Over the last few days I have been watching a film called Sex and Lucia in installments. Installments because I've been watching it on my laptop on flights, at airport lounges, in my hotel room and so on.
At the outset, I wouldn't blame you for wondering what I'm doing reviewing porn here. Sex and Lucia is NOT PORN! It is a very intense Spanish film by Julio Medem (a very significant Spanish director) and features Paz Vega (very very hot - also starred in a serial that was billed as the Spanish "Friends") in the lead role as Lucia.
Now... the film is about Lucia (a waitress), her boyfriend (Lorenzo), a girl he had a one night stand with (Elena), their daughter from that one night stand (Luna) and her baby sitter (Belen). The film opens on the one night stand that Lorenzo and Elena had (at this point I'm thinking.... porn). And then the plot thickens. Elena has Lorenzo's baby. Lorenzo is a writer and is in Madrid and has no clue. Lucia and he are totally in love with each other (he met Lucia after that one night stand with Elena). Eventually, an interesting turn of events leads Lorenzo to discover that he has a daughter called Luna. He finds her and gets to spend time with her by getting on with her baby-sitter, Belen. Somehow, he ends up responsible for his own 4 year old daughter's death. From there the movie spins to a fantastic climax with Lorenzo being depressed and attempting suicide. Elena and Lucia meeting by some strange coincidence and believing that Lorenzo is dead. And then finally the return of Lorenzo to their lives.
It's an intensely intricate plot. It's beautifully shot. Poetically told.
Paz won a Goya (Spanish version of the Oscar) for Best Actress apart from the film also winning for Best Original Score and having 10 other nominations in 2001. Also won 3 awards at the Seattle International Film Festival, including Best Director.
I have the DVD if you want to borrow.
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I'd like to borrow....will take it from you when you are back.
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