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1990
NC-17 101 minutes
When a disturbed young man (Antonio
Banderas) kidnaps and ties up a porn queen (Victoria Abril), a
psychological power play ensues, with both serious sex and offbeat
laughs in director Pedro Almodóvar's typically bizarre look at
relationships. As the woman is held captive, she becomes torn by her
growing bond with her abductor. The film was nominated for 14 Goya
Awards -- the Spanish version of the Oscar -- including Best Picture.
Here's something of an oddity. A
chick-flick that some women will initially want to turn off, while men,
intrigued by the "Nudity" warning, will stick with and like the
Banderas character. In the end both of you will be more than
satisfied. If the female patron is married to a liberal man she will fantasize in bed (for some time
to come) about being abducted and ravaged by the (young) Antonio Banderas
character. She will not admit it. Men will give this 3.5
stars (I gave it 4) and women will give it 5 stars, but admit to
3. This is a fun, funny, sweet and happy movie believe it
or not. Or, maybe I'm just sick. (English
subtitled)
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