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Boy Undone (Memorias de lo que no fue)

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Ben Turner The Pink Lens It feels like a young filmmaker has watched a lot of porn, ultra-violence and Gus Van Sant and tried to combine them in one movie. And it just doesn't work. At all. Rated: 1/5 Sep 1, 2021 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall The underlying pathos in the premise gives the film a jolt of emotion that's difficult to define. Rated: 3.5/5 May 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member BOY UNDONE Memorias de lo que no fue The subject: a young man, Fernando, on his way to live his sexual identity and find love. I immediately found an access to Fernando's person. He portrays me as I felt and saw myself at the age of 18. Unfortunately, openly shown sexuality is too often misunderstood as offensive in films like this. But those sexual needs and facts are there. It's usually the wrong approach to make those needs disappear under any sheets or bed covers. I love this film because it shows tenderness. Striking how touching the touches are. That longing for someone else's hand to hold. Paul Act as Fernando gives this character a vivid, true face. The development from the insecure, stranded visitor of a gay bar is stirring. In search of orientation. In images between dream and reality (a masterpiece of Leopoldo Laborde to tell the story this way). Fernando's search for understanding, friendship and love towards Miguel. The questions, the uncertainty, the joy in his face that slowly develops whilst searching and having found a partner. Who after all also understands that it is a search for a loving partner. And who then really accepts Fernando. This development is reflected in the face of this young man (Paul Act shows a very natural acting talent in it), which touched me a lot in this film. It is on the same, high level as the French film "Mit Siebzehn" (original title: Quand on a 17 ans) by André Téchiné, shown at the Berlinale 2016. I am happy that there is finally a similarly honest portrayal of this QUEER topic on German television with the series ALL YOU NEED. For BOY UNDONE and especially the actors PAUL ACT and EDUARDO LONGORIA 10 points out of 10! I look forward to the next films with the two and by Leopoldo Laborde. BOY UNDONE Recuerdos de lo que no sucedió. El tema: un joven, Fernando, en su viaje para vivir su identidad sexual y encontrar el amor. Encontré un acceso inmediato a la persona de Fernando. Retrata cómo me sentía y me veía a mí mismo a los 18 años. Desgraciadamente, la sexualidad mostrada abiertamente se toma con demasiada frecuencia como algo ofensivo en películas como ésta. Pero esas necesidades y hechos sexuales están ahí. La mayoría de las veces, el enfoque equivocado es dejar que esas necesidades desaparezcan bajo las sábanas. Me encanta esta película porque muestra la ternura. Llama la atención lo conmovedor de los toques. Ese anhelo de tomar la mano de otra persona. Paul Act como Fernando da a este personaje un rostro vivo y verdadero. La progresión del visitante inseguro y desamparado a un bar gay es conmovedora. En busca de orientación. En imágenes entre el sueño y la realidad (una obra maestra de Leopoldo Laborde para contar la historia de esta manera). La búsqueda de amor y amistad de Fernando con Miguel. Las preguntas, la incertidumbre, la alegría en su rostro que evoluciona lentamente mientras busca y encuentra un compañero que ama . Que al fin y al cabo, también entiende que se trata de una búsqueda de pareja amorosa. Y que luego acepta y abraza a Fernando. Esta evolución se refleja en el rostro de este joven (Paul Act muestra un talento interpretativo muy natural en él), que me emocionó mucho en esta película. Está al mismo nivel, alto, que la película francesa "A los 17 años" (título original: Quand on a 17 ans) de André Téchiné, que se presentó en la Berlinale 2016. Me alegro de que con la serie ALL YOU NEED haya por fin un retrato igual de honesto de este tema en la televisión alemana. Para BOY UNDONE y especialmente para los actores PAUL ACT y EDUARDO LONGORIA, 10 de 10 puntos! Ya estoy esperando las próximas películas de ambos y de Leopoldo Laborde. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie did keep my attention, but I do not know why. My best guess is I kept waiting for something to happen. I waited a long time for the boys (young men) to display a bit of maturity. With the film done and gone, I still do not know much more than the actors about what happened to cause the amnesia nor why the woman hated him. So much for queer cinema. I would have liked a bit of explanation. But, the boys did not seem to mind being left with unanswered questions. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Leopoldo Laborde