Sex and Lucía
— A slow burner about love and memories, this film is exceptionally good looking.”
- Director: Julio Medem
- Spain, 2001
Paz Vega’s Lucía is a wilful, independent woman whose romantic Achilles heel is the troubled writer Lorenzo. She could have breezed on through life as easily as crossing a sunlit plaza were it not for the extraordinary entanglements created by her errant scribe.
In view of Lucía’s strength of character, perhaps her infinite patience with Lorenzo jars a bit, but without that forbearance we’d have no movie.
Fortunately for us, Lucía’s dogged devotion to love and memories takes us through the beautifully shot landscape of a film that somehow manages to celebrate sex and strong emotion with a harmonious treatment uncommon in today’s cinema.
See also:
Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo)
Another likeable tale of exemplary nutters.
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
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- Originally published: 31 Jul 2006 in Film
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- Originally published: 12 Feb 2007 in Film
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When the going gets tough, the tough get forging.
- Originally published: 4 Nov 2007 in Film
High Heels (Tacones Lejanos)
A flotsam of images and emotions anchored down by solid acting.
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
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