La vida es silbar /
Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; social-worker Julia always faints after hearing a certain word;...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| Language Notes: | Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
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[New York] :
New Yorker Video,
[2002]
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| Edition: | [Widescreen version]. |
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| Summary: | Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; social-worker Julia always faints after hearing a certain word; and pot-smoking percussionist Elpidio was abandoned by his mother, coincidentally named Cuba, some time ago and has not yet gotten over the loss. |
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| Item Description: | Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: Feb. 12, 2002. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Havana Film Festival, 1998: Best Film, Best Director (Fernando Pérez), Best Actress (Claudia Rojas), Best Cinematography (Raúl Pérez Ureta) |
| Production Credits: | Cinamatographer, Raul Perez Ureta ; editor, Julia Yip ; music, Edesio Alejandro. |
| ISBN: | 1567302521 9781567302523 |