Letters from the Park

Letters from the Park
Directed by	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Written by	Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Starring	Víctor Laplace
Release date	1988 (1988)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

Letters from the Park (Spanish: Cartas del parque) is a 1988 Cuban drama film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.[1] The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Plot

In 1913 Cuba, two young people who are in love communicate through letters written by a penman. When the young man leaves town, to become a pilot, the girl discovers she is really in love with the man who wrote the letters.[3]

Cast

• Víctor Laplace
• Ivonne López Arenal
• Miguel Paneke
• Mirta Ibarra
• Adolfo Llauradó
• Elio Mesa

See also

• List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Letters from the Park". Sundance. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez (26 November 1988), Cartas del parque (Drama, Romance), Víctor Laplace, Ivonne López Arenal, Miguel Paneke, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), International Network Group S.A., Televisión Española (TVE), retrieved 9 January 2024

External links

• Letters from the Park at IMDb