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Actors: Gael Garcia Bernal, Fele Martinez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about La mala educacion (Bad Education) |
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Enrique Goded (Martinez), a Spanish filmmaker, has had one minor success but is at a loss for his next project. One day a young actor named Ignacio (Bernal, the star of Y Tu Mama Tambien and The Motorcycle Diaries) shows up and claims he was a classmate of Enrique's in their private Catholic boys school. Ignacio has written a story based on their experiences, involving a youthful crush broken up by a priest, Father Manolo (Cacho), who desired Ignacio for himself and ended up molesting him. Goded is intrigued by the story for a film, but even more curious about the fact that "Ignacio" is not his old school buddy after all, though he is trying to blackmail the now ex-priest Father Manolo, who now calls himself Manuel Berenguer. After some heated negotiation, Enrique allows the stranger to play the character of Ignacio in the film.
As more people from the actor's and director's lives and pasts turn up, secrets and deceptions continue to reveal themselves. This is Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodovar's 2004 project, and like his other films, it is strange, surprising, and gorgeously photographed.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of La mala educacion (Bad Education) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- molestation
- Two guys MAKING OUT (squish squish!)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- filmmaker/producer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Spain
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- seeing nude male butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Spanish
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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