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Life Is to Whistle

Original title: La vida es silbar
  • 1998
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
698
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Life Is to Whistle (1998)
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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

  • Director
    • Fernando Pérez
  • Writers
    • Humberto Jiménez
    • Fernando Pérez
    • Eduardo del Llano
  • Stars
    • Luis Alberto García
    • Coralia Veloz
    • Claudia Rojas
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    698
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fernando Pérez
    • Writers
      • Humberto Jiménez
      • Fernando Pérez
      • Eduardo del Llano
    • Stars
      • Luis Alberto García
      • Coralia Veloz
      • Claudia Rojas
    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 3 nominations

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    Luis Alberto García
    • Elpidio Valdes
    Coralia Veloz
    • Julia
    Claudia Rojas
    • Mariana
    Ana Victoria Pérez
    • Bebe
    • (as Bebe Pérez)
    Isabel Santos
    Rolando Brito
    • Dr. Fernando
    Juan Manuel Reyes
    • Ismael
    Monica Guffanti
    • Mme. Garces
    Veronica Milagros
    • Cándida
    • (as Veronica Diaz)
    Manuel Porto
    • Taxista que llora
    Raúl Pomares
    • Taxista
    Luis Ubaldo Penitez
    • Settimio
    • (as Luis Ubaldo Benitez)
    Michaelis Cue
    • Hombrecito
    Jorge Molina
    • Cycle Driver
    Aramís Delgado
    • Vigon
    Tito Junco
    • Santero
    Norma Kent
    • Turista en taxi
    Miguel A. Daranas
    • 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
    it is a nice Cuban movie about the search for liberty and happiness
    I liked this movie in general. The things I could not understand made it difficult for me to give a precise judgement at the end. It is, like many Cuban movies, full of life. It shows how people there take life so simple and how they are open to each other. It is a movie about the search for happiness and maybe liberty in Cuba. The society was also criticized. It showed that some people cannot hear the word liberty or honesty! In some parts the borders between reality and fantasy vanish which makes it more interesting like a mysterious taxi driver who knows about the destiny of all the people. He is perhaps the destiny itself personified in a nice person. Each one of the three protagonists live in his or her way and tries to find happiness in his (her) way. I am still asking myself about the meaning of the whistle in this movie! Probably it is a symbol of freedom. This movie is nice and worth seeing but is not one of my big favorites in the Latin American cinema.
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    • Mar 14, 2000

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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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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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