Sound of the Sea

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Audience Member A classic Bigas Luna attack on flawed, narcissistic masculinity. The alpha-male (he thinks so anyway!) property developer is an obvious target. The poet, Ulises, is explored in a more subtle and surprising way but ultimately revealed to be an equally manipulative narcissist. This is a powerful and engaging film and leaves the viewer with some very memorable visual images. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member (*** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] An interesting and sexy film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Bigas Luna's 2001 film SON DE MAR is a tragic tale of sex and death on the southeast coast of Spain. The dashing Ulises (Jordi Mollà) moves to a seaside village to teach literature, and soon begins a relationship with the alluring Martina (Leonor Watling), the daughter of his landlord. After marriage and children, Ulises wants his freedom back, so he takes off into the unknown, and Martina remarries with Sierra (Eduard Fernández), the wealthy property investor who has pursued her the whole time. Ulises's return after several years creates a love triangle that ends in a sordid way. This is essentially a soap opera, and one that relies on sex scenes far too much in order to pass the time. How much sex is here? Well, by the end of the film (or even at the midpoint), a nude Leonor Watling will no longer seem especially enticing. That must be the very definition of overdoing it. Still, it has a few elements that elevate it above total vacuity. For one, Ulises seduces Martina by quoting from the Aeneid, and though his repeated use of the same quotation to do so becomes tiresome, it's rather novel that Virgil's dusty old text is exploited for erotic potential. Also, Bigas Luna has a knack for writing tragedy in the conventional sense (protagonists with a fatal flaw), and the ending is quite memorable. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Leonor Watling. Preciosa! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit of a waste of time. Why did I bother with this one? Downloaded it dubbed into Italian, and with lousy English subs, possibly the most interesting part of the movie. It's the softest of soft porn, dressed up with an unbelievable narrative, without a single character whose motives are laudable. Even the wee boy loves diving for coins above all other occupations. There is a passionate love at its core - even beyond the grave - but no other redeeming feature. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member old wine in new bottle ! only accountable was the expressions Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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