Signs When A Scorpio Man Loves You

The lover of love: romantic

aimait les femmes. France, 1977.

Director: François Truffaut

Screenwriters: Michel Fermaud, Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut

Cast: Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey, Nathalie Baye, Nelly Borgeaud

Subjects interest: promiscuity, casual sex

Synopsis:

Bertrand Morane's funeral turns into a meeting of all the women he has seduced, or that you have won, as you look. Not one man attends the funeral since Bertrand devoted all his time and thought their lovers. A flashback tells us the last months of life, which was dedicated to having all their adventures in a biography, not knowing that the book would be published only posthumously.

Comment:

Life of Bertrand has one reason being : know intimately as many women as possible. His activity as seductive never ceases or drops his guard, any occasion can be good to bring out a new conquest: as in any c onquistador, the key to their success in courtship is perseverance and never demoralized not defeat. B ertrand not seek couples or the love of his life, this is z began searching at first but once inside his spiral of seduction is aware that his greatest pleasure is the curiosity to discover a new woman and none is good enough to stop trying to conquer the others. No doubt our friend really likes sex, but if that was all he seeks would become a regular of prostitution as many men, is the mystery of not knowing who will meet new women or that strategy then used to "hunting" that fills his life with excitement.

Bertrand behavior be considered pathological in a woman (what was formerly called nymphomania) and today for a man also has lost much of the romantic aura that surrounds it and Truffaut. Sex addiction, or rather sexual conquest, seriously undermines the social and emotional life of the protagonist, who has no friends or family ties, as this would take some of the time devoted to compulsive flirting. The film also does not show any interest in working for Bertrand : this is probably an intelligent man who could have done a better career if he had focused a bit more in it, but we must celebrate that his addiction did not prevent the least minimally meet their work commitments. At present, our man would without doubt the Internet to their meetings, which would surely casual relationships had a more purely sexual content. Of course, at least Bertrand is very clear what he wants and does not suffer fooling yourself into thinking you want to find the love of your life and not get it, or made to suffer any wife with his infidelities, so his compulsive search for sex becomes a vital choice, certainly not the best from the point of view but totally respectable emotional balance. Scenes

Highlights:

• Bertrand's funeral was filled with women of all styles. This scene is rather dreamlike, since it is difficult to learn of the death of someone you there has been more than a sporadic sexual relationship, and even harder to decide to go to his funeral, has an important Fellini aroma was homanejada / copied in a chapter of the frenzied series Nip Tuck which pretended death Flirt Dr. Troy.

Anecdotes:

• contest was presented to the Berlin film festival 1977.

• won three Cesar nominations for lead actor and two actresses secondary.

• The pleonastic English certificate a little cheesy, sexual begs the question even more than the French, man who liked women .
  

• Blake Edwards held in 1983, a remake of the film starring Burt Reynolds , here titled The Man Who Loved Women .
  

About the director:

François Truffaut was one of the most feared film critics in France in the 50's. From the famous publication Cahiers de cinéma denounced the stiffness that he said was suffering French celluloid time until in 1959 decided to put his theories into practice. Along with colleagues at the magazine and other young filmmakers, captained what was called the nouvelle vague , a new style of cinema's most fresh and iconoclastic, which can be considered as the debut of the modern cinema. Along with this greater openness, Truffaut also dared to talk about issues of sexual partners and avoiding the moralizing in films such as soft skin or marital home, among others.

Links: IMDB





Looks Muchocine

Vounteer Confirmation Letter

Dirty Shame Puppy: Happy Daddy Bear

Puppy. Spain, 2004.

Director: Miguel Albaladejo

Screenwriters: Miguel Albaladejo and Salvador Garcia Ruiz

Cast: José Luis García Pérez, David Castillo

Subjects of interest: male homosexuality, fetishism, promiscuity

Synopsis:

Peter is a dentist with an active gay social and sexual life has to take care of his nephew Bernardo, since his sister is going abroad on holiday. This, temporary and occasional in principle, is extended indefinitely in time when the boy's mother is detained in another country and is exposed to a long prison sentence. Peter will have to consider whether his life is compatible with the education of a child or if you must choose between one thing and another.

Comment:

During the last two decades, homosexuality, while remaining a taboo in mainstream cinema, which for now only supports a few stereotypes like the funny side that accompanies the protagonist women's shopping or just being repressed accepted or accepted himself after of grim traumatic experiences, has become the protagonist of a series of independent films that go beyond these clichés and the film demands. Puppy

reflects the situation of many homosexuals who live in large cities, for their inclinations and not a tragedy or a drama and therefore they need not claim great causes but live their lives with a semblance of normality, which, however is more fragile than it seems: a time to take charge of his nephew Pedro lifestyle makes him vulnerable in the eyes of those who consider those who are not like them can not be considered normal .

However, it is true that the film, despite addressing the issue of child adoption by homosexual persons, not limited to the pamphlet, but that counts, not a great drama, but the small drama of a person sees his life altered by the presence of his nephew and you have to face legal problems, the family of the child and his complicated emotional situation with half French boyfriend comes to visit from time to time.

That's where the movie sins perhaps Manichaeism and lack of credibility in doing so idealized portrait of its protagonist. Peter combines perfectly too their revelry night by local gays with his career and his new job as accidental father. As in other tapes Albaladejo, you can see a misogyny so evident as opposed to a large extent to which we are accustomed to seeing: women are immature, possessive and somewhat hysterical, men have a strong emotional balance and a great hand with children. Peter has also been said that, despite his feelings about his French lover, does not want commitments, their emotional resilience is such that this relationship does not pose flashing any doubt or conflict, and it is not selfishness but know perfectly what is best for him and for everybody. Probably the intention of the script is not falling into the reactionary topical promiscuity present as a symbol of irresponsibility and results in all aspects of life, but maybe it will go out of hand in the other direction.

