Vida es silbar, La (1998)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Fernando Pérez

Writers:

Humberto Jiménez (writer)
Fernando Pérez (writer)

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Tres historias, tres personajes y un fin común: la búsqueda de la felicidad en La Habana de hoy.

Plot:

Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Havana Cuba | Psychologist

Awards:

17 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

José Andrade	...	Obrero Teatro
Maudelet Badia	...	Odalisca 2
Elena Bolaños	...	Anciana Asilo
Rolando Brito	...	Dr. Fernando
Alina Canizares	...	Profesora 1
Annieye Cárdenas	...	Desmayados
Leandro Carfuso	...	Elpidito
Ines Maria Castillo	...	Cuba Valdes
Ileana Chávez	...	Secretaria 1
Michaelis Cue	...	Hombrecito
Miguel A. Daranas	...	Director Asilo
Aramís Delgado	...	Vigon
Aimeé Despaigne	...	Profesora 2
Veronica Diaz	...	Cándida
Luis Alberto García	...	Elpidio Valdes
Madeleine Garcia	...	Secretaria 2
Monica Guffanti	...	Mme. Garces
Daniel Jordan	...	Anciano Asilo
Tito Junco	...	Santero
Norma Kent	...	Turista en taxi
Deborah Marquez	...	Odalisca 3
Jorge Molina	...	Cycle Driver
Luis Ubaldo Penitez	...	Settimio
Bebe Pérez	...	Bebe
Ilsy Perez	...	Desmayados
Liliana Perez	...	Odalisca 1
Liliana Pérez	...	Odalisca 1
Raúl Pomares	...	Taxista
Manuel Porto	...	Taxista que llora
Juan Manuel Reyes	...	Ismael
Claudia Rojas	...	Mariana
Zoraida Rosario	...	Mujer orfelinato
Roberto Salas	...	Desmayados
Isabel Santos
Radel Vazquez	...	Partenaire
Coralia Veloz	...	Julia
Gleydis Viera	...	Marianita
José Ramón Vigo	...	Desmayados
Ángel Zaldivar	...	Desmayados

Also Known As:

Life Is to Whistle (USA)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Spain | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Taiwan:R-12 | Finland:K-10 | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vida es filmar, La (1998)

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.