For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie and José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera, this gripping jazz biopic is at once a detailed portrait of a musician and a stinging critique
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Joseph Sargent, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Andy Garcia, Mía Maestro, Gloria Estefan, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Andy Garcia
as Arturo Sandoval
Mía Maestro
as Marianela
Gloria Estefan
as Emilia
David Paymer
as Embassy interviewer
Charles S. Dutton
as Dizzy Gillespie
Tomas Milian
as Sosa
Freddy Rodríguez
as Leonel Sandoval
José Zúñiga
as Paquito D'Rivera
Fernanda Andrade
as Paloma
Steven Bauer
as Angel
Fionnula Flanagan
as Sally Lewis
Michael O'Hagan
as Johnny LewisCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 120 min |
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