Word: gutierrezes
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...characters weren't such stereotypes. In addition to sporting the traditional lisp, limp wrists and swishy hips, Diego listens to Maria Callas, reads Cavafy and Walt Whitman and drinks Indian tea from Sevres cups. It seems as if the gay men burst into tears at regular intervals, and Gutierrez Alea can't resist the trap of the gay-man-as-tragic-queen-in-love-with-a-straight-ma n cliche. Frankly, it is difficult to see why Diego is so interested in David, who is terribly callous and in the final analysis, rather boring. However, Jorge Perugorria's sensitive portrayal...
...most interesting love affair in the movie may be the one between Gutierrez Alea and Havana. "Strawberry and Chocolate" is a valentine to the director's city, which like Nancy, appears as a beautiful woman battered by time and the vicissitudes of a hard life...
...Strawberry and Chocolate" is not a masterpiece. Gutierrez Alea is not quite in form, although this is in part due to a lack of resources and not resourcefulness. There are problems with aspects of the characterization, and the film's political and sentimental message can be a little broad sometimes. How ever, the film is as simple and as good as chocolate ice cream. Funny, insightful and a little irreverent, "Strawberry and Chocolate" remains a treat...
...Cuban film industry. Diego says that in spite of all the troubles Cuba has suffered and despite the fact many Cuban artists have been persecuted or exiled, art, which he considers an essential part of the Cuban soul, has man aged to survive and even to thrive. Gutierrez Alea certainly demonstrates the tenacity of the Cuban artist, and if the state of Cuba's economy ever improves, he will reign again in the Cuban film industry...
...everyone was so enthused by their late night fate--"It sucks," said James J. Gutierrez '98 as he finished his work for Math 1a, "but I'm used to it now, so I don't even notice...