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Strawberry and Chocolate
Fresa y chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate; Fresa y chocolate
Directed by	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea; Juan Carlos Tabío
Written by	Story:; Senel Paz; Screenplay:; Senel Paz
Produced by	Camilo Vives; Frank Cabrera; Georgina Balzaretti
Starring	Jorge Perugorría; Vladimir Cruz; Mirta Ibarra; Francisco Gattorno
Distributed by	Miramax Films (USA)
Release date	1994
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Template:Film Cuba; Template:Film Mexico
Language	Spanish

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Strawberry and Chocolate (Template:Lang-es) is a Cuban-Spanish-Mexican co-produced film, directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, based on the short story "The Wolf, The Forest and the New Man" (in Spanish, El Lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo) written by Senel Paz in 1990. Senel Paz also wrote the screenplay for the film.

Plot

The story takes place in Havana, Cuba in 1979. David (Vladimir Cruz) is a university student who meets Diego (Jorge Perugorría), a gay artist unhappy with the Castro regime's attitude toward the LGBT community as well as the censored conceptualization of culture. David's homophobic classmate, Miguel, plans to use David to spy on Diego, a person whom they see as aberrant and dangerous to the Communist cause; Diego, for his part, initiates the friendship with sexual intentions.

Cast

Jorge Perugorría ... Diego
Vladimir Cruz ... David
Mirta Ibarra ... Nancy
Francisco Gattorno ... Miguel
Joel Angelino ... German
Marilyn Solaya ... Vivian
Andrés Cortina ... Santeria priest
Antonio Carmona ... Boyfriend

Reception

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert comments that "nothing unfolds as we expect. Strawberry and Chocolate is not a movie about the seduction of a body, but about the seduction of a mind. It is more interested in politics than sex — unless you count sexual politics, since to be homosexual in Cuba is to make an anti-authoritarian statement whether you intend it or not."^[1]

The title refers to a comment by David that he knew immediately that Diego was gay when he chose strawberry ice cream even though chocolate was available.

Awards and nominations

Won

1995

Goya Award for Best Spanish-Language Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera de Habla Hispana)
Premio ACE awards: Cinema—Best Film, Cinema—Best Director, Cinema—Best Actor (Perugorría), and Cinema—Best Supporting Actor (Cruz)
Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize:Special Mention

1994

44th Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Berlin Bear—Special Jury Prize,^[2] Teddy—Best Feature Film
Gramado Film Festival (Brazil): Audience Award, Kikito Critics Prize, and Golden Kikito awards in the categories of Best Latin Film, Best Actor (tie between Cruz and Perugorría), and Best Supporting Actress (Ibarra)

1993

Havana Film Festival:^[3] Grand Coral—First Prize, Audience Award, FIPRESCI Prize, OCIC Award, ARCI-NOVA Award, and the categories of Best Direction, Best Actor (Perugorría), Best Actress (Luisina Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Ibarra), and Best Screenplay.

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1994
Golden Berlin Bear, 1994 Berlin International Film Festival

References

^ Ebert, Roger. "Strawberry and Chocolate" (review), Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 1995. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
^ "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
^ http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/

External links

[Ebert-1] Ebert, Roger. "Strawberry and Chocolate" (review), Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 1995. Retrieved October 14, 2006.

[Berlinale-2] "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-12.

[3] ttp://www.habanafilmfestival.com/

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