The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia

The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (Spanish: El viaje extraordinario de Celeste García) is a German-Cuban comedy written and directed by Arturo Infante.[1][2] The film premiered on 7 September 2018 in the Discovery programme of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia
SpanishEl viaje extraordinario de Celeste García
Directed byArturo Infante
Written byArturo Infante
Produced byClaudia Calviño
Alfredo Díaz
Ernst Fassbender
StarringMaría Isabel Díaz Lago
Omar Franco
Nestor Jiménez
CinematographyJavier Labrador Deulofeu
Edited byJoanna Montero
Music byMagda Rosa Galban
Juan Antonio Leyva
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesCuba, Germany
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Celeste Garcia is a 60-year-old Cuban who lives in present-day Havana, where hopes of a brighter future have abandoned her. Her steady and predictable life as a guide at the local planetarium and mother of 25-year-old Pedrito is turned upside down when friendly extraterrestrial aliens make contact with earth and invite select citizens from all over the world to travel to their unknown but incredible planet. Celeste is one of the few to be invited and, to everyone's disbelief, she decides to embark on this extraordinary journey. But how many light years should you travel to find happiness?[4]

Cast

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  • María Isabel Díaz Lago as Celeste
  • Omar Franco as Augusto
  • Néstor Jiménez as Hector Francisco
  • Yerlín Pérez as Perlita
  • Tamara Castellanos as Mirta
  • Veronica Diaz as Zobeida
  • Roberto Espinosa as Pedrito
  • Reinier Díaz as Yunier
  • Andrea Doimeadios as Malu
  • Beatriz Viña as Luisa

Awards

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In 2019 The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia won first prize in the New Directors Competition at the Seattle International Film Festival.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jeremy Kay (21 August 2018). "Toronto 2018: 'Farming', 'Light As Feathers' on Discovery roster, Rising Stars revealed". Screen Daily.
  2. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (7 March 2016). "Cuba's 5ta Avenida: Of Aliens, Vampires and Zombies".
  3. ^ Diana Sanchez (2018). "The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia programme note". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ El Viaje Extraordinario de Celeste García (2017), retrieved 30 August 2017
  5. ^ "Seattle International Film Festival Announces 2019 Awards – TEL AVIV ON FIRE Wins Top Prize". VIMOOZ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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