अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंWhen a naive pre-med student named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life ... सभी पढ़ेंWhen a naive pre-med student named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.When a naive pre-med student named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.
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- 6 जीत और कुल 2 नामांकन
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I find the plot engaging and touching. The heart of Mina is inspiring. The music is great as well. I enjoyed it a lot.
A proudly Canadian indie drama about the powers of music and its ability to transcend disease, age, religion, culture, gender, and pretty much any other construct/label you can imagine! You smile as much as you cry, which lends fantastically toward the film's authenticity. It resonates with a sympathy that crosses many barriers. It is rich in acting ability, observational detail, and emotional focus!
One of the things I appreciate most about this film is that writer Alessandra Piccione and Director Sergio Navaretta don't tread delicately in presenting the physical, mental and emotional tolls that both Dementia and Alzheimer's disease take not only on the afflicted individual but on everyone who comes close to that person.
All character dynamics are handled with fierce skill and keen eyes for nuance. It is obvious the entire cast and crew worked tirelessly on character development! The production team's effort behind this movie is clearly a force to be reckoned with!
Louis Gosset Jr's performance as Luis Garcia is poignantly perfect. He depicts an elderly Cuban musician (a legend of sorts much like the actor is) who is battling dementia and Alzheimer's disease. One of the main settings is a long term care facility/nursing home where Luis' family has all but banished him to live out the remainder of his life. It is here that he encounters young Mina.
Ana Golja's character Mina is a nursing student. She wastes very little time creating a vivid memory centre of sorts for Mr. Garcia by resurrecting memories of his musical past via lively Cuban jazz. In return...he renews her passion in life through him - music.
Shohreh Aghdashloo plays the nursing home's administrator, Bano Ayoub - an Afghani immigrant who shows a professional detachment from the residents. She flirts masterfully with hot and cold emotions toward her niece Mina (and more importantly, toward her love interest - a non-Muslim student named Kris portrayed by Giacomo Gianniotti). She pushes her niece to go to medical school and Golja skillfully portrays underlying resentment toward her aunt's decisions about her own life's purpose.
The cinematography/visual effects are outstanding! Whether on a Brantford, Ontario terrace, or on a Cuban streetscape, there are several "gasp-worthy" moments in the film. The use of vintage lenses when the film pans back decade to Luis's life in Cuba was a stellar artistic choice! I adore the effect! Well done.
Editing...I can only imagine the cutting room floor for this film! They say the Editor's job is never done, but man does she nail it! Jane MacRae...your work doesn't go unnoticed by us layman types (moviegoers)! 😊
The most riveting aspect of the film for me was carefully observing Gosset, Gianniotti and Golj's characters - trying to figure out who is the teacher and who is the student in any given scene kept me glued to the screen! The role reversals truly are a merry-go-round of wonder and delight!
Keep an eye on The Cuban. It just may steal more than your heart!
One of the things I appreciate most about this film is that writer Alessandra Piccione and Director Sergio Navaretta don't tread delicately in presenting the physical, mental and emotional tolls that both Dementia and Alzheimer's disease take not only on the afflicted individual but on everyone who comes close to that person.
All character dynamics are handled with fierce skill and keen eyes for nuance. It is obvious the entire cast and crew worked tirelessly on character development! The production team's effort behind this movie is clearly a force to be reckoned with!
Louis Gosset Jr's performance as Luis Garcia is poignantly perfect. He depicts an elderly Cuban musician (a legend of sorts much like the actor is) who is battling dementia and Alzheimer's disease. One of the main settings is a long term care facility/nursing home where Luis' family has all but banished him to live out the remainder of his life. It is here that he encounters young Mina.
Ana Golja's character Mina is a nursing student. She wastes very little time creating a vivid memory centre of sorts for Mr. Garcia by resurrecting memories of his musical past via lively Cuban jazz. In return...he renews her passion in life through him - music.
Shohreh Aghdashloo plays the nursing home's administrator, Bano Ayoub - an Afghani immigrant who shows a professional detachment from the residents. She flirts masterfully with hot and cold emotions toward her niece Mina (and more importantly, toward her love interest - a non-Muslim student named Kris portrayed by Giacomo Gianniotti). She pushes her niece to go to medical school and Golja skillfully portrays underlying resentment toward her aunt's decisions about her own life's purpose.
The cinematography/visual effects are outstanding! Whether on a Brantford, Ontario terrace, or on a Cuban streetscape, there are several "gasp-worthy" moments in the film. The use of vintage lenses when the film pans back decade to Luis's life in Cuba was a stellar artistic choice! I adore the effect! Well done.
Editing...I can only imagine the cutting room floor for this film! They say the Editor's job is never done, but man does she nail it! Jane MacRae...your work doesn't go unnoticed by us layman types (moviegoers)! 😊
The most riveting aspect of the film for me was carefully observing Gosset, Gianniotti and Golj's characters - trying to figure out who is the teacher and who is the student in any given scene kept me glued to the screen! The role reversals truly are a merry-go-round of wonder and delight!
Keep an eye on The Cuban. It just may steal more than your heart!
Good story, good soundtrack, some good acting, but why is almost every scene in shade and out of focus? Engaging Canadian drama but very hard to watch.
10kilrroy
For all the NON-TECHNICAL SO-CALLED FILM CRITICS. This movie was excellent. I love emotional attachment movies that provoke real emotions. This tells the reality of thousands of people left to die in a cold non-loving Mental nursing home. The new nurse (MED-STUDENT) makes a real connection with an aging dying man whom she finds out was a famous Cuban Musician. She goes outside the guidelines to bring him some kind of forgotten normalcy from a world he forgot due to dementia and Alzheimer's. Though this she also finds herself as does her aunt whom she lives with. I have been to Mental nursing homes that are cold, un-caring on a personal level and just go through the motions until the patient dies. Is sad and tragic reality. No dignity, and apparently no love form family members who cannot or choose not to care for them anymore. I thought the music was excellent, the acting very good, I could care less about the lighting or film angles, it was the story i enjoyed. Please don't be harsh about this movie. It should be getting better rating. Louis Gossett dies a great job being a Patient. Would you rather live out he end of your life in joyous memories or in a cold un-loving darkness?
VERY well done movie covering many subjects, aging, how we treat our elders, how music/food affects us, cultural differences, I could go on and on! Don't want to spoil anything so won't detail too much but young pre-med student starts at a nursing home job and meets an elderly resident who is almost catatonic, no words/eating etc. She discovers what makes him more aware and it changes her life as well. Great acting as usual from Louis Gossett Jr and I didn't know Ana Golja but she was great too. Many supporting actors also gave really good performances which added to the story/mood of the film. Music was great as well as the writing, simple yet complicated story. Having waited on seniors for a lot of my career I can tell you they often have GREAT stories to tell and we should pay attention to them. Many pieces of advice they gave me have come in handy. Overall well done, give it a look!
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