Review Questions for Strawberry and Chocolate:
 

Read first the interviews in the class web page with the film directors and main actor. And then think...

1. How is Cuban identity represented/ constructed in this film? What elements of the plot and mise- en-scene underline Cuban cultural identity?

2. Examine the struggle for self-expression in this film, vis a vis state surveillance, censorship, and repression. Discuss the function of the body as a site of struggle against political/cultural conformity.

3. Discuss the symbolic interpretation of the film as a metaphor for political tolerance and national reconciliation.
 

Remember to focus your paper on a particular question or aspect of the film. Avoid plot summary and rambling from issue to issue. Give appropriate references.