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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780794204969 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0794204961 Label: Fox Lorber Languages: Manufacturer: Fox Lorber MPN: 5428 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Fox Lorber Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 20, 2004 Running Time: 102 minutes Studio: Fox Lorber Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Description: At a rundown bus station in rural Cuba, the line of passengers waiting just keeps getting longer. The problem is that every bus that passes by is already full. Their only hope is to wait for the station's bus to be fixed. As the disparate group settles in, relationships start forming between the passengers: Emilio (Vladimir Cruz), a young engineer, becomes smitten with a beautiful young woman (Thaimi Alvarino) who is en route to meet her Spanish fiancé, a blind man (Jorge Perugorria) gets support from the others to go to the head of the line. Frustration and disorder reign when the one bus brakes down and no one can leave. Resigned to working together, the group magically transforms the station into a beautiful place where no one wants to leave. Award-winning director Juan Carlos Tabío (Strawberry and Chocolate) successfully blends magical realism and social commentary in this crowd-pleasing romantic comedy. DVD: 5.1, Interview/Making Of, subtitle control, trailer, weblinks Average Rating:
 Rating: - mystical realismI believe this is by the same director of Strawberry and Chocolate and Guantanamero....All of the movies demonstrate the beauty of the Cuban people, and the desperation and creativity that they possess. I had the the fortune of going there with my boyfriend this past year and spending some time in a busstop....all of the above movies really resonated after my trip. The people have been waiting for a long time....and it's time for them to prosper Rating: - Juan Carlos Tabýo has done it again In case you are not familiar with the name, it was Juan Carlos Tab?o who co-directed Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea's last two films ("Strawberry & Chocolate" and "Guantanamera"). I highly recommend THEM as well. Tab?o's films are definitely NOT for the average audience in the United States. Most of us are too braindead to appreciate his brilliant creativity and his subtle messages. But for those of us old enough to appreciate the films created in Hollywood prior to Star Wars, and for those ... Read More Rating: - A Lesson for LifeThis movie develops in a Cuban Bus Terminal when a bunch of people find themselves stocked there because the only autobus available for service is broken. With no other choice, the terminal is now their home. For me, it was like the cuban version of "The Terminal". The film contains a pretty straightforward message: A Happy life is not about what you have, it is about what you share. Rating: - An Allegory of the Potential Latent in Common InterestWaiting List is an excellent allegory on how the recognition of common interest, especially under conditions of scarcity, can naturally lead to collective action that benefits all in ways not imagined initially. The movie opens at a bus station where would-be passengers selfishly compete for the few seats on the buses that stop at the station en route to other destinations. The figure of the scarcities produced by capitalist economies is obvious. The bus station has its ... Read More Rating: - A Major Message from a Simple StoryWriter/Director Juan Carlos Tabio ('Strawberry and Chocolate', 'Guantanamera', etc) brings to Cuban cinema a very special quality of color and light that makes the people of this island appear to have their priorities better in line than in countries without the problems of dictatorship. Written with Senel Paz based on a story by Arturo Aranjo, WAITING LIST is a film about how people respond under less than positive circumstances and how such interaction produces community and understanding and love. ... Read More |
