Joaquin Oristrell
Espagne 2004
108min Spanish o.v. English s-t.
Image+nation 18 comes to a close with a sexy melodramedy set in fin-de-siècle Barcelona in the key of Almodovar. Alma (Mala Educación’s Lenor Watling), a determinedly progressive woman is baffled by her husband, Freud devotee and psychiatrist Dr. Leon Pardo’s (Alex Brendemühl) behaviour. On the verge of a nervous breakthrough or two, Alma conscripts Salvador (Luis Tosar), her brother-in-law and conservative, old-school psychiatrist to find Leon. Complex family and sexual intrigues emerge in a giddy romp through major Freudian totems and taboos. As our intrepid psycho-sleuths swing between hysteria and hypnosis, will they find Leon and love as they stumble through he-shenanigans, heroin parlours, porn sets and role-play – and avert a potentially Oedipal tragedy? Acclaimed Spanish director Joaquín Oristrell delivers a delightful and vibrant version of Kubrick’s tedious Eyes Wide Shut with an orally-fixated, witty script and exquisite production values. Bring your analyst (and your repressed unconscious) to a sure-fire festival hit!
Shown on:
sunday, november 13, 9H30 PM parisien 6 - pgm82 (Forced Entry + Inconsciente)