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The girls spend almost the entire film nude, the camera slowly panning over their warmly lit skin and lingering in loving close-up on the passion-lit faces. Īnd so begins a night of games, fantasies, laughter, love-making and the baring of souls as well as bodies.Medem has created a film of rare beauty, intoxicating romanticism and scorching eroticism.
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At least for me, but judging by the long standing ovation for Medem, Elena Anaya, Natasha Yavorenko plus the film's producer, Alvaro Longoria at the end, I don't seem to be the only one who feels like that.
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Coupled with excellent, atmospheric camera work well, it is a Julio Medem film after all and an evocative soundtrack with music by Jocelyn Pook and Russian Red, this is a deeply touching and satisfying film, one that stays with you. Intervowen in all this are the directors trademark poetic touch, with references to philosophy, art & history, as well as to his own films - there is even a reference to his next project, Aspasia look her up on Wikipedia!. But Medem also works with silences - some of the most profound realizations happen just with facial expressions. This allows for some poignant moments when neither can really express what their feel in this foreign language and start speaking in their own tongues - which, of course, the other can't understand. That seems only natural, as one girl is Spanish and the other Russian, both meeting in Italy. Being quasi a 2-hander, the film does have quite a theatrical feel. What matters are the characters and the way they develop and interact with each other. And the fact that they are naked is just that, a natural fact! They would be, given the situation, and one soon forgets about it. But the sex is beautifully filmed and essential within the story line. But nothing could be further from the truth! Yes, both are naked most of the films running time, and yes, there is some sex. A couple of months ago a so-called promo circulated on the internet, cobbled together from stolen material from the first week of shooting, which suggests the film is no more than a voyeuristic soft-core fest. Guarded at first, telling each stories which may or may not be true, both women start bit by bit to reveal more about themselves until in the end their souls are as naked as their bodies. Both give very subtle and nuanced performances as what begins as just a night of fun & sex gradually turns into something far deeper as both characters realise they are falling in love, something neither had bargained for. There is real chemistry between Elena Anaya and Natasha Yarovenko - without this the film just wouldn't have worked. And their respective performances are excellent. This is probably also in no small way due to the involvement of both actresses in the shaping of their characters as well as the final script Medem re-wrote the screenplay a number of times to incorporate their inputs & ideas. The feelings and sentiments expressed & shown will resonate with every viewer, regardless of their sex and/or sexual orientation. And it is exactly this which gives the film its universal appeal, instead of being 'just a lesbian' tale. He said at the press conference that for a number of years now he has been discovering and exploring his own feminine side. Having 2 women instead on a mixed couple or 2 men for that matter, allowed Medem to concentrate on this aspect without any distraction. But whereas that film ambitiously delved into deep philosophical questions about the subjugation of the female over 2,000 years of patriarchy, here this exploration takes a simpler, though no less profound form - the exploration of female love & sensuality. This was most evident in his previous film, the apart from the end masterful, yet very misunderstood 'Caotica Ana'. Ever since 'Lucia y el sexo' Medem has been concentrating more and more on the exploration of the female psyche. Of course the biggest difference is that here the protagonists are both women. The only things in common with the previous film is that they both charter the encounter of 2 people who only just met during one night in a hotel room. But Medem has made the material entirely his own and developed it in a completely different way. It is no secret that the film is based on the Chilean film 'En la cama' by Matias Bize.