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Thestar.com.
Toronto, Nov. 5, 2002. 06:18 PM.
HAVANA (AP) — Steven Spielberg discussed U.S.-Cuba cultural exchanges,
history, politics, the environment and many other subjects during an eight-hour
meeting with President Fidel Castro that ended early Tuesday.
Members of the American filmmaker's delegation said he and Castro held
lively discussions that began at a reception at 6:15 p.m. Monday, continued
through dinner and ended about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Spielberg was to attend the Cuban premiere of his most recent film, Minority
Report, in Havana later Tuesday.
Spielberg arrived Monday at the invitation of the Cuban Institute of
Cinematographic Arts and Industry. As part of a cultural exchange, he was
meeting with young Cuban cinematographers.
A film festival coinciding with Spielberg's visit was being held in his
honour, featuring eight of his movies: Minority Report, E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Schindler's List, Saving
Private Ryan, Empire of the Sun, and Duel.
Spielberg's wife, actress Kate Capshaw, accompanied him on the trip, along
with cinematographer Janusz Kaminski and television director Jake Paltrow. | 
