Life Is to Whistle | |
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Directed by | Fernando Pérez |
Written by |
Fernando Pérez Humberto Jimenez |
Starring |
Luis Alberto García Isabel Santos Claudia Rojas |
Music by | Edesio Alejandro |
Distributed by | ICAIC |
Release date
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1998 (Cuba) |
Running time
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110 min. |
Language | Spanish |
Life is to Whistle (Spanish: La vida es silbar) is an award-winning, 1998 Cuban film directed by Fernando Pérez
The film tells the stories of three end-of-the millennium Cubans, whose lives intersect on the Day of Santa Barbara (the African Saint Chango, ruler of destinies). Mariana, a ballerina, ponders breaking chastity vows she made to land the coveted role of Giselle; Julia has fainting spells each time she hears the word "sex," and Elpidio, a musician, seduces a gringa tourist while Bebe, the narrator, takes the viewer for a taxi ride along the streets of Havana.
Life is to Whistle won the Grand Coral at the Havana Film Festival in 1998.