Product Details

• Actors: Roger Pera, Alberto Yoel Garcia Osorio, Roberto Sanmartn, Yailene Sierra, Tomas Cao
• Directors: Benito Zambrano
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Polychrome Pictures
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000SLYE6M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,853 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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HABANA BLUES - DVD Movie

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful movie., September 27, 2007

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Sussett Sanchez "susycutie3143" (Tampa, Fl.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Habana Blues (DVD)

I saw this movie for the first time when I was visiting Spain in the Summer of 2005 (it was in theatres there at the time). It was such an amazing movie that I've been waiting for its release in the US since then. The movie is (for once) a really accurate and truly touching depiction of life in Cuba (minus a few drag queens). The daily struggle of life in Cuba is presented really sincerely and there are so many little details that people who grew up in Cuba will recognize and appreciate (like the bicycle with 2 extra rigged seats). But it is the complexity of the decisions that each character must make and the character's relationships with each other that really make this movie touching and worthwhile.
Many people that are not from Cuba don't really understand how difficult it is not just to live there but to leave there. For many people, myself included, Cuba is my home and not being able to even visit is like having a part of my soul missing. This movie illustrates that connection that Cubans feel without being overly dramatic and over the top.
The first time that I went to watch the movie I was skeptical. I thought that it was going to be another movie that wrongfully depicted Cuba and I thought I would hate it. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. This movie is so close to my heart. Everytime I watch the movie I have an absolutely emotional reaction because one of the final scenes of the movie reminds me of something that actually happened to me as a child (when I was leaving Cuba) and it truly touched me in a way that few things have been able to. If you aren't from Cuba, you may not have as dramatic a reaction as I have, but it is still definitely worth watching.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film, January 21, 2010

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German (Amherst, MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Habana Blues (DVD)

This first and foremost a fun, emotive,a nd well made film. It is also a great start for anyone who wishes to understand the paradoxes of modern Cuba.

Compare it to "Buena Vista Social Club", which is an inevitable analogue, and you get a more dramatic, albeit less idealistic project.

All in all, more than worth watching. My wife will be teaching it to her students (college-level kids) and it is also very well suited for that.

4.0 out of 5 stars Habana Blues, March 8, 2009

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Mr. James F. Lindsay - See all my reviews
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Good music, good acting, good story about two friends and their search for fame as rock musicians. Will they stay in Cuba or go to Spain? ENJOY!
Pamela Collett, Oakland California