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Summary: Unrated version= xxx
Review: There are many reviews of this good film, the overwhelmingy majority of the glowing variety and I would tend to agree as it being erotic. The plot as been given by many reviewers, the details sometimes overextended but suffice to say that this is one of those movies that is not without some controversy. I would only like to add that for some people there are a few scenes that ARE (ok, disagree) pornographic. It seems the lovely Lucia's mother was a porno film actress and the audience(along with Lucia) is titalated to seeing one of her scenes performing oral copulation and other moments of sexual adventure. American audiences never see such scenes in mainstream cinema so viewer beware. This movie does appeal to the female and is a movie you might share with someone who you know intimately. I just wanted to point out that there are explicit sex scenes so be careful who you view this movie with. It is a very good movie to be enjoyed with a somewhat credible story line, fine cinematography, beautiful people and an erotic edge. Again viewer beware, if you get shocked by nudity and sex scenes than stay away from this otherwise excellent movie.
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Summary: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: At first, the explicit sexual scenes had me thinking I had mistakenly rented a quality, porn movie, but once the story unravels.... its pure magic.
This is truly a film that can't be missed.
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Summary: Hot actresses, feel-good ending...Excellent movie
Review: Enough sex and nudity to keep a 19-year old male (myself) into paying attention to the great story line. The main male character is not a sleeze nor is he the typical love interest from a chick flick. I felt I could relate to him well. Love the scenes involving Elena Anaya's character. She gives off these looks as if to say, "I want to jump you right here and now". So hot.Good use of symbols and metaphors, for you film buffs. Haven't quite deduced the full of them yet as I've only watched it once so far. Lastly the subtitles did not take anything away from my enjoyment, and the film is actaully set in Spain, not Latin America as I had originally thought. This one at least deserves a rental, you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: Daring and sensual film. Too bad it's so confusing.
Review: The 2001 Spanish film directed by Julio Medem is visually engaging and terribly confusing. It's a mixture of reality and fantasy and it's impossible to tell the difference. And even when it was over, I wasn't quite sure what actually happened. I was fascinated, however, and couldn't stop watching. The film is set in modern Spain, where a waitress, played by Paz Vega, learns that her writer-boyfriend, played by Tristan Ulloa, has been in an accident. Believing him dead, she travels to a special unnamed island to discover the secret that plagued him for the past few months. They've been living together for six years and their relationship was good until recently. The audience is also treated to extremely explicit romantic scenes between the two of them, which stretch the limits of what is usually shown on a screen. There's a back-story too, about an erotic adventure the boyfriend had with a stranger on the island. Unbeknownst to him, this union has resulted in a lovely little four-year old girl. The boyfriend hears of the child and goes to see her in a playground. Her nanny is young and attractive and more erotic scenes follow. The resultant tragedy from this encounter is the cause of his depression. As he's a writer, he writes about all of this and it's never clear what is fact or what is fiction. It's all very dreamlike, as the story gets more and more complicated. It's a daring and sensual film, which jumps back and forth with plot. I found myself trying to make sense of it all, but the minute I thought I understood what was happening, everything would change and I never did put the pieces together. I was able to enjoy the film, but only after I realized that I had to suspend my belief in logic. I can therefore only recommend it to the adventuresome few.
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Summary: Erotic Drama w/excellent acting and grasping plot
Review: The first time I saw Sex and Lucia I was a bit shocked. I had never seen a film so sexually explicit (it even shows two erections, oral sex, and masturbation!). I couldn't watch it, it was too porn. Then I rented it a secong time and I sat through the whole movie. Boy was I dead wrong!! What an excellent movie! It has a very good plot with twists and all, great pacing (considering some spanish films are really long, slow and sometimes boring and plotless), breathtaking cinematography, excellent actors and creative erotism. I was so pleased with the movie that I decided to buy it. If you're too close minded and offended by explicit nudity then this movie is not for you. For other seeking movies outside the Hollywood Special Effects w/no plot-or-good-actors-whatsoever-movies this one is really worth it!
