Letters from the Park

Letters from the Park
Directed byTomás Gutiérrez Alea
Written byTomás Gutiérrez Alea
StarringVíctor Laplace
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCuba
LanguageSpanish

Letters from the Park (Spanish: Cartas del parque) is a 1988 Cuban drama film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.[1] The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Plot

In 1913 Cuba, two young people who are in love communicate through letters written by a penman. When the young man leaves town, to become a pilot, the girl discovers she is really in love with the man who wrote the letters.[3]

Cast

  • Víctor Laplace
  • Ivonne López Arenal
  • Miguel Paneke
  • Mirta Ibarra
  • Adolfo Llauradó
  • Elio Mesa

See also

References

  1. ^ "Letters from the Park". Sundance. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez (26 November 1988), Cartas del parque (Drama, Romance), Víctor Laplace, Ivonne López Arenal, Miguel Paneke, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), International Network Group S.A., Televisión Española (TVE), retrieved 9 January 2024


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