Title:
Jamón, jamón
... aka Tale of Ham and Passion, A
Released: 1997
Genre: Comedy
/ Drama
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Plot
Summary: Jose Luis is an executive at his
parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia
works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant,
Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most
likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis'
mother is determined to break her son's engagement
to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul,
a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter
to seduce Sylvia.
Comments:
I
liked it. The movie is different from lifeless american
movies of last decade with their happyendings, superheroes
and villans(and i'm not talking about DareDevil).
I didn't find it a little bit funny but tragic. Of
course, 'fighting with ham' sounds funny for americans
(bizzare for everyone else in the world) but it isn't
in this movie. 'Naked bullfighting' sceen is light
and artfull and serves it's purpose of breaking the
straight line of the story. The whole atmosphear of
'Jamon, Jamon' and its tragic ending reminded me of
the 'Capitaes de Areia' that I've seen when I was
a kid.
Cast
overview:
Stefania Sandrelli .... Conchita, Jose Luis' Mother
Anna Galiena .... Carmen, Silvia's Mother
Juan Diego .... Manuel, Jose Luis' Father
Penélope Cruz .... Silvia
Javier Bardem .... Raul
Jordi Mollà .... Jose Luis
Tomas Penco .... Raul's Friend
Armando del Río .... Jose Luis' Friend
Diana Sassen .... Silvia's Friend
Chema Mazo .... Silvia's Father
Isabel de Castro Oros .... Silvia's Sister
Nazaret Callao .... Silvia's Sister
Marianne Hermitte .... Girl in Puticlub
Nadia Godoy .... Singer in Puticlub
María Reniu .... Girl in Puticlub
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Penélope Cruz having a guy pull down her top
to suck on her great breasts as the camera zooms in
close.
featured
actress:
