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Format: DVD
Jul 1998
Not Rated
Recording Mode: Dolby Surround
Sound: HiFi, Stereo
114 min.
Color
UPC: 014381418927 |
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Movie Description
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar spins out enough frenetic material for four normal movies in this penetrating satire. Peter Coyote costars as Nicholas, an American writer living in Spain whose wife has killed herself, and whose stepson, Ramon (Alex Casanova), is obsessive and narcoleptic. Ramon's ex-girlfriend, Andrea "Scarface" Garacortada is a TV show host for a program that could be called "Spain's Most Violent Home Videos." Played by Spanish star Victoria Abril, Andrea is seductive, manipulative, and will stop at nothing to get a story, spending most of the movie with a camera strapped to the top of her head. Then there is Kika (Verónica Forqué), a flighty make-up artist in love with Nicholas but engaged to Ramon. When the sexually superhuman brother of Kika's lesbian maid (Rossy De Palma) rapes Kika in a very bizarre scene, this somehow causes all the links to come together, as the footage of the rape ends up on Andrea's show, and sinister secrets come out from all directions. With topics ranging from motherhoood to serial killers, this is a sexy, insane work from the great Almodóvar and deserves discovery by brave-hearted American audiences.
Synopsis
Always one to take things over the top, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar goes even further in this bizarre sexual romp.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 0 Encoding
Keep Case
Filmed in Madrid, Spain.
The old woman who interviews Nicholas near the beginning of the film is director Pedro Almodóvar's real-life mother.
Verónica Forqué won the 1994 Goya Best Actress Award (the Spanish equivalent of the Academy Awards) for her role as Kika.
Industry Reviews
"...Almodovar's exuberant style remains intact; he's one director who's intensely verbal yet always keeps his films moving, always inspiring trust in his actors to cast away virtually all their inhibitions..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (05/06/1994)
"...The chaos in KIKA is so brilliantly orchestrated, and so gamely acted, you can't help being drawn into it. There is, truly, never a dull moment..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Lloyd Sachs (05/27/1994)
"...Almodóvar continues to give new meaning to the phrase screwball comedy....A sly, rambunctious satire..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (05/06/1994)
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