Mouth to Mouth.Cowritten and directed by Manuel Gomez Go here for Manuel Rodríguez Gómez (July 4, 1928 – January 21, 2006) for the American neurologist most noted for his work on tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder Go here for Manuel Gomez a noted Spanish clarinetist pupil of Cyrille Rose Pereira (Miramax) Reviewed by Bob Satuloff A straight-up sex farce, a convoluted coming-out tale, and a spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing of Hollywood's worldwide cultural domination, the English-subtitled Mouth to Mouth has to race at a breathless clip to get through its multiple plots and themes in 96 minutes. The frenetic Spanish comedy has all the subtlety of a panic attack panic attack n. The sudden onset of intense anxiety, characterized by feelings of intense fear and apprehension and accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, and trembling. Also called anxiety attack. , but it works. The focal character In literature, a focal character is the character around whom the events of the story revolve. He is "the person on whom the spotlight focuses; the center of attention; the man whose reactions dominate the screen. is Victor (Javier Bardem), a straight, out-of-work actor who, while auditioning for the lead in a Hollywood movie that's casting in Madrid, works as a phone-sex operator. His most frequent caller is Ricardo (Josep Maria Flotats), a married plastic surgeon plastic surgeon A surgeon specialized in reconstruction or cosmetic enhancement of various body regions, most commonly the face–nose, chin, and cheeks, breasts and buttocks; PSs remove fat deposits through liposuction; PSs reduce scarring or disfigurement whose closet door is about to burst off its hinges. The plot slams into gear when Victor starts getting calls from the sexy-voiced Amanda (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). He soon meets her, beds her, and falls for her, even after learning that she seduced him to take revenge on her husband, who turns out to be Ricardo. In the respective roles of Victor, Amanda, and Ricardo, Bardem (Jamon Jamon), Sanchez-Gijon (A Walk in the Clouds), and Flotats prove themselves able farceurs. Mouth to Mouth sputters nearly as much as it sparkles, but it's so energetic and treats its characters with so much affection, only curmudgeons are likely to wish they'd stayed home. |
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