Life Is to Whistle

1998 Cuban film
  • 1998 (1998) (Cuba)
Running time
110 minutesCountryCubaLanguageSpanish

Life Is to Whistle (Spanish: La vida es silbar) is a 1998 Cuban film directed and co-written by Fernando Pérez

Plot synopsis

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.

Accolades

Life is to Whistle won the Grand Coral at the Havana Film Festival in 1998.

See also

  • flagCuba portal
  • La Vida es Silbar at IMDb
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Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
1980s
1990s
  • Fallen from Heaven (1990)
  • The Frontier (1991)
  • A Place in the World (1992)
  • Gatica, el mono (1993)
  • Strawberry and Chocolate (1994)
  • Midaq Alley (1995)
  • Autumn Sun (1996)
  • Ashes of Paradise (1997)
  • The Lighthouse (1998)
  • Life Is to Whistle (1999)
2000s
  • Burnt Money (2000)
  • La fuga (2001)
  • The Last Train (2002)
  • Intimate Stories (2003)
  • Whisky (2004)
  • Blessed by Fire (2005)
  • The Hands (2006)
  • XXY (2007)
  • The Good Life (2008)
Goya Award for Best Hispano-American Film
2000s
Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film
2010s
2020s
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