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Malú is from an upper class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background is coarse and common-place. Jorgito's mother, a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito. When the children find out that Malú's mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to run away and travel to the other side of the island to find Malú's father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it. At the end, the forms were signed. |
Malú is from an upper class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background is coarse and common-place. Jorgito's mother, a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito. When the children find out that Malú's mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to run away and travel to the other side of the island to find Malú's father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it. At the end, the forms were signed. |
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==Reception== |
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''Viva Cuba'' is unique in that, with the exception of Juan Padrón's animated features, it is the first Cuban [[Live action|live-action feature film]] addressed specifically to an audience of children.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
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The film became a [[box office]] hit and went on to win many awards nationally and internationally as it was displayed at many [[film festival]]s around the world, including [[2005 Cannes Film Festival]], where it won the Grand Prix Ecrans Juniors Award,<ref>[http://www.hffny.com/web06/pressroom.htm Viva Cuba] 7th Annual [[Havana Film Festival]] in [[New York]], 2006.</ref> plus awards in countries as diverse as Australia Italy, Guatemala, Germany, and France, and Taiwan.<ref>[http://havanajournal.com/culture/entry/viva_cuba_movie_by_juan_carlos_cremata/ Havana Journal Interview] January 30, 2006 |
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</ref> In 2008, it was shown all over Venezuela.<ref>[http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2008/0723cubavenezuela.htm Viva Cuba to Be Played in All Venezuelan Theaters] www.cubanews.ain.cu. July 23, 2008.</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:48, 21 September 2011
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| Directed by | Juan Carlos Cremata |
| Written by | Juan Carlos Cremata Manolito Rodriguez |
| Produced by | Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky |
| Starring | Luisa Maria Jiménez Alberto Pujols |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Pérez Gómez |
| Edited by | Angélica Salvador Alonso Sylvie Landra |
| Music by | Slim Pezin Amaury Ramírez Malberti |
| Distributed by | Epicentre Films (France) |
Release dates | February, 2005 (Cuba) |
Running time | 80 min. |
| Language | Spanish |
Viva Cuba is a 2005 Cuban film, directed by Juan Carlos Cremata and Iraida Malberti Cabrera, and written by Cremata and Manolito Rodriguez. It became the first ever Cuban film to be awarded the ‘Grand Prix Écrans Juniors’ for children’s cinema at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
In Viva Cuba, a road movie fairy tale,[2] Cremata tackles localized Cuban problems from the literal point of view of the country’s children. He lowers the camera to the eye level of the film’s protagonists, Malú (Malú Tarrau Broche) and Jorgito (Jorgito Miló Ávila).
Background
Viva Cuba is a Cuban independent film that explores emigration and the effects it can have on children who have to leave friends and extended families behind. Youngsters are often uprooted without being consulted and then must contend with their new surroundings. In one scene, Malú and Jorgito discuss when they might reunite. The best they can hope for is to forget one another as their lives change and they face new pleasures and challenges. The viewer knows they are unlikely to ever see each other again, unless Malú’s mother can be granted re-entry, which is extremely unlikely given the state of Cuban immigration laws.
Plot
Malú is from an upper class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background is coarse and common-place. Jorgito's mother, a poor socialist proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito. When the children find out that Malú's mother is planning to leave Cuba, they decide to run away and travel to the other side of the island to find Malú's father and persuade him against signing the forms that would allow it. At the end, the forms were signed.
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Awards
Viva Cuba won 34 national and international awards in all,[3] including:
- Grand Prix Ecrans Juniors, Cannes, 2005
- Best Film award at the International Children Cinema and Television Festival in Taiwan.[4]
- Special Mention, Cinecircoli Giovanili Socioculturale. Giffoni International Film Festival, Italia, 2005.
- Premio en las categorías de dirección, guión, dirección de fotografía y edición. Premio Caracol. UNEAC, 2005.
- Premio especial otorgado por la Unión de Pioneros José Martí. UNEAC, 2005.
- Premio de ayuda à la distribución. XIII Festival de Cine de españa y América Latina. Bélgica, 2005.
- Premio à la Mejor Edición. VIII Festival de Cine Infantil. Guayana, Venezuela, 2005.
- Premio à la Mejor Película. VIII Festival de Cine Infantil. Guayana, Venezuela, 2005.
- Reconocimiento Especial de la Agencia Internacional de Noticias Prensa Latina. 27 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. La Habana, Cuba, 2005.
- Premio del Oyente de la Emisora radio Progreso. 27 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. La Habana, Cuba, 2005.
References
- ^ A Film Whose Shining Stars Are Children, L'Humanité, October 13, 2006
- ^ Viva Cuba San Francisco International Film Festival.
- ^ 3. Michael Cortese Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival , “Viva Cuba, has received 34 international awards including the Grand Prix Ecrans Junior from Cannes.”
- ^ Viva Cuba to Be Exhibited in Venezuela Prensa Latina, July 21, 2005.
