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The Ages of Lulu is a gruelling sexual odyssey from Spanish director Bigas Luna, made immediately prior to his popular trilogy Jamón, jamón (1992), Golden Balls (1993) and The Tit and the Moon (1994). Starting as the somewhat queasy story of the young Lulu's affair with the manipulative Pablo (Oscar Ladoire), the movie takes a much darker turn once they are wed. It is conventional cinematic wisdom that there's no such thing as sex after marriage, but here Lulu's husband incomprehensibly leads her into blindfolded incest, then is heartbroken when she reacts with disgust.
Soon Lulu (superbly played by Francesca Neri from ingénue to hardened 30-something), is paying gay men for group sex, eventually becoming an unwilling attraction in a commercial sado-machochistic orgy. The closest most UK audiences will have come to this before is in Ken Russell's The Devils (1971) and Crimes of Passion (1984), and it is surely one of the most gut-churningly nightmarish scenes ever passed for home viewing. While Ages of Lulu may function as a reactionary warning against the wilder shores of sex, Luna's intention remains unsatisfyingly enigmatic, since the script is under-written and psychologically unconvincing. The end result is pretentious, repellent pornography which degrades human beings of any sexual persuasion.
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. --Gary S Dalkin
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The Ages of Lulu is a gruelling sensual odyssey from Spanish director Bigas Luna, made immediately prior to his popular trilogy Jamón, jamón (1992), Golden Balls (1993) and The Tit and the Moon (1994). Starting as the somewhat queasy story of the young Lulu's affair with the manipulative Pablo (Oscar Ladoire), the movie takes a much darker turn once they are wed. It is conventional cinematic wisdom that there's no such thing as sex after marriage, but here Lulu's husband incomprehensibly leads her into blindfolded relationships with others, then is heartbroken when she reacts with disgust. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Goya Awards, ...The Ages Of Lulu (UK) ( Las Edades de Lulú )
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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful
This is a film about a woman's sexual coming of age and taking her all the way down the path of near self-destruction. Made by a well-known Spanish director, this film is soft porn art at its best whilst at the same time being a quality drama. It is beautifully filmed with very good acting. Not for lovers of the missionary position, it explores different ways of sexual expression which some may consider abnormal, tasteless or revolting. Definitely not a film for the narrow-minded or prude viewer. All others will thoroughly enjoy it!
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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I like to think I watch movies on the lowest level possible.
I am not gay neither am I homophobic, so the homoerotic scene, which was erotically supercharged, was great fun.
The later scenes have been described previously as wanting to make you puke. I didn't understand them at all. There was no detail in the film, so you would have to watch it with an S and M friend for an explanation.
Loved the incest. Very well done. A great moment in the film.
I imagine the film has a deep meaning for intelligent people. For myself I could not get beyond the intoxicating sexiness of the leading lady.
The only advice I can offer is don't watch it with your grandmother.
I am not gay neither am I homophobic, so the homoerotic scene, which was erotically supercharged, was great fun.
The later scenes have been described previously as wanting to make you puke. I didn't understand them at all. There was no detail in the film, so you would have to watch it with an S and M friend for an explanation.
Loved the incest. Very well done. A great moment in the film.
I imagine the film has a deep meaning for intelligent people. For myself I could not get beyond the intoxicating sexiness of the leading lady.
The only advice I can offer is don't watch it with your grandmother.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I debated some time before deciding to purchase this DVD. Friends of mine had recommended it to as a devotee of French Cinema even if any recommendation is not French. What I enjoyed was the attitude to human relationships depicted in this film. The differences between American, British and continental film making is so marked. Subtlety is the word I use when watching this gendre of film. LuLu explores her sexual persona in a variety of ways from first fumblings to exotic variations. Between all the events, she marries and has a child which on the surface fails to bring any permanent contentment. She tries to fill the void with sexual encounters but at the end realises that physical excess is not the answer however enjoyable. It is a theme explored by many film makers but the Europeans generally seem to corner the market in eroticism. Recommended
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