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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780783118215 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 078311821X Label: Hbo Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video MPN: D91769D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Hbo Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 17, 2001 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 2000 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story chronicles the life of a man torn between his home and his devotion to his music. In a Golden Globe-nominated performance, Andy Garcia portrays the gregarious, passionate, and obstinate Arturo Sandoval, the Grammy-winning Cuban trumpet player. This HBO film shows how Sandoval's life in revolutionary Cuba is affected--beginning in the early 1970s--by his zeal for his music and by the limits placed on him by his homeland. Representing his torn loyalties are Dizzy Gillespie (the enigmatic jazz musician played by Charles S. Dutton) and Sandoval's wife, Marianela (played by the beautiful Mia Maestro). Gillespie embodies the freedom to follow one's dream, while Marianela represents family loyalty and the ideals of the Castro revolution. Yet, the same regime his wife embraces forces Arturo to play government-imposed music instead of the jazz that he loves. Sandoval travels the world, and while the Cuban government profits from his success, he is exposed to a freedom that eventually draws him to the difficult and life-changing decision he and his family feel compelled to make. Against a backdrop of beautiful scenery and exceptional music, For Love or Country provides a harsh depiction of revolutionary Cuba, its outmoded lifestyle, and the restrictions placed on its people. --Mindy Ruehmann Average Rating:
 Rating: - a fanstatic findI was not looking for this movie and checked out at random. One of best movies I have seen in long while. The music is great and story is one of those that makes you proud to be an American. VIVA CUBA LIBIE Rating: - Truly music historyEspecially well-done and a great movie, but, even more importantly, it is a true piece of music history. Most people wouldn't know of Arturo's greatness if Dizzy Gilespie didn't help to Arturo out of Cuba...where they told him what to play. Very highly recommended. A must-see if you're into jazz. Rating: - For Love or CountryFor Love or Country - The Arturo Sandoval StoryTruly a remarkable story. What this man endured to escape a communist country to presue a career is music and the type of music that he wanted to play Rating: - FlawlessA great movie to be seen time and time again. One of the best you'll ever see. Rating: - for the love of countryThis is a very touching true story played beautifully by Andy Garcia. If you are cuban, you will have a special interest in this film. |
