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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #50. 7 Days In Havana

Typically, I’m not a fan of the omnibus, but I consider myself a fan to various degrees of the seven attached names in this pack. The untouched utilized backdrop of Havana is such a rich and rarely shot locale and a seven day Monday to Sunday narrative stretch and conjoining storyline and characters means the bookends of the film will feel a lot more natural. Pic above is from Gaspar Noé’s section.

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#50. 7 días en La Habana

Director: Laurent Cantet. Julio Medem, Benicio Del Toro, Gaspar Noé, Elia Suleiman, Juan Carlos Tabío, Pablo Trapero
Writer: Leonardo Padura
Producers: Laurent Baudens, Didar Domehri, Alvaro Longoria, Gael Nouaille, Fabien Pisani
Distributor: Rights Available (Wild Bunch)

The Gist: The film is presented as a mosaic of seven stories that take place in Havana over the course of one week. The purpose of the movie is to provide a snapshot of modern Havana in all its complexity. (more)

Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria, Melvis Santa Estevez, Beatriz Dorta, Othello Rensoli, Daniel Brühl, Elia Suleiman, Emir Kusturica

List Worthy Reasons…: Typically, I’m not a fan of the omnibus, but I consider myself a fan to various degrees of the seven attached names in this pack. The untouched utilized backdrop of Havana is such a rich and rarely shot locale and a seven day Monday to Sunday narrative stretch and conjoining storyline and characters means the bookends of the film will feel a lot more natural. Pic above is from Gaspar Noé’s section.

Release Date/Status?: 2012. A planned festival showing should be followed by a pick-up from indie label distributor.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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