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If you love Almodovar you must see Sex and Lucia by Julio Medem.This is the second film by this fine Spanish director that I had privilage to see this week. And both films - "Lucia" and "The Lovers of The Arctic Circle" - are simply mesmerizing.
We talked before about Almodovar failing to achieve true greatness. Whan he lacks Medem has, and that is no small achievement.
Sex and Lucia is a contraversial film, make no mistake about it. Sex scenes will turn some people off, but they are there for reason, and what lies under them is far more revealing than the near-X heat of love making.
Try to raise above the simple emotions, and things will suddenly take different shapes. You will see the sheer beauty of this film, the beauty rarely to grace the screen.
You will see definite and almost striking similarities with Talk to Her: same actors, same composer... but all done with much more taste and subtlety. Where Almodovar's touch lacks finesse, Medem shows his incredibly masterful control and the result is two riveting hours you will never forget.
The atmoshpere, the mood, the anticipation and the frustration are all so real, yet the story seems so simple, that you are longing for resolution, and when it doesn't come you don't even feel cheated.
A must, a definite must. But do yourself a favor - see the beauty in the steamy scenes, not porn.
Follow Ups:
By Medem....... that was his first movie I saw......... very magical always playing with death...........
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regards,
Eric
The Lucia apparently has at least two versions - I got the "Unrated Spanish" one, I presume it is fuller, more as the director envisined it, before the pruddish Yankies used their knife on it. It does have the subs.It is not an easy movie to watch. The sex scenes are quite graphic and can become distracting, blocking the view so to speak. Some people (even experienced movie buffs) will be quick to dismiss is for that reason. So it makes sense to be prepared.
Most of the erotic stuff happens early in the film, however, before it really gains the momentum and the mood sets in.
Being erotic without crossing the line into cheap porn is hard, many have tried that and failed, and here I think we have a success story.
Would it be even better if the scenes were less graphic? Perhaps. The film has other minor faults too - like the heroine's cry near the end - I think that was one of the few moments when the director lost his grip, but all in all great film.
The lead actress Paz Vega also played in Talk to Her, together with Javier Cámara, who shined in Talk to Her. Here his role is secondary.
The score by Alberto Iglesias seems more appropriate here than his work in Talk to Her, it is less intrusive and more subtle.
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