Finally, the film focuses on a branch of the gay world, the underworld of bears or bears , whereas in a smaller city and being gay is unusual enough in itself, in a large City sexual orientation is no longer an identity in itself so, like heterosexuals, gays are also obliged to find that identity forming their groups and clans around certain aesthetic, music and more. Embracing the aesthetics of bears, many men somewhat overweight and ugly from a conventional view individuals cease to be insipid and pass to flaunt and be proud of his physique and status; Puppy portrays this environment to bear great authenticity. Scenes

Highlights:

• Pedro visit a local environment, down to the stairs where the dark room and then begins to kiss with a stranger.

Bernardo
• The small rises unexpectedly at night, when entering the room of his uncle, is found tied to bed with a mask covering his face and another masked man dressed in leather front. The child has a panic attack and runs away.

Anecdotes:

• Some scenes from the movie were filmed at the famous Madrid's Chueca district, and in some places specializing in bears or bears .

• The film, which is relatively well known in the gay community and especially English in Madrid, received several awards, mainly in gay film festivals. Its protagonist achieved Goya nomination as Best Actor.

About the director:

Born in Alicante in 1966, Miguel Albaladejo is unknown to the general public, despite being a brilliant writer and a filmmaker more than correct. His only film with a certain impact was the film adaptation of the stories of famous children's literature character Manolito Gafotas (1999), created by her friend Elvira Lindo . His film has no great everyday stories with a good balance between comedy, drama and interest in emotions and their bond characters. Puppy is, so far, the only openly gay movie with explicit sex scenes.

Links: IMDB



The Armchair

Making movies

Where Can You Get Tablets That Make You Poo

, a story about happiness: the quiet single

Happy-go-lucky . UK, 2008.

Director and Screenwriter: Mike Leigh

Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman

Topics of interest: sexual freedom, promiscuity

Synopsis:

Poppy is a happy childhood education teacher who lives in a neighborhood near London. At 30 years does not seem to want to settle down, he likes to live with her best friend, Zoe, entertained with various activities, leaving the weekends partying and flirting in fun ways with all the guys you know, without any anxiety find the man of her life.

Comment:

As usual in the Mike Leigh film , Happy not have a closed frame or concrete, but rather a series of episodes in the life of Poppy : Flamenco classes, driving lessons, his work with young children, a visit to her pregnant sister, their weekend partying with her friends, her romance with her school teacher .... All these anecdotes are the picture of what in another era would have been called a liberated woman, modern or emancipated, and now should be a perfectly normal, but still rather exceptional in the film.

And it assumes that the way of life and being of Poppy, free, casual and carefree, that is what the original title of the film is acceptable in a girl of twenty years, but arrival thirties as a man as a woman, but much more the latter, mark other targets. P Oppy is a teacher, a relatively good job from the point of view of a English, but in the UK is about the profession considered worse and worse paid to which you can choose someone to study, but our friend enjoy with their work and not see him greater ambitions. And apply the same philosophy to his private life against unmarried neurotic, bitter, desperate and unable to live without a man to whom we are accustomed to film and television, Poppy enjoys her freedom, she likes flirting with men and begins a relationship with an attractive coworker. However, The girl lives this affair, we do not know if it will or will not continue, again with ease, without seeing in him a lifeline or show no fear of commitment.

Poppy the beginning of the film may seem crazy and infuriating. But as the narrative progresses, partly thanks to great work of the actress, we realize that it is an intelligent young man and his attitude is a vital choice that she makes so much more aware than it seems. Above all it is clear that being happy is a question of taking things with good humor and nonchalance.

Other characters in the film represent the conventional view of bourgeois society Poppy rebuking not find a partner, a better job, not being more competitive, and so on. His sister, who is very proud of herself for being married, pregnant and living in an elegant house with her husband, advertise the wonders of the conventional life to try to preach to the misguided family, but it's easy see that the true function of this speech is to convince herself and cover their own insecurity.

Similarly, the teacher of the driving school we are sensing throughout the film who is attracted by Poppy, eventually bursting and finally reproaching her flirt with men, although this character is right to say that she not so crazy but is fully aware of its appeal and its game, which is doing well no longer cling to the seriousness to make sense of a gray existence. The film, while far from didactic panfletarismo Ken Loach and a British social cinema look no labels of any kind, shows great respect for the freedom of the person and the right to pursue happiness each in its own way .

Top Scenes:

• reminds Zoe Poppy you can not please everyone. She replies that what is wrong with trying.

Anecdotes:

• Introduced in the Berlin Film Festival this year 2008 with great success, winning the award for Best Actress for Sally Hawkins. It is likely that when the season starts soon awards for best films of the year, pick a few candidates.

About the director:

Mike Leigh was born around 1943 and Manchester in the 70 starts in his career as writer and director in British film and television, failed international recognition to the 90. Belongs to school of British social realist cinema and, although not as well known as Ken Loach , is also the method of working with semi-professional actors and go on the script together with them, leaving them to build their character and dialogue and contribute their own ideas, resulting in quasi-experimental films without a specific argument but with a sense of great ease and credibility. His greatest success was achieved in 1995 with Secrets and Lies. The protagonists of his films are people working or middle class with very everyday problems.

Links:

• official Web
• IMDB Blog
• film
• Extracine