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Papa : Hemingway in Cuba -- a true story / Magenta Light Productions presents ; in association with Sunstone Film Productions and Odyssey Media Inc. ; a Bob Yari film ; produced by Amanda Harvey, Bob Yari, Weezie Melancon, Michael Pacino ; written by Denne Bart Petitclerc ; directed by Bob Yari.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2331577 | 20th Century FoxLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Title on disc surface and container: Papa : Hemingway in Cuba
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Mark Isham ; director of photography, Ernesto Melara ; editor, Glen Scantlebury.
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson, Minka Kelly, Shaun Toub, James Remar, Adrian Sparks.Summary: In 1959, Miami journalist and aspiring writer Ed Myers travels to Havana to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway. A fascinating and unexpected friendship develops as the legendary author mentors young Myers in deep-sea fishing, drinking, and finding his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them. The first U.S. movie filmed in Cuba in more than half a century, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a uniquely American icon.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Papa Available 33111008678548
Adult DVD Adult DVD Northport Library DVD DRAMA Papa Available 33111008678555
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Journalist Ed Myers (Giovanni Ribisi) is stunned when his idol, legendary writer Ernest Hemingway (Adrian Sparks), responds to a letter he wrote by inviting him to visit his home in Cuba. Myers enjoys spending time with Hemingway, but the two men soon get caught up in the violence of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Minka Kelly and Joely Richardson co-star. Directed by Bob Yari. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi

Title from title screen.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Widescreen (2.40:1)

Bonus features: Theatrical feature ; Sneak peek.

Music, Mark Isham ; director of photography, Ernesto Melara ; editor, Glen Scantlebury.

Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson, Minka Kelly, Shaun Toub, James Remar, Adrian Sparks.

In 1959, Miami journalist and aspiring writer Ed Myers travels to Havana to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway. A fascinating and unexpected friendship develops as the legendary author mentors young Myers in deep-sea fishing, drinking, and finding his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them. The first U.S. movie filmed in Cuba in more than half a century, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a uniquely American icon.

MPAA rating: R; language, sexuality, some violence and nudity.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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