DVD
Cuban food stories Histoires culinaires de Cuba
Record details
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Physical Description:
DVD videorecording]
videodisc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: [New York, New York] : First Run Features, [2019]
- Copyright: ℗♭2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Parallel title from optional French subtitles. Container gives production company as: Easy Money. Originally released as a documentary motion picture in 2018. "Country of origin: USA, Cuba"--End credits. Widescreen. Accompanied by: Cuban food stories cookbook / Asori Soto and Malena Svarch. 63 pages : color illustrations, PDF file. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cuban food stories -- A rich man --- A love story -- More than a business -- A spark of fire -- Land of giants -- A sip of pure coffee -- The most beautiful land -- New Years Eve -- The new Cuba. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Gilliam de la Torre ; editor, Kristan Sprague ; music, Kyle Newmaster. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Asori Soto. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, wide screen. System requirements for accompanying PDF file: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader. |
| Language Note: | Spanish and English dialogue; optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cooking -- Cuban Cuba -- Social life and customs Food -- Cuba -- History |
| Genre: | Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Cookbooks. |
| Topic Heading: | Closed-captioned DVDs. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sechelt Public Library | DVD 641.597291 CUBA (Text) | 33260000516519 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Video Librarian Reviews : Video Librarian Reviews
Director Asori Soto, a Cuban native and founder of the Cuban Independent Film Movement, recalls the impact that the collapse of the Soviet Union had on his island nation. Deliveries of food and necessary goods slowed to a trickle, and Soto remembers living on bread for a while as a child. But Cuba rebounded, and a variety of dishes, from sea and land, can be found while touring the countryâwhich is exactly what Soto does in this colorful documentary. Divided into nine chapters, Cuban Food Stories introduces not only cuisines but also people whose lives and livelihoods are closely aligned with what's on the menu. A former worker from a nuclear power plant project that was never completed now goes out to the sea every day to see what he can catch for market. The owner of a Trinidad guest house for foreign travelers carries a deep sense of the unique cultural history of his communityânot only regarding food but even local door frames. A coffee farmer, living in the mountains where Fidel Castro and his insurgents gathered during the revolution, takes pride in growing coffee beans and teaching the tradition to his youngest son, who in turn wants to study agricultural engineering. In what is arguably the most warmly human chapter, a mission-driven chef who specializes in smoked meats feeds an outdoor festival crowd deep into the night from his plaza stand, withstanding everything from rain to an electrical outage. Soto captures it all with an air of happy familiarity and an eye for those things that dramatically distinguish one city from another in what is a small but variegated nation. Extras include a mini-cookbook. Recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.
