Letters from the Park

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Letters from the Park ★★★ Cartas del Parque 1988

In Cuba, 1913, two taciturn would-be lovers hire a poet, Victor La Place, to write love letters to each other. Normal proboscis aside, the poet follows the fate of Cyrano, and finds himself the unhappy hypotenuse in a triangular romance. Based on an original story by Marquez; made for Spanish TV. Subtitled. 85m/C VHS . CU Victor Laplace, Ivonne Lopez, Miguel Paneque; D: Tomas Gutierrez Alea; W: Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Gabriel Garcia Marquez; C: Mario Garcia Joya. TV