Daniel Brühl, one of the many protagonists of the stories of '7 days in Havana'.
This weekend a new contribution to the cinema in episodes opens in Spain, a genre that we have already seen in films such as'Paris, je t'aime ' o 'New York, I love you ', among other. And again we meet several directors sharing work in the same production, in this case: Benicio del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabío and Laurent Cantet. The movie too was present at the San Sebastian Festival.
In '7 days in Havana' we will find seven little stories that will immerse us in the inner abyss of its various characters, all of them with a geographical framework that takes place in the city of Havana, full of contrasts, contradictions, tourism, inequality, lies and the fight for survival. Havana in its purest form. In addition, each story takes place on a day of the week. For the main cast, The seven directors have had many exceptional names: Josh Hutcherson, Vladimir Cruz, Daniel Brühl, Melvis Estévez, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorría and Nathalia Amore, among others.
The idea of the directors is to capture the energy and vitality of Havana, trying to reflect the soul of the city through the different neighborhoods, environments, generations and cultures. To give you an idea we leave you a small synopsis of each chapter:
- A young American actor (Josh Hutcherson) moves to Havana to study at the Havana film school. The first night he knows the secrets of the island.
- A prestigious Bosnian film director (Emir Kusturica) is going through a bad professional moment. Despite this, the Havana Film Festival pays tribute to him.
- A beautiful Cuban singer is involved in an authentic erotic crossroads in which Daniel Brühl is involved.
- A cowardly diplomat will be received by Commander Fidel Castro, but when he finishes his speech.
- Hard, direct and horrible vision of the purification of a young woman.
- A family in search of eggs and a very successful crossing of stories.
- The religious dreams of an energetic old woman manage to mobilize an entire neighborhood to venerate the Virgin of Caridad del Cobre, patron saint of Cuba.
In all cases, the critic has agreed, the interpreters do a good job on each and every story.
More information - Spanish films from the 60th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
Source - labutaca.net