
Diego, a cultivated, skeptical, homosexual young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinal ideas. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is a coming-of-age story told through the development of a great friendship which overcomes incomprehension and intolerance.... (Full plot summary below)
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Diego, a cultivated, skeptical, homosexual young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinal ideas. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is a coming-of-age story told through the development of a great friendship which overcomes incomprehension and intolerance.
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| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterStrawberry & Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate) has a special place in cinema history. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawWatching his funny and likeable Havana-set comedy is like chancing upon some undiscovered early gem by Godard or Woody Allen, and yet it has a worldliness and drollery that is all its own. |
| Film Comment MagazineRobert HortonTruth be told, I sat there and chuckled warmly in all the right spots, and felt delight in the stubbornly stylish central character. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeIt's a clear-eyed critique of the revolution's treatment of gay Cubans and, as such, it's a brave and important piece of film-making. |
| Film4Jon FortgangA clear call for tolerance, deftly executed by a director for whom the personal and the political were indivisible. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestoneWhile the central story may lack edge, 'Strawberry and Chocolate' remains an entertaining, thoughtful take on the absurdity of confusing sexuality and politics. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsA superb Cuban film from 1993, a little classic about gay freedom and its aspirations versus Fidel Castro and his Marxist straitjacketing. |
| User ReviewLeonardo RI just love this movie. I saw it a long time ago and it is still one of my favorites |
| User ReviewElina KTykkään kovasti. Voin suositella lämpimästi myös Laura Esquivelin kirjaa, johon elokuva perustuu. Soveltuu kaikille nautinnon maksimoijille. |
| User ReviewCarmen AVery important film. Reveals the daily ideological struggles of Cubans. Speaks of the importance of original thoughts, knowledge and questioning society's rules as oppose to being a YES-MAN. |