Arturo Infante was born in Havana. He studied screenwriting at the International School of Cinema and Television of San Antonio de Los Baños. He has written several feature-length screenplays for different directors, including for La edad de peseta, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Goya Awards. He is the director of the short films El televisor (01), El Intruso (05), Flash Forward (06), and Gozar, comer y partir (07). The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (18) is his first feature film.
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THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF CELESTE GARCÍA (2018)
Fiction | 92 Min | Arturo Infante | Cuba, Germany
Film Info
- Director: Arturo Infante
- Genre: Fiction
- Country: Cuba, Germany
- Language: Spanish with English subtitles
- Original Title: EL VIAJE EXTRAORDINARIO DE CELESTE GARCÍA
Film Showtimes
SVA Theatre
AMC Loews 34th Street
Film Story
SYNOPSIS
The feature film directorial debut of famed Cuban screenwriter Arturo Infante (Edad de peseta), follows retired teacher Celeste as she leaves her job at the Havana Planetarium to find a new, more fulfilling life among aliens. Suitable for all ages, this out-of-this-world comedic romp reminds us that happiness may be closer than we think.
If you had the chance to start a new life on an entirely new planet… would you? Celeste García, a 60-year-old former schoolteacher and current guide at the Havana Planetarium, is looking for a life change. When a group of aliens land in Cuba offering earthlings a chance to visit their planet, Celeste signs up for the journey hoping for a better and more fulfilling life. But how many light years will it take to find it?
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Official Selection – 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection: Opera Prima – 40th International Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba
Jordan Ressler First Feature Award (Nominee) – 2019 Miami Film Festival
You are invited to
20th Havana Film Festival New York Opening Night
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Red carpet @ 6:15PM • Doors open @ 6:30PM
7:00PM
NY Premiere of EL VIAJE EXTRAORDINARIO DE CELESTE GARCÍA
Arturo Infante | Cuba, Germany | 2018 | Fiction | 92min
SVA THEATRE
333 West 23rd Street, Bet. 8 and 9 Aves
Manhattan, NY 10011
9:30PM
Opening Night Party
Copacabana Times Square
Space is limited • RSVP required
RSVP REQUIRED BY APRIL 5, 2019
rsvp@HFFNY.com / 212.687.2146
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