Hello Hemingway (1990)
A human being can be destroyed but not defeated
The plot, set in Havana in the last period of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship, follows a young girl whose aspirations to obtain a scholarship in America, against the odds, are paralleled with her reading of Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea".
- Date of release
- 1990-12-01
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Fernando Pérez
Casting
- Laura de la Luz — Larita
- Raul Paz — Víctor
- Herminia Sánchez — Josefa
- Enrique Molina — Manolo
- Micheline Calvert — Miss Amalia
- José Antonio Rodríguez — Tomás
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Hello Hemingway is a 1990 Cuban drama film directed by Fernando Pérez and starring Laura de la Uz. The plot, set in Havana in 1956, near the end of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship, follows a young girl whose aspirations to obtain a scholarship in America against all odds are paralleled by her reading of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not designated a nominee.
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