Strawberry and Chocolate (1993)
- Original title
- Fresa y chocolate
- Directed by
- Juan Carlos Tabío, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Cuba, Mexico, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 84 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young communist student in Havana meets a gay artist and intellectual. Over shared meals and conversation, they form an unlikely friendship that challenges their beliefs about society and each other.
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What happens
Strawberry and Chocolate (Spanish: Fresa y chocolate) is a 1993 comedy-drama film, directed by Cuban filmmakers 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). Senel Paz wrote the short story in 1990 and also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was the first Cuban film to be nominated for an Academy Award. It is an international co-production between Cuba and Mexico. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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