Papa Hemingway in Cuba Red Carpet t-b: Bai Ling, director Bob Yari, Angela Ortiz, Maz Jobrani, Adrian Sparks, Shaun Toub, and Jacob Vargas.
“In order to write about life, you must first live It.” — Ernest Hemingway
Papa Hemingway in Cuba is the first Hollywood film to shoot on location in Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
Papa Hemingway in Cuba is the true-life story of a young journalist who finds a father figure in legendary author Ernest Hemingway. Their relationship began in the late 1950’s when Ed Myers, then a junior reporter at The Miami Herald, wrote a fan letter to his idol. Myers thought he was being pranked when the larger than life Hemingway phoned the newsroom a week later, inviting him to Havana.
There’s some good acting, and I found Adrian Sparks Hemingway’s portrayal especially wonderful cause I felt I was watching the real Hemingway. Plus some of the film felt like a Hemingway book.
Directed by Bob Yari (Crash, The Illusionist) and also starring Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson, Minka Kelly, Shaun Toub, and Rodrigo Obregón.
In the video below, listen to what director Yari said about working in Cuba and learning more about Hemingway. — A.O.
