El Titiritero de La Habana
The puppeteer of Havana
directed by Wolf Hermsen
A film of 113 minutes
filmed in Havana/ Cuba with cuban actors including
Ramiro Ruiz Hernandez, Olga Lidia Alfonso, Luis Crespo, Hubert Delgado, Yusimí Hechavarria Serrano.
German press reviews:
"Fantastic: Olga Lidia Alfonso"
(Szene Hamburg)
"Convincingly acted by Ramiro Ruiz Hernandez"
(Kieler Nachrichten)
"A very special inside view of the city of Havana and its inhabitants"
(Knut Elstermann, Radio Eins, Berlin)
"Hermsen plays with the fine line between dream and reality, and also shows the magical spirit of Havana through his pictures"
(Hamburger Morgenpost)
Writer / director Wolf Hermsen shot "El Titiritero de La Habana" with well-known Cuban actors in Havana
Roberto, a puppeteer from Havana, has a dream. He hopes that a festival
manager, whom he met years before, invites him and his puppets to Oslo.
His dream turns into an obsession and his family starts doubting his
mental state. They don't know that Roberto owns another set of puppets
in an old ruinous shed in a backyard. He once prepared these puppets
with the hair and blood of his deceased wife Olga to lend the puppet a
stronger artistic expression.
Past screenings include these movie theaters and events:
Lichtmess-Kino Hamburg (Ger.) 3001-Kino Hamburg (Ger.) Kino in der Pumpe Kiel (Ger.) Babylon-Kino Berlin (Ger.) Acud-Kino Berlin (Ger.) Sputnik-Kino Berlin (Ger.) Nordische Filmtage Lübeck (Ger.) Rieckhof, Hamburg (Ger.) Honigfabrik, Hamburg (Ger.) Drostei, Pinneberg (Ger.) Syracuse Film Festival, NY (USA) Broadway Intl Film Festival(USA) Cine Alba Havana (Cuba) Cineteatro Regla, Havana (Cuba) Cine Rampa, Havana (Cuba)