Thursday 9 December 2010

Chico & Rita

A aspiring young pianist and his lover chanteuse hit the jazz -bebop scene from Cuba to new york Paris and Vegas the films starts showing Chico an old man now shinning shoes for a living in Havana once home he turns the radio on and hears an old song of his then we are transported back to 1948 the beginning of his on of love affair partnership with Rita what follows as the hit the highs and lows in their life and music is a beautifully animated well scripted film with a great jazz soundtrack very evocative of the golden era of jazz a very pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.