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Summary: WOW
Review: Sex and Lucia - (2001) Review By - Chad Peter Film Rating: **** DVD Rating: **** Directed By - Julio Medem
Written By - Julio Medem Starring - Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa, Najwa Nimri
----------------------------------------------------------------- Film Review Wow. This is an instance of not knowing exactly what to think about the overarching feel of a film. Sex and Lucia was a refreshing step in many directions all at once, and quite possibly all of them heading in every direction but south. Sexuality is revitalized, alternate universes are intertwined, and cinematography is quite visionary all at once. This is not an American film and this is not a porno. There are on screen handjobs and sexuality that an American audience would never expect to see come out of a Hollywood film, or even an American Independent film for that matter -- and yet here it has been done in an amazingly striking way -- very lucid and artfully erotic. Drawing from the experience of a single viewing, I can say one thing: The story may not be entirely understood in one sitting. Sex and Lucia is something that will need to be seen again, at least once, to fully understand the linear plotline. And yet, we don't particularly need the linear plotline because we understand enough of it to know the bare bones of what is going on -- and more importantly we can easily connect to the train of emotions and follow along that way. Simply trying to disect the film down into a "what happens in what order" line will leave a viewer frustrated, and most definitely this was not how the film was intended to be on a visual level. The images are quite stunning and transcendental at times, leaving a flow to the movie not unlike the film's opening visuals set under the sea -- without these images, the film would be dank and stale, and yet with the images, the film is transformed into something rather awe-inspiring and visually astounding. Sex and Lucia is the story of a writer's story inside a story, or so I think. There are many overlapping discontinuities jumping around through time and space, from alternate universe into reality and so on and so forth. We know that many of these alternate realities could be false in comparison to reality, and yet they are based on reality, so we aren't quite sure what's real and what is false. Fortunately, it isn't the storyline we're emersed in so much as we're emersed in the beauty of what's occuring before our very eyes. The sexuality presented in this serious fashion is something we've never seen on screen (to my knowledge), certainly not at this quality. By watching this, I wasn't sure to believe that somehow as humans we are beginning to reach the next plateau of sexuality, or rather that only a small group is reaching this plateau while the rest of humanity casts them out of the loop. This raises several social questions, especially in our undersexed American population, which teases its audiences but denies them the things that they naturally should be seeing without thinking it as perverse. Perhaps one day we'll all reach that higher plateau of sexuality, but as of now, I foresee nothing more than further supression leading into violence and other unnatural problems. ----------------------------------------------------------------- DVD Review The DVD's video quality is absolutely astounding because there was no transfer involved. Much to my surprise, Sex and Lucia was not shot on film, but rather it was shot on HD 24P (Video). At the beginning there were moments where the characters movements looked like video, and yet at the same time, I was thinking "there's no way this couldn't be film" because of the lushness of the colors and the depth of the images. For all those who claim film is the first and will always be the foremost of visual quality, this should act as a slap in the face, and as a precursor step to the next level of visual photography. The result here is really quite beautiful to watch. Sex and Lucia's soundtrack is wonderfully timed and choreographed throughout the story. The beauty of shooting on video, is that it allows for MORE footage to be shot, equally allowing for more flexibility in the editing room, and ultimately more creativity is allowed when meshing images with music and sound. There is something illuminary about this soundtrack and score, and it is well represented by the disc's dolby 5.1 track. This is the kind of DVD disc that we wish every DVD was like. The only thing missing is a director's commentary track -- but since the director is Spanish and may not even speak english, we'll cut him some slack. Where the special features make up for the loss however, is with the multitude of other included features, including a fairly insightful "Making-Of" documentary, and several cast & crew interviews. Also crammed onto this disc are cast & crew biographies, trailers (for this and other films), a large photo gallery, soundtrack info & excerpts, and web links. Now if only more DVDs were this jam-packed with stuff. -----------------------------------------------------------------
DVD & Film Info Studio Distributor(s) - Canal+ España, Palm Pictures, et al. Theater Release Date - (08/24/2001)
DVD Release Date - (03-25-2003) - Region 1 Release Price - $24.99 US. Film Length - 128 Minutes
Rating - Not Rated. Includes sexual content not usually seen outside of porno films in American.
