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Release Date: 13 March, 2001 Retail Price: $19.95 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.96! Cast: |
Bitter Sugar Reviews
Illusions and Disillutions of Havana
Illusion and disillusion permeate the lives of people in post revolution Havana. Bitter Sugar offers the illusion of the "new man." Gustavo is an engineering student who graduates with the promise of a scholarship to study in Prague. His late mother was pro-revolution. His father, a doctor, changes careers to make ends meet. He now plays piano in the hotel bar for tourists. His brother Bobby, a rock musician is beaten by the authorities who see him as a subversive.
Things are going well for Gustavo until he falls in love with Yolanda, a free spirited dancer. Yolanda longs for a life in Miami. Her parents distrust Gustavo. They want the best the best for their daughter, thats why they look the other way when she becomes a prostitute. This contradiction in values is the only way the family can survive. Money is scarce. Empty promises of the revolution left people in poverty.
The characters here seem to draw a line in the sand, creative, subversives and free spirits versus those who support the party's ideal.
Bobby's character is the most interesting and underdeveloped. He's gay and injects himself with the AIDS virus. Its a form of protest that shows the horror of a country without hope.
Poverty and despair have pushed the people to the limit. The dramatic climax proves there is no happy ending in Havana.
Sad Love story under Castro's regimen!
Erotismo, amor, desamor, triste al final como todas las historias de los que tienen que dejar su patria o a la persona que aman.
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