La edad de la peseta / Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos ; guión, Arturo Infante ; director, Pavel Giroud.
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FilmLanguage: Spanish Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Havana, Cuba] : Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (92 min.)) : sound, colorContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceOther title: English title: Silly ageSubject(s): Mothers and sons -- Cuba -- Havana -- Drama | Grandparent and child -- Cuba -- Havana -- Drama | Divorced women -- Cuba -- Havana -- Drama | Models (Persons) -- Cuba -- Havana -- Drama | First loves -- Cuba -- Havana -- Drama | Havana (Cuba) -- DramaGenre/Form: Fiction films. | Feature films. | Coming-of-age films. | Internet videos. | Streaming video. Online resources: Digitalia Film Library (streaming video) | Film poster Production credits: Cinematographer, Luis Najmias Jr.; editor, Lester Hamlet; music, Ulises Hernández.Winner of a Golden India Catalina, at Cartagena Film Festival 2007: Best Film | Winner of 3 Feature Film Trophy, at Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival 2007: Best Director (Pavel Giroud); Best Art Direction (Vivian del Valle); and, Best Original Score (Ulises Hernández) | Winner of a Elcine Second Prize, at Lima Latin American Film Festival 2007: Audience Award | Winner of a Visionary Award, at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2008: Latin American FilmsCast: Mercedes Sampietro, Iván Carreira, Susana Tejera, Carla Paneca, Esther Cardoso, Claudia Valdés, José Ángel Egido.Summary: In 1950's Havana, before the Revolution, Samuel is brought to Havana by his mother Alicia, a newly divorced woman, to live with her long-ignored mother Violeta. At first, Violeta teases and commands Samuel. She tries to intimidate him a little and threatens him with being sent away to school. But, rather suddenly he becomes Violeta's protégé. She's a portrait photographer and Samuel becomes her assistant. Gradually a nice relationship between Violeta and Samuel develops. Alicia meets Ramon, the plump and proper owner of a shoe store. Alicia goes to work at Ramon's shop, and eventually they marry. Meanwhile, Samuel receives some advanced kissing lessons. Samuel meets a beautiful woman delivering photo portraits. She is Violeta's most beautiful model, a movie star named film star Nuria. She turns out to be the girlfriend of one of the most famous heroes of the Cuban Revolution.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Mercedes Sampietro, Iván Carreira, Susana Tejera, Carla Paneca, Esther Cardoso, Claudia Valdés, José Ángel Egido.
Cinematographer, Luis Najmias Jr.; editor, Lester Hamlet; music, Ulises Hernández.
Filmed Cuba 2005 June-July
In 1950's Havana, before the Revolution, Samuel is brought to Havana by his mother Alicia, a newly divorced woman, to live with her long-ignored mother Violeta. At first, Violeta teases and commands Samuel. She tries to intimidate him a little and threatens him with being sent away to school. But, rather suddenly he becomes Violeta's protégé. She's a portrait photographer and Samuel becomes her assistant. Gradually a nice relationship between Violeta and Samuel develops. Alicia meets Ramon, the plump and proper owner of a shoe store. Alicia goes to work at Ramon's shop, and eventually they marry. Meanwhile, Samuel receives some advanced kissing lessons. Samuel meets a beautiful woman delivering photo portraits. She is Violeta's most beautiful model, a movie star named film star Nuria. She turns out to be the girlfriend of one of the most famous heroes of the Cuban Revolution.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Winner of a Golden India Catalina, at Cartagena Film Festival 2007: Best Film
Winner of 3 Feature Film Trophy, at Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival 2007: Best Director (Pavel Giroud); Best Art Direction (Vivian del Valle); and, Best Original Score (Ulises Hernández)
Winner of a Elcine Second Prize, at Lima Latin American Film Festival 2007: Audience Award
Winner of a Visionary Award, at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2008: Latin American Films
Online resource; title from opening/closing credits (Digitalia Film Library, viewed December 14, 2015).
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