Nominated for an oscar in the Academic Awards USA in 1995, Fresa y Chocolate ‘a hard-core political film, brimming with explicit dialogue about censorship, Marxism-Leninism, nationalism, aesthetics, and not least, sexuality’. Chanan (2004: 464). Based on a novel by Senel Paz and directed mainly by the legendary Cuban director Tomas Gutierrez Alea, I believe that this masterpiece succeeds to mirror Cuba to the audience. David (Vladimir Cruz) is a communist student with a peasant background, whilst Diego (Jorge Perugorria) is a cultured ‘bourgeois’ homosexual. This is the story of how two completely contrasting men can end up to mean so much to each other.
The film name Fresa y Chocolate, translated as Strawberry and chocolate in my opinion is very unique and …show more content…
Education and politics are some of the main aspects featured in David and Diego’s relationship throughout the film. David was educated under Fidel Castro’s reformed education system. He is a communist and only reads books that are approved from the authorities, meaning that he is well-informed in all that constructs the new Cuba. Furthermore, We learn that David chose to study political science rather than literature, his true passion, because he feels as though he is doing his part in providing the government with more of what is needed for the Revolution. I think that this is unfortunate for the Cuban society because it shows that people couldn't do what they wanted to do as they felt like they had to put the country before themselves otherwise it was as if they were not doing their part. When he tells Miguel- his friend at university about Diego, Miguel sets David on a mission to investigate Diego further which is the very reason why David goes back to Diego’s house in the first place. In contrast, Diego is an outcast of the whole newly-reformed system as he is
The film name Fresa y Chocolate, translated as Strawberry and chocolate in my opinion is very unique and …show more content…
Education and politics are some of the main aspects featured in David and Diego’s relationship throughout the film. David was educated under Fidel Castro’s reformed education system. He is a communist and only reads books that are approved from the authorities, meaning that he is well-informed in all that constructs the new Cuba. Furthermore, We learn that David chose to study political science rather than literature, his true passion, because he feels as though he is doing his part in providing the government with more of what is needed for the Revolution. I think that this is unfortunate for the Cuban society because it shows that people couldn't do what they wanted to do as they felt like they had to put the country before themselves otherwise it was as if they were not doing their part. When he tells Miguel- his friend at university about Diego, Miguel sets David on a mission to investigate Diego further which is the very reason why David goes back to Diego’s house in the first place. In contrast, Diego is an outcast of the whole newly-reformed system as he is