Y Tu Mama Tambien

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Plenty of juicy "s" words apply to And Your Mother Too: sexy, sweet, subtle, sad, surprising, superb... and did we say sexy? With enough male and female nudity to qualify as softcore porn--but deserving none of the stigma attached to that label--this vibrant coming-of-age road movie is guaranteed to jumpstart any viewer's libido. Frank treatment of its characters' burgeoning sexuality makes this unrated film a real eye-opener, but it's never prurient or juvenile. Rather, the three-way odyssey of two 17-year-old Mexican boys (Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna) and a 28-year-old Spanish beauty (Maribel Verdú) is energetic and affirmative, while acknowledging that relationships--and sexual adventures--rarely develop without a hitch or two (or three). Filmed in sequence by Alfonso Cuarón (Great Expectations), and shot with invigorating natural style, this refreshing comedy-drama employs an omniscient narrator to reflect upon precious stolen moments, weaving three lives into a memorable tapestry of fun, friendship, and fate. --Jeff Shannon

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Julio and Tenoch are two teens ruled by raging hormonesand a mission to consume exotic substances. But one summer, the boys learn more about life than they bargain for when they set off on a wild, cross-country road trip with seductive, 28-year-old Luisa. Both boys taste forbidden fruit as Luisa schools them in the finer points of passion, but will their mutual desire for her destroy their friendship forever?

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A Representative of Foreign Film and Coming of Age of Mexican Cinema.......2007-08-14

Y Tu Mama Tambien is a foreign film in the Spanish language that has been categorized over and over again as a "Coming of Age" film which it most certainly is. Released in 2001, directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and Ana Lopez Mercado as the three main characters, Y Tu Mama Tambian is a foreign film about two boys just out of high school and good friends who plan a road trip with the unhappy wife of a cousin which turns out to be more than just sexually adventurous. Winning 33 awards at film festivals throughout the world, this film was actually nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay at the 2003 Academy Awards.

The playful sexual overtones of the movie full of new hip Spanish colloquialism is also a very serious thought provoking drama about death, corruption, friendships and is certainly representative of the "coming of age" of Mexico, Mexican Society and Mexican Cinema.

Realistic, funny, poignant.......2007-06-19

I find it odd how so many mainstream reviewers refer to this movie as a comedy about coming of age, a road movie etc etc without seeing the underlying message (common in Babel as well).

Y Tu Mama Tambien is layered in an irreverent bubble-gum euphoria with a cast that is 100% committed and convincing, giving the whole trip a tingling authenticity. Yet its underlying theme is the ephemeral nature of the drama we create in our lives, in this case over sex and relationships; the fun yet the actual shallowness of friendships; and the ultimate randomness and futility of it all. So, it is a rush of a movie.. first the surprising treatment of the frequent sex scenes that one could label soft porn yet is reluctant to do so because they are so appropriate and germaine to the story; then the hilarity of the road trip set up ahead of the disintegration of the happy trio's relationship under the pressure of sexual politics; and finally the melancholic ending which even though bleak, is not black because it is lightened by what went before.

Beyond just Erotica.......2007-06-16

I bought this DVD since I enjoy Gael Garcia Bernal's work..I think it is one of his most enjoyable films to watch. It was one of the best written films I've seen, very interesting concept and the erotica was done very tastefully and not offensive in the least. Worth purchasing so you can watch over and over for the magnificent details. Beautiful photography, will make you want to visit Mexico. The bonus commentary was one of the best on any films. Worth learning (or improving) your Spanish for.

Sex, death and the open road........2007-06-09

When I first heard about Y Tu Mama Tambien, I had it described to me as something like an "erotic road movie set in Mexico about two young guys taking a trip with an older, sexually experienced woman." Well, all that is true but that is really just scratching the surface. It's about friendship, coming to terms with who you are, the ties that bind us together, how people come and go out of our lives, class differences, what it means to be Mexican and perhaps more than anything, death. I think ultimately, that's what Y Tu Mama Tambien is ultimately about. However, it doesn't dwell on it, instead it offers death as an inevitable fact of life and in a sense celebrates it - without death, or at least the knowledge of it, we aren't truly alive.

