Two teens with raging hormones and a mission to consume exotic substances, set off on a wild cross-country trip with seductive, 28-year-old Luisa. Lisa schools them in the finer points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?
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Montreal : Distributed by Alliance Atlantis, c2002
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1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
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Add a CommentNot surprised with the erotic scenes as the film is billed as a trip to the beach with two teenage boys and a woman. What makes it stand out were the acumen, through road side scenes or inserted narrations, on Mexican culture, the complex character study of the woman and her interactions with the pair of carefree boys beyond their raging hormone.
Instant Classic !!!!
Mexican-born writer/director Alfonso Cuaron has had an interesting career. He made his debut with a film and Spanish, then went North, like his compatriots Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Inarritu. He made 2 splashy literary adaptations in Hollywood, "The Little Princess" and "Great Expectations," before returning to Mexico for 2001's "Y Tu Mama Tambien." He'd go on to make bigger and more popular films, like one of the "Harry Potter" series and "Gravity," but I think this is still his best. It seems a bit like a palette cleanser after his Hollywood period; it's grittier, funnier, and sexier. It takes what could've been a cliche-ridden fest about teenage boys and a hot older woman and makes something genuine, exuberant, and moving. Much of this has to do with the three excellent leads: Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdu. Cuaron and his cinematographer find a balance between a spontaneous, raw style and a more lyrical one. Mexico is practically another character. This is the deluxe 2-disc Criterion release.
Surprise, surprise! I was. Jimdandy movie, even if you don't speak Spanish ( subtitles).
But then, it's from the Criterion collection, so I shouldn't be surprised. Filmed in 2001.
Why hadn't I heard about it before? Yes, I need to get out more.
It's too bad that this is the edited for TV version. I saw the uncut version (ironically enough on TV...TVO) & this version loses a lot due to the censorship.
Superb ... touching ... engaging ... sensitive ... insightful ... and funny
Beautiful film!
Washes over you like an ocean of beach and sand, one wave followed by the break of another and another...
Maribel Verdu is incredible in this. And is completely wasted in Pan's Labyrinth.