seduces a gringa tourist while Bebe, the narrator, takes the viewer for a taxi ride along the streets of Havana.
Accolades
[edit]Life is to Whistle won the Grand Coral at the Havana Film Festival in 1998.
See also
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External links
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