The film Strawberry and Chocolate takes place in Havana, Cuba. David is a student and a communist whose personal life has not been going to well; his girlfriend left him to marry another man. One day, David stops by a park to get some ice cream, where he meets Diego. David believes Diego is a homosexual because he chose to eat strawberry ice cream, when chocolate was available. David appears not to like Diego’s open criticism of Castro’s regime. Diego has his eyes set on David and invites him back to his apartment. David accepts the invitation. Later in the film David’s friend Miguel is convinced that Diego is dangerous to the Communist cause and tells David to spy on him. As David and Diego spend more time together, David finds Diego to be intriguing and enjoys spending time with him. David eventually falls in love with Diego’s friend Nancy and tells his friend Miguel he will no longer spy on Diego.
Strawberry and Chocolate, explores the theme of intolerance within the Cuban society. The film points out a problem, that people are not able to accept others who are different from ourselves. The film shows that views need to change and portrays it through David’s character. At first David is put off by Diego’s flamboyant ways, but in the end David is fascinated by Diego.
The film showed how one’s sexual orientation can effect their options in society. Even though the messages were presented clearly, I didn’t really care much for the film. I think the reason being is a majority of the film takes place in Diego’s apartment along with many long conversations.
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