"Fresa y Chocolate" is a Cuban film about a trinity of "types" who gradually become real people and fall in love, sort of. There's David, played by Vladimir Cruz, the young university student full of ideals about the Revolution; Diego, played by Jorge Perugorria, who's character is both immersed in and starve for culture, and Nancy, played by Mirtha Ibarra, the apartment buildings state vigilante with a carefully managed capitalist streak and suicidal tendencies.
The glue that holds them all together is that of sexual tension. David's frustrated virginity, Diego's frustrated flamboyant gay sexuality, and Nancy's frustrated promiscuous sex drive. In the end two of the three find satisfaction; and it was made in Cuba, so don't strain too hard to guess which two!
The Quote on the box (visible in the image) says the film is "Funny." And while there are laughs, there are also tears, and frankly the world poignant was the first one that came to my mind to describe it.
An interesting film from Cuba and a chance to see some very good Cuban actors, a rarity unfortunately.
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