Bad Education (R-Rated Edition)
by Pedro Almodóvar
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Actor: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Fele Martínez, Gael García Bernal, Javier Cámara, Lluís HomarDirector: Pedro Almodóvar
Cinematographer: José Luis Alcaine
Producer: Pedro Almodóvar
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Editor: José Salcedo
Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
Producer: Esther García
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); Latin (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-12
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Bad Education (R-Rated Edition)
Movie Review: Bad Education Indeed *winks*
Summary: 5 Stars
I love watching foreign films because they tend to be more graphic and straightforward about many issues but that's beside the point. Bad Education is about the classic sources of rage for many: lies, deception, identity theft, sexual ambiguity, and love. This film manages to take us from present to past never losing our interest for a second. The revelations that are constantly revealed in this movie can be shocking for some and a full out party for others. I absolutely loved seeing the actor Gale Garcia Bernal changing between 3 different character types (what a lunatic!) and the actor Fele Martinez try to put the pieces of the sick twisted puzzle together. They both make a great pair in this film and the passion that is expressed in this movie is amazing!
The basic premise of the story is about a long lost love, Angel from Enrique's boyhood showing up with a dynamic script hoping to play one of the main characters Zahara. At first Enrique is more than happy to see Angel but he isn't so anxious to cast him in any movies. Enrique still holding a burning flame in his heart for Angel goes home and starts reading the script which turns out to be part autobiographical and part fictional. Enrique becomes overwhelmed with long lost memories and emotions from his childhood; the story reveals child molestation within the Catholic Church by one of the Padres Manolo (this is no surprise to most of us). After reading the script, Enrique decides to make the movie but refuses to cast Angel as Zahara.
Angel becomes angry and upset by not getting his way but eventually Enrique breaks down and lets him play the part. As the movie progresses on you start to find out that Angel is not who he claims to be and a murder mystery starts to unfold leaving poor Enrique holding on to keep from completely losing control of himself.
I recommend this movie to people who would like to see something outside of the box. People who love a good story and like to be intrigued or possibly shocked! Check this movie out, it's worth a look and take note of the main actors Gael and Fele because they are wonderful. I have seen Gael in Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too), Amores perros (Love's a female dog (curse word really goes there), El Crimen del padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro), and Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries) and he's managed to evoke some strong emotions from me. I started hating him when I saw him in El Crimen del padre Amaro for the horrid thing he did but started back liking him in Motorcycle Diaries. I've seen Fele Martinez in only two films so far: Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) and Darkness. However, I'm currently going to watch Fele in the films Tesis (Thesis) and Los Amantes del Circulo Polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle). He adds a unique performance to the movies I've seen so far. I hope to see both of these actors more often. This movie was a real find! It does contain some graphic sexual scenes but that's pretty much it. I don't know what mess is in the NC-17 version. You will not regret checking this movie out!
Summary of Bad Education (R-Rated Edition)
Writer/director Pedro Almodóvar's dark, sexy Hitchcock homage is his best work since his Oscar-winning All About My Mother, and deepened by a sun-dappled sadness. Handsome, enigmatic Ángel (Gael García Bernal) arrives at the Spanish movie offices of director Enrique Goded (Fele Martinez) and happily proclaims that he's actually Enrique's long-lost school chum Ignacio--an announcement that is both less than convincing and more than it seems. A novice actor, Ángel pitches a semi-autobiographical screenplay in which he's determined to star, a revenge-laden reflection of the doomed love he and Enrique shared as boys before a pedophile priest cruelly intervened. The script, and the lost days it recalls, carefully unfurls into a series of brooding movies-within-movies and memories-inside-memories, which allow the sensual, multiple-role-playing Bernal to give the performance of his young career--among other things, he makes a stunningly convincing drag queen--and Almodóvar the opportunity to movingly suggest that people will pay any price to ensure that their stories are told. --Steve WieckingSimilar DVD Movies
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