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Leonor Watling,
Leonor Watling,
Luis Tosar,
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Joaquin Oristrell,
Joaquin Oristrell
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: Liberation Ent.
: Comedies, Drama, Foreign, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Costume Drama/Period Piece, Spain, Erotica
: 108 min.
: Spanish
: English
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An expectant, ultra-modern mother living in 1913 Barcelona is thrust into a complex and labyrinthine mystery when her psychiatrist husband goes missing and she is forced to seek the help of her conservative brother-in-law in locating her missing spouse in director Joaquin Oristrell's Freudian period comedy. Alma is a modern woman of very modern means; her father Spain's foremost neurosurgeon and her husband, Leon, a devoted follower of controversial Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud. After arriving home one summer afternoon to find her tearful husband mumbling incoherent words of woe, Alma's life is turned upside down when Leon suddenly disappears. With no one else to turn to than her lovelorn brother-in-law Salvador -- likewise a psychiatrist who secretly pines for Alma despite being married to her sister -- Alma's discovery of a strange manuscript on hysteria and female sexuality proves the launching point for a tireless quest to locate her missing husband and discover the true meaning behind his inexplicable disappearance. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
July 27, 2007 - 3:03 PM PDT
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I first saw UNCONSCIOUS a couple of years ago at a Spanish film fest at Lincoln Center. Now, on DVD, it seems even more of a treat the second time around. Gorgeous to look at, it is also funny, sexy, silly, delightful, very well-acted and with a most memorable message. It's easy to understand why some people might have wanted to do away with Freud in his day, considering how he opened up to question so much about life, love and sex. The would-be assassin's speech toward the finale is an utter treasure: pointed and hilarious.
Don't miss this one -- which is yet another indication of the ascendancy of Spanish cinema, which is currently about as good as it gets. Check out some of this writer/director Joaquin Oristrell's other movies: DE QUE SE RIEN LAS MUJERES? and NO SHAME. Both are aces -- funny, full of life and slightly off-kilter. |
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