The story is simple but excellent, I'm sure you know the gist of it so I won't get into it. What I really liked is that there is virtually no exposition in this film - characters do things for reasons that the viewer just has to go with but eventually their motivations will all begin to make sense.

All the actors are superb, particularly the three main leads Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and Maribel Verdu. The three of them have a chemistry between them that is both natural and magnetic.

From a technical aspect, the film is superb. Cuaron is a superb director - he uses his settings perfectly and uses it as a means of transformation. The urban jungle of Mexico City makes way to civilization mixing with nature on the Mexican highway, to finally the breathtaking oceanside beauty of "Heaven's Mouth". As well, Cuaron favors long, uninterrupted takes and prefers to set his camera back and let things unfold naturally. Both of these create a unique and pleasurable viewing experience.

All in all, a superb film from a fantastic talent. Strongly recommended.

Sex and Death: The Road to Lost Innocence.......2007-06-09

The coupling of sex and death is ancient. Y Tu Mama Tambien is a modern treatment of this theme. Two seventeen year old boys go on a road trip with a twenty-eight year old woman who is beautiful and who is dying. The boys don't know about her illness, however, and see the trip as an opportunity to further their sexual experience. They act as most seventeen year old boys do. They brag about their sexual exploits and their ability to please their girlfriends. Their dying companion takes it upon herself to teach the boys what women really want. Underneath this, though, is her fascination with the boys' youth and exuberance. Their bodies are strong and responsive, if a bit jittery and hard to control. Their energy is in stark contrast to her own, which must wane as her illness grows more severe. The road trip is replete with references to death. Even as the sexual adventure progresses, the boys' relationship with each other is also explored. One is rich, the other of a lower class. The boys have devised all sorts of chivalric rules to live by, yet the rules are broken. Not only do they sleep with each other's girlfriends, they relate to each other on the basis of social status more than they are willing to admit. The movie shows this in many ways, not the least of which is the way each acts when he visits the other's bathroom. This is a coming of age film which is not corny and which doesn't hide the more black elements of growing up and losing one's innocence. Yes, there is a lot of nudity, but the nudity is not exploitive or (...). It is natural and, I would argue, necessary to the film.

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A Representative of Foreign Film and Coming of Age of Mexican Cinema
Realistic, funny, poignant
Beyond just Erotica
Sex, death and the open road.
Sex and Death: The Road to Lost Innocence

Y Tu Mama Tambien (R-rated Edition)
Starring: Ana López Mercado , Diego Luna , Gael García Bernal , Nathan Grinberg , and Verónica Langer
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Release Date: 2002-10-22

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A Representative of Foreign Film and Coming of Age of Mexican Cinema.......2007-08-14

Realistic, funny, poignant.......2007-06-19

Beyond just Erotica.......2007-06-16

Sex, death and the open road........2007-06-09

Sex and Death: The Road to Lost Innocence.......2007-06-09

Jamon Jamon [Region Free, PAL, English Subtiltles, Import]

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A Very Dark but Enormously Successful Unique Film

Jamon Jamon [Region Free, PAL, English Subtiltles, Import]

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- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Star And Director Filmographies
- Directors Notes

ASIN: 8373612629

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Review Salted pork shanks as leitmotiv in Jamón Jamón a dark comedy about an absurd love triangle: this is what post-Franco cine is all about (food and sex). Spanish tortillas (i.e., potato omelets) are also big in this one. Director José Juan Bigas Luna is intelligent, wry, and--despite the formulaic narrative that melodrama must essentially contain--unpredictable. At times his film exudes a certain Almodóvar flavour, but there is an edge, perhaps even heavy-handedness, to the dark humour that is either Luna's success or his downfall. The film garnered the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, after all. Try to follow: sexy Penelope Cruz (Belle Epoque) is growing up with her mother outside town on the wrong side of the highway. Together they run a truck stop where cars and life literally race past. Cruz is in love with Jordí Molla, by whom she is pregnant, but Molla's bourgeois mother, played by Anna Galiena (Being Human), thinks he can and should do better (of course, neither Cruz nor his mother knows of the erotic, avian interludes Molla enjoys on the side.) To save her son from the lower classes, Galiena hires Javier Bardem, a muscular, pretty man (whose regular consumption of the pork he distributes for a living has enhanced his sexual appeal) to pursue Cruz. The dark comedy finds a proper ending to the triangle in a grotesque but comedic landscape of death. This is not a cookie-cutter movie but rather one that will resonate with both your light and dark sides. After each surprise, you'll chuckle, feel guilty, and chuckle again. --Erik Macki, Amazon.com

