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1990 film
The Ages of Lulu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBigas Luna
Written byAlmudena Grandes
Bigas Luna
Produced byAndrés Vicente Gómez
StarringFrancesca Neri
CinematographyFernando Arribas
Edited byPablo González del Amo
Music byCarlos Segarra
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment
Release dateSpain 1990
Running time95 min.
LanguageSpanish

The Ages of Lulu (Template:Lang-es) is a 1990 Spanish film, directed by Bigas Luna, starring Francesca Neri. Javier Bardem has a small role as a corrupt gay man, one of his first roles on screen. Ángela Molina, who was originally cast in the lead role, withdrew because of the explicit sex scenes. The film is the version of the international best-selling novel with the same name written by Almudena Grandes. María Barranco won the Goya Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as a transsexual prostitute. Francesca Neri is dubbed into Spanish by another actress.

Plot

The film is about a young woman's (Lulú) sexual awakening in Madrid. The fifteen-year old Lulu is seduced by Pablo, a family friend. But he leaves for the United States. Lulu is sustained for years by the belief that Pablo will come back into her life. When he returns he proposes to her and they are married. Pablo introduces her to sexual with a new friend, Ely. The couple have a daughter, Ines. But Pablo's iterest in saexual experimentation increases. He convinces Lulu to participate blindfolded in a threesome; when Lulu discovers that the third person was Marcelo, a relative, she is shocked she has been tricked into committing incest. She leaves Pablo, taking their daughrer with her. However, her own desire to play increasingly dangerous sexual games now comes to consume her. With gay friends she participates in adventurous sex, experiementing in a range of sexual practices and taboos. Things become dangerous when she is drawn into the world of sadomasochism.

Controversy

The film was cut in the UK by two minutes and 55 seconds by the BBFC. These cuts include an S&M orgy at a gay club being shortened, a man sexually touching Lulu and a sex scene; these scenes were restored for the 2002 DVD release. In addition to these cuts an opening scene were Lulu is baptised was cut as Lulu's vagina is exposed to camera; this shot is considered to be in breach of the Protection of Children Act 1978. The 2002 UK DVD required 1:15 cuts for baptism scene; a new title sequence was used instead.

Reception

The film received a Rotten Tomatoes Rating of 64% on the Tomatometer by members. The film was listed on Film4's 50 Sexiest Film Moments.

Home Media

The Ages of Lulu was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in December 2011. The DVD is compatible with region code 4.

Cast

External links

References

  1. Rotten Tomatoes | url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ages-of-lulu/reviews_users.php Retrieved on 16 September 2010
  2. http://www.film4.com/galleries/50-sexiest-film-moments/the-ages-of-lulu Retrieved on 16 September 2010
  3. "Umbrella Entertainment". Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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