tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post3385456080168969257..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Films I Love #38: Sex and Lucia (Julio Medem, 2001)Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-53809128372510422872009-08-04T19:49:21.028-04:002009-08-04T19:49:21.028-04:00Wonderful post Ed on what has become one of my fav...Wonderful post Ed on what has become one of my favorite films. It's haunted me greatly since the first time I saw it shortly after its release, and it is near the top of my list of the decade's greatest films.Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-69533692821101909952009-07-30T10:44:35.457-04:002009-07-30T10:44:35.457-04:00What's the big deal?
Well, actually, that guy...<i>What's the big deal?</i><br /><br />Well, actually, that guy in the mud was, well, huge...Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-27924665024086780132009-07-29T21:51:21.163-04:002009-07-29T21:51:21.163-04:00Agreed with Shubhajit concerning the plot-- but Pa...Agreed with Shubhajit concerning the plot-- but Paz Vega's performance more than made up for it. :)Juliette.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02779055836350808401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-63503699866334253982009-07-29T20:36:10.891-04:002009-07-29T20:36:10.891-04:00Elena Anaya is awesome.
I wouldn't be surpris...Elena Anaya is awesome.<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if the film was cleaned up for cable. It'd be pretty easy, too; if I remember correctly, the penis is just an insert shot. I don't get what's with America's penis obsession. What's the big deal?Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-16714481033751397162009-07-29T20:23:39.707-04:002009-07-29T20:23:39.707-04:00We're certainly on the same page with this one...We're certainly on the same page with this one.<br /><br />Elena Anaya and her mom? <i>Yowza!</i><br /><br />I may have been hallucinating, but I believe they performed a bris on the penis scenes for cable. Comcast was (is?) showing it for free on demand in HD, and I felt sure the two major scenes were "cleaner" than when I first saw it years ago.Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-11412953114963904922009-07-29T19:30:26.998-04:002009-07-29T19:30:26.998-04:00Thanks for the comments, all. Ceasetodream, the wh...Thanks for the comments, all. Ceasetodream, the whole cast is great, including Nimri.<br /><br />Krauthammer, the only other Medem film I've seen is <i>Lovers of the Arctic Circle</i>, which is quite similar to <i>Sex & Lucia</i> (high praise already). I'd rank it just slightly below this one, though I know there are others who like it even better. Either way, it's definitely Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-12979769111026536472009-07-29T14:38:47.635-04:002009-07-29T14:38:47.635-04:00I liked the movie, but the exceedingly convoluted ...I liked the movie, but the exceedingly convoluted plot left me at a distance where involvement with the movie and its characters were concerned. And with quite a few days having passed since I watched it, I seem to remember not much about it where its plot goes. However, I do remember well its sensuality (that's an understatement), Paz Vega's stunning performance, and the distinctly Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34434312565164702432009-07-29T13:15:47.902-04:002009-07-29T13:15:47.902-04:00It's nice to know that someone else likes this...It's nice to know that someone else likes this film as muc as I do. I saw it last year in a course on hispanic cinema and I was the only one who had that reaction.<br /><br />Have you seen any of Medem's other films? Are they anywhere near as good as <i>Sex and Lucia</i>?Krauthammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426806666095796310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-32326388959782978992009-07-29T12:26:04.027-04:002009-07-29T12:26:04.027-04:00Absolutely one of my favorites! The beautiful Najw...Absolutely one of my favorites! The beautiful Najwa Nimri has a great role in this film as well, just an intoxicating film.Ceasetodreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355913830099935806noreply@blogger.com