Lucía y el sexo (2001)

Director:

Julio Medem

Writer:

Julio Medem (writer)

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.

Plot Keywords:

Fart | Flatulence | Lesbian | Beautiful Woman | Flashback Sequence

Awards:

8 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Paz Vega	...	Lucía
Tristán Ulloa	...	Lorenzo
Najwa Nimri	...	Elena
Daniel Freire	...	Carlos / Antonio
Elena Anaya	...	Belén
Silvia Llanos	...	Luna
Diana Suárez	...	Madre de Belén
Javier Cámara	...	Pepe
Juan Fernández	...	Jefe
Charo Zapardiel	...	Comadrona
María Álvarez	...	Enfermera
Javier Coromina	...	Camarero Chiringuito
Arsenio León	...	Futbolista
Alesandra Alvarez	...	Luna 1 año
David Bulnes	...	Actor porno

Also Known As:

Sex and Lucia (International: English title) (UK)
Lucia et le sexe (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language. (edited version)

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2005) | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:R (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Alicia Produce

Trivia:

Some of the most sexual explicit content was made by doubles, not by the main actors.

Quotes:

Lorenzo: The first advantage is at the end of the story. It doesn't finish, it falls in a hole. And the story starts again halfway. The other advantage, and the biggest, is that you can change course along the way... If you let me. If you give me time.
Elena: All the time you want.

Movie Connections:

References Tom Jones (1963)

Soundtrack:

Give Me the Seventies

The story that never ends

At time beautiful, at time confusing like hell, this movie is worth watching. I must admit it caught me off-guard. I guess I was expecting another "Y tu mama tambien", for some reason. But this one is closer to "Adaptation." Lorenzo is consumed with his novel. Reality and fiction become all tangled. Confused, I identify with a previous user that said that he wanted to like the movie, but found it difficult. As for the sex scenes, they're passionate, pure, some could even say beautiful. There's nothing wrong with that. I enjoyed both performances by Paz Vega (Lucía) and Tristán Ullea (Lorenzo), but it's Elena Anaya (Belen) who steals the show. She's sublime in her role. As for the "the never ending" theme, I suspect the director used it to clear away a lot of guessing that people might have watching his film.

Out of 100, I gave it 75. That's good for **½ out of ****.

Seen at home, in Toronto, on November 13th, 2004.