For Love Or Country the Art

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Product Details

Format : NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 9780783118222
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2001-10-23
Studio : Hbo, (Warner)
UPC : 026359176937

ASIN : B00005AQ5P

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Editorial Reviews

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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

Customer Reviews

An amazing story, incredible music (2003-07-21)

This movie has all it needs to make it worthy of a spot in your video library. Wonderful characterizations by gifted artists, beautiful staging and scenery, a fabulous soundtrack, and a story that made me wonder, "What do I hold so fundamental that I would be willing to risk everything to keep it?" After renting the video, I recommended it to a jazz-music-loving friend, who, in turn, bought me the DVD for my birthday (knowing he can borrow it!). Watching it again motivated me to splurge on tickets to Arturo Sandoval when he came to our area, which was the best night of music I have ever heard. Each time I watch this movie, the story and the music move me. You will not be disappointed.

I love you Arturo (2002-09-21)

This movie is just brilliant I love it. the scene in the club were he is playing with dizzy gilespy is awsome. Salt penuts Salt penuts!

Magnificent Movie!! But.... (2002-04-16)

...being that it is ABOUT LIFE IN CUBA and the CUBAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM from a tiranical government.. who on EARTH forgot to add a spanish language track, and at the very least- a spanish subtitle feature- to the DVD?!?! Subtitled VHS? Boo..Hiss on HBO. Come now, do they honestly think there are no cuban-americans who might wish to view this great film in their native language? For example, our 70'yr old grandmother who experienced first hand, what viewers of this film only begin to understand. She is unable to enjoy this film about her home, because the spanish language track and subtitles were left off? Sad..

Otherwise, this movie is fantastic. Although, I am told on solid authority that Sandoval had life (while in Cuba) a whole lot better than a majority of Cuban's.. however, his struggle and fame helped to bring press and attention to the serious issues facing the Cuban People.

I never enjoyed trumpetmusic (2002-04-05)

I must admit I bought this movie ONLY because Andy Garcia played a role. I didn't expect anything of the film, it sure didn't sound very interesting. But how wrong I was! Through the film I learned to like the music of the trumpet. Arturo Sandoval is giving the trumpet a life of its own, with fantastic expressions of feelings. I have after seeing the film listned to more trumpets and it is fantastic! It isn't all films I have gotten so much out of.

A FANTASTIC MOVIE but... (2002-01-27)

But how on EARTH could spanish language tracks AND subtitles be ommitted in the DVD version? Would someone PLEASE EXPLAIN to me why a movie about CUBA and a fantastic CUBAN musician, would not also be available to those who speak HIS LANGUAGE? This just makes me furious. My 79+ grandmother does not have the luxury of learning english at this point in her life, and it's a darn shame she is unable to enjoy this movie in it's finest form (dvd) and in her own language- simply because the industry wishes to cater to the french and english speaking masses. Thanks- RANT OFF- by the way, this movie is WONDERFUL!!

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