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Life Is to Whistle

Original title: La vida es silbar
  • 19981998
  • 1h 46m
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6.5/10
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La vida es silbar (1998)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Music
Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy... Read allThree characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; Social-worker Julia always faints after hearing a cert... Read allThree characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God celibacy if she gets the role of "Giselle"; Social-worker Julia always faints after hearing a certain word; and pot-smoking percussionist Elpidio was abandoned by his mother, coincidentall... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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  • Director
    • Fernando Pérez
  • Writers
    • Humberto Jiménez
    • Fernando Pérez
    • Eduardo del Llano
  • Stars
    • Luis Alberto García
    • Coralia Veloz
    • Claudia Rojas
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  • Director
    • Fernando Pérez
  • Writers
    • Humberto Jiménez
    • Fernando Pérez
    • Eduardo del Llano
  • Stars
    • Luis Alberto García
    • Coralia Veloz
    • Claudia Rojas
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    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 3 nominations

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    Luis Alberto García
    • Elpidio Valdesas Elpidio Valdes
    Coralia Veloz
    • Juliaas Julia
    Claudia Rojas
    • Marianaas Mariana
    Ana Victoria Pérez
    • Bebeas Bebe
    Isabel Santos
    Rolando Brito
    • Dr. Fernandoas Dr. Fernando
    Juan Manuel Reyes
    • Ismaelas Ismael
    Monica Guffanti
    • Mme. Garcesas Mme. Garces
    Veronica Milagros
    • Cándidaas Cándida
    • (as Veronica Diaz)
    Manuel Porto
    • Taxista que lloraas Taxista que llora
    Raúl Pomares
    • Taxistaas Taxista
    Luis Ubaldo Penitez
    • Settimioas Settimio
    • (as Luis Ubaldo Benitez)
    Michaelis Cue
    • Hombrecitoas Hombrecito
    Jorge Molina
    • Cycle Driveras Cycle Driver
    Aramís Delgado
    • Vigonas Vigon
    Tito Junco
    • Santeroas Santero
    Norma Kent
    • Turista en taxias Turista en taxi
    Miguel A. Daranas
    • Director Asiloas Director Asilo
    • Director
      • Fernando Pérez
    • Writers
      • Humberto Jiménez
      • Fernando Pérez
      • Eduardo del Llano
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    User reviews8

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    7/10
    Cerebral, unusual Cuban film
    Even as Cuban films go, LA VIDA ES SILBAR, a festival-circuit darling from Berlin to Havana throughout 1999, is unusual. Not political (great!), not driven by a single plot, and exploring themes such as religion and mysticism, the film deals with present-day Cuban life for the lucky few in the intellectual artistic milieu. Having said that, situations confronting this segment of Cuba's population are realistically portrayed and again without an obvious political agenda. The movie inspires a spirit of hope (very needed to survive in Cuba) through a budget production which is in itself a statement of Cuba's film industry and indeed its economy. Though the film is not really accessible to most viewers, even among the "arthouse" crowd, I would definitely recommend it to Latin American film buffs well versed in Cuban cinema.
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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1999 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • Cuba
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Life is to Whistle
    • Production companies
      • Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
      • Wanda Films
      • Wanda Visión S.A.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,846
      • Jan 9, 2000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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