Bold current dramedy intelligent intense reflective sensitive. Miguel patricio wood takes care of the bedridden diego jorge martinez, who is living with hiv. Last days in havana is a 2016 cuban drama film directed by fernando perez. Havana is set in the week around new year 1958, leading up to the successful communist takeover. Writer, documentary filmmaker and director fernando perez has based his screenplay on the lives of the inhabitants of a tenement building. Havana suffers from the same prestige film disease as his inexplicably acclaimed out of africa. We found that the film is paced wellunhurried, just right. Havana is a 1990 american drama film starring robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin and raul julia, directed by sydney pollack with music by dave grusin. Just when it seems as if the film will move towards a tender reckoning between two men who have known each other since their school days, last. Portland latin american film festival last days in havana tells the story of two middleaged men living in a dilapidated building in centro habana. Everything may be be falling apart within and without, but theres enough courage in diego and miguel to float this glorious, vibrant vessel of a movie in a vast and wondrous sea of hope. View images and find out more about last days in havana press conference 67th berlinale international film festival at getty images.
It is being internationally represented by icaic and wanda vision who is a coproducer and the spanish distributor as well. Miguel dreams of leaving havana for new york, but waits for a visa seems like it will never arrive. Cuban films and documentaries in the havana film festival. The rebel activity provides a nervous backdrop to the events of the story, which focus on redfords pro gambler, and lena olin, wife of a supporter of the revolution. Miguel a dishwasher at a restaurant, who dreams of leaving cuba for new york is waiting for his exit visa and diego, a gay man afflicted by aids who.
Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. The story of a friendship in a city on the verge of substantial change. A tragicomedy that tackles the subject of friendship in a city on the verge of substantial change. While miguel takes shelter, diego opens himself to others. It was screened in the berlinale special section at the 67th berlin international. Last exhibition of this film in coproduction with spain will be next sunday february 19th at 6pm at cubix 8. Veteran cuban filmmaker fernando perez brings a sympathetic observational eye but not enough. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing last days in havana near you. An insurance executive attending a convention in cuba has his world turned upside down when he gets caught up in an assassination plot. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Last days in havana press conference 67th berlinale. Dispatch from cuba and the havana film festival, december 2016. Browse last days in havana press conference 67th berlinale international film festival latest photos. A russian literature professor at the university of havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the.
November 2017 last days in havana narrative, directed by fernando perez cuba, 2016, spanish, 93 min date. Diego, who is hivpositive and in poor health, dreams only of staying alive. Miguel is a dishwasher who dreams of settling in new york waiting for a visa that never seems to arrive, and diego is a homosexual suffering from aids who puts his dreams and cheerfulness to good use in his struggle to carry on enjoying every single day of. Havana film festival new york the latino film festival. Last days in havana in atlanta, plaza atlanta, saturday, 11.
Last days in havana events coral gables art cinema. Last days in havana 2016 changes the movie database. Last days in havana 2016 streaming vf dvdrip film complet. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I do not own or claim to own the footage shown in this video. Taking the advice of a mysterious woman, jack petty skips. Diego and miguel live together as if they were night and day. It is a movie with great and joyful spirit, with a hope message and good and motivated characters each one in their own ways. Miguel dreams of settling in new york while he waits for a visa that never seems to arrive, and diego, a hivpositive homosexual man, puts his dreams and cheerfulness to good use in his struggle to carry on enjoying every single day of his life from a rickety old bed in his small bedroom. Last days in havana by fernando perez trailer youtube. Find highquality last days in havana press conference 67th berlinale international film festival stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The film s plot concerns jack weil redford, an american professional gambler who decides to visit havana, cuba to gamble in 1958 on the eve of the cuban revolution. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts.
Jury winner honorable mention best narrative feature. These men share a home, but while one lies low the other strives to stay open to whatever possibilities life still holds. Redford really tries this time, and olin really is seriously beautiful, as the script claims. With one foot firmly planted in a melting pot of film noir references, and the other foot stomping about those crime gone wrong style flicks, thrown up on the screen with saucy and unique canadian humour, 3 days in havana is the kind of film you just cant help but love.