TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
AU  - Juan Carlos Tabío
AU  - Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
AU  - Juan Carlos Tabío
AU  - Senel Paz
AU  - Jorge Perugorría
AU  - Vladimir Cruz
AU  - Mirta Ibarra
TI  - Fresa y chocolate: Strawberry and Chocolate
AV  - PN1997 .F747 1993
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Cuba
PB  - Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
N1  - Based on the short story "The Wolf, The Forest and the New Man" by Senel Paz
N2  - From case cover (Barcode #001615):
Robert Redford and Miramax Films proudly present Strawberry and Chocolate, the irresistible comedy treat that's received outstanding critical acclaim! Meet David- a naive young college kid who's out on his own for the very first time. With the help of two extraordinary new friends, David soon learns everything there is to know about the things that aren't taught in school! Diego is the writer who teaches him about the passion of life... and Nancy is the woman who teaches him about the passion of love! Nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language film in 1994, Strawberry and Chocolate is a deliciously fun-filled celebration of life at its entertaining best!

From case cover (Barcode #001730):
Diego, a naïve, cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and communists ideals. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y Chocolate is the story of a great friendship, that is, a great love between two men, which overcomes ignorance and intolerance to produce a fun-filled celebration of life. Nominated for the Academy award as Best Foreign language film in 1994.

Strawberry and Chocolate was a huge popular hit domestically, and was the first Cuban film to get a commercial release in the US, where is where it was shortllisted for an Oscar
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