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A Very Dark but Enormously Successful Unique Film.......2006-11-07

'Jamón, jamón' is a tremendously creative movie by director José Juan Bigas Luna and his writing partner Cuca Canals (Son de mar, Volavérunt, Bámbola, Lumière et compagnie, La Teta y la luna, and Huevos de oro), a film that is a dark comedy but not in the ho-ho manner: the comedy is the human comedy and watching it evolve may at times make the viewer avert the eyes because of its truthfulness.

Silvia (a very young Penélope Cruz) lives with her prostitute mother (Stefania Sandrelli) in a truck stop bordello, obviously in the lower caste of society. Silvia works in the Under Wear factory owned by the parents (Anna Galiena and Juan Diego) of Penelope's boyfriend José Luis (Jordi Molla). Penelope is pregnant by José Luis but of course this low class association will never do to his mother so she sets about to distract Silvia from José Luis's attentions. Enter a ham seller and wannabe bullfighter Raúl (the very buff and hunky young Javier Bardem) who is a macho as they come (a night scene where Raúl and his handsome friend played by Tomás Martín fight a bull in the nude is the pinnacle of machismo!) whom the mother hires to distract Silvia. But the plot thickens when the intended coupling becomes crazily rearranged (Raúl has sex with José Luis's mother, José Luis seeks out the corporal companionship of Silvia's prostitute mother, José Luis's father grasps for Silvia, etc) until the sextet comes to a strange ending on the twilight plains of Spain.

This color-saturated movie by cinematographer José Luis Alcaine is a visual delight and the accompanying musical score by Nicola Piovani adds just the right amount of spice. But it is the extraordinary acting of the young actors who were to become international stars - Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Jordi Mollà - that bring the excitement and aura of sensuality to this very controversial film. José Juan Bigas Luna is a terrific combination of Dalí, Almodóvar, Cocteau, and Buñuel, but he carries his dark comedic sense into the critical eye of the human microscope. The film is a delight and a joy to see, if only to watch the three big names at their early stages! Grady Harp, November 06

Y Tu Mama Tambien (With Subtitled Commentary Track)

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Y Tu Mama Tambien (With Subtitled Commentary Track)

Manufacturer: Warner Brothers
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"Me La Debes" Short
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ASIN: B000HH6T6A

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Julio and Tenoch are typical over-sexed and under-occupied teenagers. During a festive afternoon with their families they meet Luisa, a twenty year old Spaniard, and flirt with her all the style and grace seventeen year old boys are known for. As a joke, they invite her to accompany them on a road trip to a beach called Boca del Cielo ("Heaven's Mouth), neglecting to mention that they wouldn't know where to find it, even if it did actually exist. To their astonishment, she accepts. Y Tu Mama Tamblien received outstanding critical acclaim on its release. Hailed as one of the comedies of the year, it's a steamy, sexy and sun-drenched sensation of a movie that's rude, playful and raucously funny.

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Y Tu Mama Tambien Es Narca
Starring: Elezar Jr. Garcia
Manufacturer: Venus Pictures
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ASIN: B000JJ4DZA
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Y tu mama tambien [NTSC/REGION 4 DVD. IMPORT-LATIN AMERICA]

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Y tu mama tambien [NTSC/REGION 4 DVD. IMPORT-LATIN AMERICA]
Starring: Diego Luna
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
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