La Teta y la Luna

This is a warning to anyone who hasn't seen this film...THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BOOBAGE. It is about a little boy who is obsessed with boobs. I believe that this is his way of gaining the love of his father.
It is told from the point of view of a child and the really interesting thing is that his fantasies are integrated rather seamlessly with the rest of the film. For example, we know that the woman is probably not squirting milk into his mouth from her own nipple, but there are no awkward jumps or pauses to confirm this.

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For those of you from the film club, I've already posted about "Todo Sobre mi Madre" so please see that post. Gracias

Volver

I really like most of Almodovar's films, and if I don't like them I usually at least respect them. Volver was quite good. I saw it at an independant movie theatre in Winnipeg w/ some friends who weren't that familiar w/ Almodovar's work. It was a little funny to experience the film w/ them and I learned a new word (flipar=to flip). Carmen Maura was in the film (because it is required that she be in every Spanish film since 1980 on) and it was a little weird seeing her as an old woman. I just watched her in "What Have I done to Deserve This" and she was like 35-40, which makes sense since that was made in the 80's. But, the age jump was just a little much. She's aged well, I think most Spanish people do.
Anyway, I liked the film, but it was definitely not one of his best. The plot twists were fairly obvious, but the acting was genuine and the dialouge was funny. Their were also the obligatory disturbing moments and, because it's Almodovar, a hooker who was a completely accepted member of the community. It's worth a trip to the theatre or a rental when it comes out on disc.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

This is one of those movies that I thought was good but still didn't like. It is just so frustrating to see someone let someone else walk all over them. I know that in the end we find out why Blanche lets Jane get away with all of this, but it is still frustrating to me. Blanche probably did deserve some of what she received for driving her sister crazy, but I can't imagine putting up with what she did for as long as she did. Plus, it isn't like it was actually helping Jane to be there with the constant reminder of what she thought she had done. It drove her crazy for crying out loud. Blanche is such a self-serving, martyr pansy that I can't stand her. At least Jane is honestly crazy.

Todo Sobre mi Madre

We did not watch this movie in films club. I saw it in Hispanic films. It's really moving. In the begining we are introduced to a woman and her son. He is a writer who is writing a story about his mother entitled (you guessed it) "Todo sobre mi Madre" (Everything about my Mother). He is obviously enfatuated with her and we spend the rest of the movie seeing what a wonderful person she is, seeing her through his eyes even though he isn't in all of the movie. The film explores a lot of female relationships and portrays most woman (or womanesque men) as being inherently maternal in different ways. I definitely do not think that all women are inherently maternal, but I think that most of us can't help it.