Initial Country of Release - Spain
Initial Language of Release - Spanish
Alternate Version - "R" Rated Version, runs two minutes shorter than the Unrated version, and probably ruins the film's sexual tone greatly. DVD Features - The Making of Sex and Lucia Featurette, Photo Gallery, Soundtrack Excerpts, Cast Interviews, Cast Biographies, Theatrical Trailers, Palm Pictures Previews, Web Links. Video - Widescreen 1.85:1 Color Audio - SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1, SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles - English, French Additional Film and/or DVD Notes - Sex and Lucia is a visionary look into a more natural world. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Similar Films -
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Tacones lejanos
La Double vie de Véronique
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Summary: Wonderfully Hypnotic
Review: SEX AND LUCIA is an absolutely brilliant blend of sex and story, of plot and circumstance, of reality and the art of crafting fiction around it. The film mesmerizes in its wonderfully poignant and wild portrayal of unabashedly adult sex while equally balanced with mature themes surrounding the human condition exploring life and liveliness ... and I've never seen anything quite like it before. Sumptuously photographed on tropical islands not overloaded with lush foliage, SEX AND LUCIA vacillates between several storylines -- all uniquely intertwined by Lucia's exploration to find happiness and Lorenzo's quest to understand the life hidden behind the art of his writing. The two meet under terrifically charged circumstances, and their lives together reach a feverish intimate crescendo. However, Lorenzo begins to fathom the consequences of the life he's led, leading him on a quest to understand who he is and how he could possibly have reached a new low in his life. Happiness thwarts his talents, and, instead, he allows the moments of human weakness he's experienced to drive him as emotionally low as a human being can possibly slip ... to the brink of death. In the meantime, Lucia flees, unable to cope with the reality of Lorenzo's possible fate, and inadvertantly discovers that the life she's been leading is secretly intertwined with others, much in the way good novels unfold. Note quite a "date movie" (though I'm sure it might serve some inspiration), SEX AND LUCIA is intended for adult audiences.
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Summary: Tries to be too many things to too many people
Review: There are great erotic scenes in this movie. No question about it. Lucia (Paz Vega) is absolutely gorgeous. Belen (Elena Anaya) is quite pretty too. Boys and girls are all very attractive, and yes, there is full nudity on everybody.
However, after the first half of the movie, something changes; the erotic/ romantic drama, changes focus, and tries to become a psychological drama/thriller. The change in pace leaves us feeling lost, bewildered, and after a while, somewhat bored.
If you like the sex scenes, you might as well stop the movie when it gets psychological. If you are into romantic psychodramas, then I guess you need to watch the whole thing.
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Summary: Tiring... a trying hard erotic movie
Review: I watched this film because it was recommended along with Y Tu Mama Tambien. As much as it is bad to compare, Sex and Lucia doesn't even come far second to Y Tu Mama Tambien. The only credit I will have to give this movie is its cinematography and music score. The movie was altogether tiring and the sex scenes were too graphic to start with. I don't understand why the characters have to bare all! (as in everything in many times) Another thing I observed in this movie was that the lighting was too bright that it is very difficult for us foreign enthusiast to read the subtitles. The light was very much glaring to the eyes. I didn't like it. Over-all, I would only recommend this film to people who loves sex scenes inserted in an o-k story. But if you're looking for a quality sex-oriented film, this is not what you're looking for.
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Summary: Sensual feast for the Eyes....
Review: Julio Medem's Sex and Lucia shares a desire for the ethereal with the director's earlier film, Lovers of the Arctic Circle. While Lovers of the Arctic Circle seemed to be saying that we are all subjects to our own personal fate, and that its sometimes comic, sometimes tragic but always futile to fight this, Sex and Lucia seems to imply that there are always second chances in life.
Sex and Lucia's plot is rather complex in that it moves forward and back in time, and in fact one of the main characters is a writer and at some point the plot is unclear whether the film is reality or just the writer's vision... Lucia loves the writer Lorenzo, who may have a daughter with another woman, Elena. Lorenzo attempts to meet his daughter, but in the process starts a relationship with the girl's nanny... eventually, Lucia ends up on an island with Elena and the nanny's lover. The island itself is a dreamlike place, shot in bright, bleached out colors, and seems to be removed from life and reality itself. Its a place where people are reunited, and have a chance to join their stories in the middle again: a place of second chances. I apologize if I'm being incredibly vague: this film itself is full of metaphors and symbolism. Medem repeats certain themes, like being drawn to the sun and the moon, repeatedly. Its a hard film to describe, but perhaps an easy film to recommend if you approach it with an open mind. Regarding the explicit sex in the unrated version, there are perhaps three scenes that surpass what you would otherwise see in a very explicit R-rated film, and they are all well done. There's some full frontal nudity but it never seems out of place, and flows naturally with the film. Honestly, if this type of thing offends you then probably even the R-rated version is not the correct film for you. Otherwise, watch the film with an open mind and be prepared to be stimulated a little in more than a physical sense.
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