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Letters from the Park (1988)

Letters from the Park poster
Original title
Cartas del parque
Directed by
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Genre
drama film
Country
Cuba
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man in a small Cuban town enlists the help of a letter writer to court the woman he loves. Their correspondence becomes a delicate dance of hidden feelings and unspoken desires.

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What happens

Letters from the Park (Spanish: Cartas del parque) is a 1988 Cuban drama film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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