Fresa y chocolate Strawberry and Chocolate Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Juan Carlos Tabío [videorecording]=

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TextLanguage: Spanish Summary language: English Original language: Spanish Subtitle language: English Series: David W. Foster CollectionPublication details: Cuba Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC) 1993Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:

PN1997 .F747 1993

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-B: DVD Cabinet B	PN1997 .F747 1993	Available	Spanish audio. Optional English subtitles.		001730
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-B: DVD Cabinet B	PN1997 .F747 1993	Available	Spanish audio. Optional English subtitles.		001615

Based on the short story "The Wolf, The Forest and the New Man" by Senel Paz.

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.

(Barcode #001615)
DVD video; Dolby Digital; surround; NTSC; Region 1; 1.85:1 as 16:9 widescreen.

(Barcode #001730)
DVD video; Dolby Digital; stereo; PAL; Regions 1-8; 16:9 widescreen.

(Both copies)
Spanish audio. Optional English subtitles.

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