Havana Suite ( Suite Habana )

Havana Suite (DVD) (*)

$36.99

Original Title: Suite Habana
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Cuba ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Fernando Pérez

Written By:
Fernando Pérez

Actors:
Heriberto Boroto ..... Himself
Iván Carbonell ..... Himself
Francisco Cardet ..... Himself
Francisquito Cardet ..... Himself
Julio Castro ..... Himself
Ernesto Díaz ..... Himself
Amanda Gautier ..... Herself
Waldo Morales ..... Himself
Raquel Nodal ..... Herself
Norma Pérez ..... Herself
Jorge Luis Roque ..... Himself
Juan Carlos Roque ..... Himself

Synopsis:

It might take two viewings to grasp fully what Fernando Pérez is doing in 'Suite Habana,' an elusive but intermittently beautiful tone poem on film. There is virtually no dialogue. There are no story lines that build to a climax, no documentary-style voice-overs. There are just snippets from a day in Havana, so disjointed and seemingly random that it takes a while to realize that Mr. Pérez is focusing on 10 specific individuals, tracking them through 24 hours in their painfully ordinary lives.

A portrayal of a city and its people during a regular day in the life of ten ordinary Cubans, with nothing special about them. Ten real people who become actors without stopping being themselves and without ever losing sight of reality in this fictional operation. The film traces a continuous dialogue between the city, its inhabitants and the spectator.

Dawn in Havana. The city wakes up and a new day and the film begin. Why a day in Havana? Because Havana today is a point of reference to many, a mystery to others, and a dream full of contradictions and contrasts to those who love or criticize it. But Havana is not only a space, a sonority, a light..

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 June, 2009.

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