Movie No. 175 (2013): CHICO & RITA
Chico & Rita (2010)
Directors: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Animated film; In Spanish, with English subtitles
The film follows the tumultuous love affair of Chico Valdes and Rita Martines. Chico, a gifted pianist and songwriter, and Rita, a sultry singer, met in 1940s Havana, Cuba. They fell in love with each other and dreamed of making it big in New York. But things were what they seemed. And the encounters, betrayals, false hopes, and some other things that tested their fate were as playful and tormenting as bolero.
Directors: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
Animated film; In Spanish, with English subtitles
The film follows the tumultuous love affair of Chico Valdes and Rita Martines. Chico, a gifted pianist and songwriter, and Rita, a sultry singer, met in 1940s Havana, Cuba. They fell in love with each other and dreamed of making it big in New York. But things were what they seemed. And the encounters, betrayals, false hopes, and some other things that tested their fate were as playful and tormenting as bolero.
Despite its being an animated film, Chico & Rita captured effectively in its cinematography the Havana, New York, and Las Vegas milieu during the time when jazz conquered the live music industry of such places. The film itself soothing to the eyes and its music is soothing to the ears.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: October 13, 2013
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