The Sea Inside
by Alejandro Amen?bar
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Actor: Bel?n Rueda, Celso Bugallo, Javier Bardem, Lola Due?as, Mabel RiveraDirector: Alejandro Amen?bar
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Catalan (Original Language); Galician (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-17
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Sea Inside
Movie Review: Simply the best...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a true story of a 55 year old Spanish man who is a bedridden quadriplegic. Ramon Sampedro, the former ship mechanic, was paralyzed from the neck down after a swimming mishap. After being bedridden for more than 30 years, he is determined to end his life and "die with dignity." His brother, sister-in-law, nephew and father care for him. Ramon struggles in being a burden and being helpless while his family copes with the daily grind of caring for him and dealing with his death wish.
Ramon develops relationships with two women who fall in love with him - one has a terminal illness and the other is a factory worker. Both play key supporting roles in developing Ramon's character and the story line. Javier Bardem, who plays Ramon, is witty, intelligent, charming, sympathetic and an unforgettable figure - and perhaps here lies the irony for this character who is looking to end his life.
Euthanasia is a tough topic no matter which side you are on. Yet, the story is both moving and balanced - the acting (esp. Javier Bardem playing Ramon) deserved the numerous awards and widespread recognition - and the cinematography (countryside, the sea, the rustic farmhouse) was spectacular. It's hard to imagine that there is a "feel good" movie about euthanasia, terminal illnesses and the severely handicapped - however this certainly makes the grade. I found this to be one of the best movies that I have ever seen.
Summary of The Sea Inside
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of 2004, The Sea Inside is a life-affirming film about a man who wishes to die. That may seem like a massive contradiction, but in the hands of director Alejandro Amen?bar (Open Your Eyes, The Others) and actor Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls), this fact-based Spanish drama concerns the final days of Ram?n Sampedro, the quadriplegic poet who waged a controversial campaign for his right to die. He was denied this right for 30 years, and ultimately arranged for his own assisted suicide, but this remarkable film--and Bardem's keenly intelligent performance--examines the hotly-debated issue of assisted suicide with admirable depth and humanity, just as Sampedro did until his death in 1998. For Sampedro, death was preferable to severe paralysis (he even refused to use a wheelchair), but the film does not suggest a "disposable" attitude toward disability. Instead, it's a thoughtful meditation on life and love as gifts to be cherished, and a challenging drama that begs each viewer to examine their own personal beliefs about what makes life worth living. You may not agree with Sampedro and his ultimate denial of life, but The Sea Inside will urge you to ponder how you would react under similar circumstances, and that makes it a profoundly meaningful film. --Jeff ShannonAcademy Award nominee Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls) delivers a powerful and sensitive portrayal of a quadriplegic who fights to win the right to end his life with dignity. Based on a true story.Running Time: 125 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794043784026
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