There always seems to be a shortage of animated features created with an adult audience in mind. Only once or twice a year there seems to be one worth watching, and though it’s been a couple years since its initial theatrical release, Chico & Rita is now getting its day in the sun with a beautiful Blu-ray combo pack release. Under the direction of Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba and a duo of newcomers in Tono Errando and the visual designer Javier Mariscal, the film surveys the explosion of Cuban music on the world stage during the late 40s and early 50s through a rather slight story of disenfranchised love. Where the tiresome relationship plot falters, the film’s immense respect for the Latin influenced jazz that the story is entrenched in and the impeccable recreation of the time period through gorgeous animation give more than enough reason to forgive its oversights.
- 10/2/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Title: Chico & Rita Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal & Tono Errando Screenwriter: Fernando Trueba & Ignacio Martinez de Pison Cast: Voices of Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams, Renny Arozaréna Screened at: Soho House, NYC, 1/26/12 Opens: February 10, 2012 Chico & Rita is a delightful and electric animated love story, which opens in Havana, Cuba in 1948. This little gem, was nominated for Best Animated Feature for the 2012 Oscars, which it deserves. The title characters, Chico (Emar Xor Oña), and Rita (Limara Meneses), are a piano player and a singer that “meet cute” and fall in love in 1948 Havana...
- 1/31/2012
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Chico & Rita Trailer. Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba‘s Chico & Rita (2010) movie trailer stars Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams, and Ken Forman. Chico & Rita‘s plot synopsis: “Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.”
Cool drama in this movie trailer… maybe deserving of a live-action film.
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Cool drama in this movie trailer… maybe deserving of a live-action film.
Watch Chico & Rita movie trailer below and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section. For more Chico & Rita photos, videos, and information, visit our Chico & Rita Page. Chico & Rita has no Us theater release date yet.
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- 1/25/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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Not for nothing was this dubbed "Uncle bong hit" when it took the top prize at Cannes this year. With its non-linear plot and fantastical elements – ghosts, ape-men, talking catfish, etc – woven into a story of a dying farmer in modern-day Thailand, it sounds like a far-out 1960s head-trip. But in reality (if that's the right word), it's a calm, sensual, captivating daydream of a movie that wears its weirdness without affectation. It makes the world feel like a rich and mysterious place. More of a natural high, then.
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- 11/20/2010
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
This beautifully-designed 40s-set animation about Cuban jazz musicians who head from Havana to New York is a wonderfully passionate film
Sexy, sunny and sweet-natured, this lovely animation by film-maker Fernando Trueba and artist and designer Javier Mariscal is a 1940s love story with all the brassy passion of a Barry Manilow number, set in the nightclubs of Havana and New York. Rita, voiced by Limara Meneses, is a beautiful Cuban singer who has to scrape a living; Chico (Eman Xor Oña) is a talented, underemployed pianist thunderstruck with love for Rita when she meanders on stage for a solo. Their passionate affair and professional partnership is endangered when a smooth-talking Yankee impresario tells Rita he can take her to showbiz glory in New York, but has no interest in lover-boy Chico coming along as well. There is a wonderful set-piece when Chico offers to fill in one night for an...
Sexy, sunny and sweet-natured, this lovely animation by film-maker Fernando Trueba and artist and designer Javier Mariscal is a 1940s love story with all the brassy passion of a Barry Manilow number, set in the nightclubs of Havana and New York. Rita, voiced by Limara Meneses, is a beautiful Cuban singer who has to scrape a living; Chico (Eman Xor Oña) is a talented, underemployed pianist thunderstruck with love for Rita when she meanders on stage for a solo. Their passionate affair and professional partnership is endangered when a smooth-talking Yankee impresario tells Rita he can take her to showbiz glory in New York, but has no interest in lover-boy Chico coming along as well. There is a wonderful set-piece when Chico offers to fill in one night for an...
- 11/18/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
As a student in Toronto and a lover of animated films, I attended a Tiff screening of Chico & Rita. The collaboration of Fernando Trueba, Oscar- winning director of Belle Époque, and Javier Mariscal, notable Spanish artist and designer, have created a visually stunning story of romance and music, truly capturing the 40′s and 50′s lifestyles present in Havana, New York, Las Vegas and Paris. I had no expectations of Chico & Rita as I had never seen a film by Trueba or artworks by Mariscal, but as I was watching it, I was completely blown away by its soundtrack and details in design.
Chico (Eman Xor Oña) is a talented piano player looking for a singer to accompany him. He meets Rita (Limara Meneses), a beautiful singer with a sultry voice. They meet in Havana in 1948, and the story shifts between different times and spaces. Chico and Rita are united by their love for music; however,...
Chico (Eman Xor Oña) is a talented piano player looking for a singer to accompany him. He meets Rita (Limara Meneses), a beautiful singer with a sultry voice. They meet in Havana in 1948, and the story shifts between different times and spaces. Chico and Rita are united by their love for music; however,...
- 9/23/2010
- by Minhee Bae
- The Film Stage
#9. Chico & Rita Directors: Javier Mariscal, Fernando TruebaCast: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Mario Guerra Distributor: Rights Available. Buzz: Receiving it's world premiere in the mountain setting of Telluride before the cityscape of Toronto, I'm hearing that illustrated Spanish helmer Fernando Trueba's co-directed pic is an animated version that will draw comparisons to Buena Vista Social Club. The Gist: Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. Tiff Schedule: Thursday September 16 9:00:00 Pm Varsity 8 Friday September 17 9:00:00 Am Tiff Bell LightBox 1 Sunday September 19 9:15:00 Pm Scotiabank Theatre 4 ...
- 9/7/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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