Paz Vega,
Tristan Ulloa,
Najwa Nimri,
Daniel Freire,
Elena Anaya
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Following up on his 1998 art-house hit Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Julio Medem spins this audacious film about flesh and forgetting. Lucia (Paz Vega) is a young Madrid waitress who is devastated to h... read more
Directed by: Julio Medem
Release Date: July 12, 2002
DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003
Stats: 1,289 reviews
"The first advantage is at the end of the story. It doesn't finish, it falls in a hole. And the story starts again halfway. The other advantage, and the biggest, is that you can change course along the way... If you let me. If you give me time."
A waitress falls in love with a novelist who has a secret in his past; parts of the movie describe their real love story, and parts are dramatizations of a novel the male lead is writing, with it largely left to the audience to decide which is which. Ambitious, multi-layered sto... read more
The earlier film by Julio Médem (Lovers of the Arctic Circle) is a prelude to the kind of cinematography that this Spanish film director/writer presents here. I have read most of the other comments, but they don't do justice to it, mainly because of the lack of understanding the ... read more
One of the strangest storylines ever, which confuses the viewer throughout, that I think, is the beauty of this piece. There is something quite addictive about the story. This is a film that definitely benefits from multiple viewing
As I?m sure you will guess from its title ... read more
I have watched part of this movie twice. I will need to watch it all the way through to understand it. I can't figure out what are Lorenzo's dreams and what is supposedly reality.
A beautiful, fragmented story of love, lust and intrigue, writer-director Julio Medem's erotic Spanish tale is a sumptuous mix of playful sex and stunning Mediterranean scenery. Spanish actress Paz Vega is gorgeous and mesmerising, delivering a daring and unself-conscious perform... read more
I really enjoyed this one. I loved the disconnected way that the story was told and how the holes were filled in along the way. I loved the colors that were used in the filming as well. Everytime I watch I realize something else about the story.
[font=Arial][color=darkred]"Put lots of sex in it. That?s always good," says a character in 'Sex and Lucia', the steamy Spanish import now playing. And 'Sex and Lucia' is true to its very title. There are many scenes with Lucia, our heroine, and there?s also oodles of sex. This i... read more
Which is which?The primary insight is Paz Vega.A wild,carnivorous cheetah,providing a passionate,frivolous dash in a jolly film with hints of melodramatic strings about love's torments.How does fate sound in Spanish?
I liked this movie because it made you think a little bit. There are a lot of apparently disjoint plot paths in the beginning and as it move towards the end they all merge into a single story. The story is partially told in real time but most of its told through Lucia?s Imaginati... read more
It's a thoughtful film that forces its characters and its viewers to wrestle with the difference between great sex and true intimacy.
While it's being the told, the story of Sex And Lucia is sufficiently seductive to keep you from noticing the holes forming in its universe. Full Review
It's a hall of mirrors, this flick -- every one of them pretentious. Full Review
What distinguishes Julio Medem's humid, magic-realist eroticon from the average soft-core fare is its writer-director's playful interest in storytelling as a form of sexual sublimation and release.
A lot rides on coincidence. Or fate. Or the magic pull of the moon. It all makes sense in the end. Full Review
While the final picture may not be quite as grand as expected upon completion, the individual pieces remain strikingly beautiful. Full Review
I would be shocked if there was actually one correct interpretation, but that shouldn't make the movie or the discussion any less enjoyable. Full Review
Pretty darn good, despite its smarty-pants aura.
Between bedroom scenes, viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap. Full Review
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