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Chico & Rita
Chico & Rita

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Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña
Feb 10, 2012
Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

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Cast: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra, Bebo Valdes, Idania Valdés, Estrella Morente, Freddy Cole, Jimmy Heath, Pedrito Martínez, Michael Phillip Mossman
Director: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Genre: Drama, Animation
Theater Release: Feb 10, 2012
DVD Release: Sep 18, 2012
Synopsis: Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist and five-time Grammy-winning composer Bebo Valdés, Chico & Rita captures a defining moment in the evolution of history and jazz, and features the music of (and animated cameos by) Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Tito Puente, Chano Pozo, and others. -- (C) GKIDS

Critic Reviews

  • John Anderson, Newsday
    "Chico & Rita" is that rare thing, a cartoon for adults, with a bittersweet take on love and fate and a romantic's view of the night.
  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
    A pure delight, a keenly affecting, visually ravishing tale.
  • Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
    A buttery rich animated tale of love, jazz, showbiz, fame and politics in the late '40s and early '50s that is as catchy as its tunes.
  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe
    When a soundtrack this fluidly elegant is married to trite dialogue, thin characterizations, and chockablock animation, it has to go down as a missed opportunity.
  • Tom Long, Detroit News
    Presented in a wash of animated colors, this story of a hot-headed sexy Latina songstress and her jazz piano player takes on new life.
  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
    It's entertaining to watch, and I enjoyed the way they slipped in such real-life figures as Dizzy Gillespie beside the fictional leads.
  • Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
    By virtue of its simple, stylized look - bold lines and color blocks - and effervescent Cuban jazz score, the Spanish animated feature "Chico & Rita" rises above its routine story of a troubled love affair between talented musicians.
  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
    The real romance here is between the filmmakers and the cultural moment they hope to document.
  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post
    "Chico and Rita'' beguiles first and foremost as a bebop romance that evokes a bygone era as well as, or maybe even better than, "The Artist."
  • Fiona Morrow, Globe and Mail
    This sexy, pulpy, very grown-up film is not your usual best animated feature material.
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