Las edades de Lulú (1990)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Bigas Luna

Writers:

Almudena Grandes (novel)
Almudena Grandes (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 December 1990 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of a young woman's descent into the kinky and dangerous sexual underground in Madrid. |

Plot Keywords:

Erotica | Brother Sister Relationship | Bar | Anal Rape | Female Explicit Nudity

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Francesca Neri	...	Lulú
Óscar Ladoire	...	Pablo (as Oscar Ladoire)
María Barranco	...	Ely
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	...	Marcelo
Rosana Pastor	...	Chelo
Javier Bardem	...	Jimmy
Juan Graell	...	Remy
Rodrigo Valverde	...	Pablito
Pilar Bardem	...	Encarna
Marta May	...	Madre de Lulú
Gloria Rodriquez	...	Cristina
Àngel Jové	...	Alicantino (as Angel Jové)
Ainara Pérez	...	Lulú niña
Juan Sala	...	Padre de Lulú
Pepa Serrano	...	Flamenca

Also Known As:

The Ages of Lulu (UK)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 | Chile:(Banned) (original rating) | Chile:18 (re-rating) (2001) | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | South Korea:18 | UK:18

Company:

Apricot

Soundtrack:

Tu mano en mi mano

'Art House' Filth

Aptly described as "pretentious, repellent pornography," The Ages of Lulu is a film you really could do without. Indeed, not only does Spanish director Bigas Luna's (he of Jamón, jamón, Golden Balls and The Tit and the Moon fame) film fire hugely clear of the mark in its attempt at sexually heightened drama, it also suffers from a dodgy cast (Javier Bardem, what were you thinking?), lame acting and a wholly unrealistic plot. Not to put too fine a point on it, then, you'd be better served boiling your head than watching this hyper-sexual and highly explicit 'art house' trash.

On the DVD: The Ages of Lulu is transferred at an anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 and image quality is very good, though in some scenes very slightly soft. The film can be watched with or without English subtitles, and the sound is unremarkable stereo. The main extras are a seven-page essay on Bigas Luna and five pages detailing the now restored 110 seconds of cuts made to the 1998 video release. The main title still contains 65 seconds of alternate footage to the cinema original for legal reasons. Also included are filmographies of Lunas and Oscar Ladoire, two trailers plus trailers for six other films.