#strawberry and chocolate

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Strawberry & Chocolate (1993) dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea / Juan Carlos Tabío

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FRESA Y CHOCOLATE (1993) dir. Juan Carlos Tabío & Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Diego and David could not be more different: one gay, the other straight, one a fierce communist, the other a fierce individualist, one suspicious, the other accepting. As they discuss politics and personal expression in 1979 Cuba, a genuine friendship develops between the two. (link in title)

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Strawberry and Chocolate (1993) Dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío

I cycled through a few Cuban films before landing on this one, a decision made largely by its availability to stream. While this sounds an unenthusiastic reason, I feel I couldn't have made a better pick.

Strawberry and Chocolate is an Academy-nominated film that explores the opposing views of two friends in 1979 Cuba. Gay, open-minded artist Diego and straight, Communist, suspicious student David engage philosophically, intellectually and emotionally, each convinced of their own standpoint. Through the push and pull of Diego and David's friendship, these ideologies fight to influence the other. Diego's artwork is seen as counter-revolutionary, yet his entire existence as a proud gay man is inherently anti-revolutionary. This unfairness is impressed upon David, whose own ulterior motives to befriend Diego in order to spy on him soon fade as their relationship becomes the one he can most rely on.

More about politics than the particulars of sexual identity, Strawberry and Chocolate paints a compassionate view towards homosexuality in a time when the social mindset was quite the opposite. Cinematically the film has no winning scenes, yet the authenticity and charm of the three main cast members shines through. Their well-written interactions deserve your sympathy; the audience feels compelling investment in Diego's safety and freedom.

Despite some flaws surrounding the discussion of female sexuality, the pacing and story is quite satisfactory and has prompted me to fix my poor understanding of this part of Cuban history. Any film that imparts a want for knowledge upon me is a film well made - at least in my books.

Rating: 7/10

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What a wonderful movie...

Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz in Fresa y chocolate / Strawberry and Chocolate (1993) dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío

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