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The story of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. Raised in the Oriente Province of Cuba in the 1940s, Arenas began his life-long love of the sea and water. Leaving home as a young adolescent, he moves to Havana where he finds himself swept up in the revolutionary spirit and joins a circle of writers and artists. His first novel, "Singing from the Well," is published in Cuba, but as Castro's oppressive... See Full Description
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Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 5 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 22, 2000 NY/LA/San Fran |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong sexual content, some language and brief violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Fine Line Features
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$4,221,817 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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CNN.com,
"...poetic." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"...manages to hold its center in a very strong performance by Javier Bardem." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B-) "...powerful yet somewhat confusing..." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"...Impressive, beautiful to look at and hear, yet strangely hollow..." Full Review...
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