Havana (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Havana |
| Original title | Havana |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Spanish |
| Publishing year | 1990 |
| length | 144 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| script |
Judith Rascoe , David Rayfiel |
| production | Sydney Pollack, Richard Roth |
| music | Dave Grusin |
| camera | Owen Roizman |
| cut |
Fredric Steinkamp , William Steinkamp |
| occupation | |
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Havana is an American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack in 1990 .
action
The film takes place on the eve of the Cuban Revolution : In December 1958, the professional poker player Jack Weil is on a crossing from the USA to Cuba . He travels to Cuba to organize a poker game there. Out of an impulsive act, he takes responsibility for weapons found in one of the cars in the ship's parking deck. The incompetent and corrupt Cuban police officers let themselves be bribed and calm down. He then meets the beautiful Roberta Duran and agrees to smuggle military equipment into Cuba for money. Once in Cuba, the two meet again. He is interested in her, but she is not in him. She is married to Arturo Duran, one of the leaders of the revolutionaries.
Jack asks Joe Volpi, a casino manager friend and henchman of Mafia boss Meyer Lansky , to organize a round of poker. Before the game, Jack learns from the newspaper that Roberta and Arturo have been arrested. Newspapers report on the man's death. Jack manages to persuade one of his gambling partners, who owes him, to obtain Roberta's release. Roberta, who was tortured , is grateful to Jack, but leaves him and goes into hiding. The secret service officer Menocal warns Jack and Jack can just talk his way out without being arrested. Volpi reveals to Jack that he no longer believes that Batista's dictatorship can last much longer . Santa Clara falls on December 29, 1958 . Jack drives into the contested area, finds Roberta and hides her in his apartment in Havana. There they both start an affair. When he learns that Arturo is still alive, he finds himself in a moral dilemma. On the one hand he loves Roberta passionately, on the other hand he doesn't want to destroy her marriage. He sells a diamond that he always carries with him to get Arturo's release. He tells Menocal that he works for the CIA. He bribed him and offered him political asylum in the USA. When word reaches Roberta that her husband is still alive, she decides to stay with him.
Shortly afterwards, the revolutionaries take power in Cuba. Jack says goodbye to Roberta and returns to the USA. But since then he has been going to the Florida Keys every year , where he stares out to sea in the hope of seeing Roberta again.
Reviews
Desson Howe wrote in the Washington Post on December 14, 1990 that Robert Redford was playing effectively but did not reveal the motivation of the character he was playing. However, the director proves a feeling for the atmosphere of the political changes in Cuba "(Pollack achieves a counterfeit sense of this atmosphere)".
Positif places Havana in the tradition of great spectacles against a political background; it is a poignant melodrama of a classic style, which fashions - like the best examples of the genre - cannot harm. The similarity to Casablanca is stated, but not condemned. The masterful actor management gives Lena Olin in particular a great intensity.
epd Film wrote that the main character and Redford who played them were “the best part of the film Havana. It is the portrait of a helpless man who follows the voice of the heart, a lover. The rest of the film is not felt, but claims (...) The film suffocates at its show values. "
The lexicon of the international film praises the technical side, but criticizes the similarity with the film Casablanca and the “ all too superficial opulence ”.
Awards
Dave Grusin was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1991 and a 1992 Grammy for his film music .
background
The film was shot in the Dominican Republic (including Santo Domingo ) and Key West . It grossed a total of approximately 9.2 million US dollars in cinemas in the United States at approximately 40 million production costs.
swell
- ^ Critique by Desson Howe
- ↑ Positif No. 361, March 1991, Paris, pp. 44–46 (fr)
- ↑ epd film no. 3/1991, community work of Evangelical Journalism, Frankfurt a. M., pp. 41-42
- ↑ Havana. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for Havana
- ↑ Box office / business for Havana
Web links
- Havana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Havana at Rotten Tomatoes (English)