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Sex, Shame and Tears

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A pair of neighboring Mexican couples have domestic lives that are far from blissful. Ana (Susana Zabaleta) and Carlos (Victor Huggo Martin) struggle with his jealous temperament and her need for more physicality. Meanwhile, Miguel (Jorge Salinas) and Andrea (Cecilia Suárez) have constant, heated arguments. When Ana's ex-boyfriend, Tomás (Demián Bichir), drops in on her and Carlos, and old flame Maria (Monica Dionne) visits Miguel and his wife, fractures are created and tensions come to a head.

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Jorge Avila Andrade Moviola Fresca, divertida e inteligente visin de las relaciones personales en las grandes urbes Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 21, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's a good story with good performances. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member El inicio y el desenlace son lo mejor de la película, pero el desarrollo de la trama cae en fórmulas bastante trilladas y le quitan realismo a la historia, realismo que el mismo lenguaje visual elegido propone pero que la trama desbarata. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member De los pocos vestigios de calidad que gozo el cine en México a finales de los 90's. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member El cast salva la trama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Surrealista y sobreactuada telenovela convertida en película. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Una película que gira alrededor de las relaciones amorosas. Trata buenos temas y Antonio Serrano hace buen trabajo con lo que tiene. Una formula que muchos tratan de replicar pero fallan ya que la esencia se trata con pretensión y no como aquí que es tratada con honestidad a pesar de que a ratos solo parece no ser tan relevante. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Antonio Serrano

Director

Demián Bichir

Tomas

Monica Dionne

María

Victor Huggo Martin

Carlos

Cecilia Suárez

Andrea

Susana Zabaleta

Ana
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Synopsis A pair of neighboring Mexican couples have domestic lives that are far from blissful. Ana (Susana Zabaleta) and Carlos (Victor Huggo Martin) struggle with his jealous temperament and her need for more physicality. Meanwhile, Miguel (Jorge Salinas) and Andrea (Cecilia Suárez) have constant, heated arguments. When Ana's ex-boyfriend, Tomás (Demián Bichir), drops in on her and Carlos, and old flame Maria (Monica Dionne) visits Miguel and his wife, fractures are created and tensions come to a head.
Director
Antonio Serrano
Producer
Matthias Ehrenberg
Screenwriter
Antonio Serrano
Production Co
Producciones Titán, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Tabasco Films, Argos Comunicación, Titán Producciones, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)
Rating
R (Language|Strong Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 18, 1999, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 1999
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround