Life Is to Whistle

Life Is to Whistle

Infobox Film
name = Life Is to Whistle


imdb_id = 0192745
writer = Fernando Pérez
Humberto Jimenez
starring = Luis Alberto García
Isabel Santos
Claudia Rojas
director = Fernando Pérez
distributor = ICAIC
released = 1998 (Cuba)
runtime = 110 min.
language = Spanish
music = Edesio Alejandro
awards = Grand Coral, Havana Film Festival

"Life Is to Whistle" (Spanish: "La Vida es Silbar") is an award winning, 1998 Cuban Film directed 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 us for a taxi ride along the streets of Havana. In Life Is to Whistle, Fernando Perez displays the same cinematographic lyricism that won his first film, Madagascar, the Special Recognition in Latin American Cinema award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. Set to the music of Bola de Nieve and Benny More, the film dazzles us with a uniquely Cuban blend of absurdist humor and mystical realism. Perez, who began his film career as assistant director to Tomas Gutierrez Alea and Santiago Alvarez, stands apart from his Cuban counterparts for his ability to portray human dilemmas in quirky, unpredictable ways. Fernando Pérez gives the jaded lives of his characters a new significance through his whimsical, exuberant vision. The film gathered several awards in the International Film Festival Circuit.

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