A secondary, misunderstood and understated movie by Great Master Luis Berlanga, with Michelle Piccoli in the leading role. The beautiful Ada Rassimov is Piccoli's wife, (she is the sister of the unfortunate Ivan Rassimov, the actor).
A succesful dentist, rich, sophisticated, from a high bourgeois background, is visibly tired of life. He is also tired of his marriage.
The movie deals in a subtle and original way with topics such as the impossibility of communication, loneliness, misogyny, jealousy, and the mechanisation of feelings. It also shows a strong anti-religious stance. The film is extremely corrosive against social institutions such as marriage, respectability, etc.
It also touches suffering and boredom.
The plot is at times surreal, in a very " Buñuel" style. The movie also deals with domination and BDSM fetishes.
The scene with the orgy of Spanish Immigrants, is of an unprecedented ferocity and is a direct attack on what is called " Deep Spain".
It is intentionally disgusting, and in my opinion, borrows a bit from " Viridiana", from Buñuel.
So, if you want to see a movie with a dentist who leaves his wife for a poliuretane sex doll imported from Japan, this is the one. The guy also introduces the doll to his mother and friends, and mimics a grotesque marriage with the mannequin, as well as recording himself with the sexy doll. The doll is abducted by a gang of very freakish spanish immigrants who dress the doll as a " Virgin Mary", and rape her in a mega-bizarre gang-bang scene. Strong Stuff. Very Dark Movie.
A succesful dentist, rich, sophisticated, from a high bourgeois background, is visibly tired of life. He is also tired of his marriage.
The movie deals in a subtle and original way with topics such as the impossibility of communication, loneliness, misogyny, jealousy, and the mechanisation of feelings. It also shows a strong anti-religious stance. The film is extremely corrosive against social institutions such as marriage, respectability, etc.
It also touches suffering and boredom.
The plot is at times surreal, in a very " Buñuel" style. The movie also deals with domination and BDSM fetishes.
The scene with the orgy of Spanish Immigrants, is of an unprecedented ferocity and is a direct attack on what is called " Deep Spain".
It is intentionally disgusting, and in my opinion, borrows a bit from " Viridiana", from Buñuel.
So, if you want to see a movie with a dentist who leaves his wife for a poliuretane sex doll imported from Japan, this is the one. The guy also introduces the doll to his mother and friends, and mimics a grotesque marriage with the mannequin, as well as recording himself with the sexy doll. The doll is abducted by a gang of very freakish spanish immigrants who dress the doll as a " Virgin Mary", and rape her in a mega-bizarre gang-bang scene. Strong Stuff. Very Dark Movie.