Bad Education at the Grand Cinema
Bad Education (109 min, Rated NC-17)
Pedro Almodovar's (Talk to Her) latest film takes place in Madrid in 1980. Enrique Goded, a young director, is looking through the tabloids to find a subject for his fourth film when a man claiming to be his old classmate, Ignacio Rodríguez, suddenly appears at his doorstep. He has brought a short story called "The Visit," and gives it to Enrique. The story was inspired by their childhood together and tells of the kids’ discovery of the cinema. Enrique reads "The Visit" with great interest and decides to adapt it into a film, a move Ignacio is ecstatic about. However, Ignacio immediately insists upon one condition: he play the lead. Enrique is not convinced his friend would fit the role and refuses to give it to him. After a violent argument, Ignacio disappears completely. In the days following the argument, Enrique can"t get the mysterious visitor out of his mind and decides to do some investigating. In pursuit of the truth, he uncovers many more questions and finds that he will have to pay dearly for the answers.
"Almodovar has toyed with film noir before, most memorably in his 1997 film Live Flesh. But his newest movie, Bad Education, is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style."
-- Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"An Almodóvar film is always worth watching, and Bad Education is no exception."
-- Jean Lowerison, SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN
Pedro Almodovar's (Talk to Her) latest film takes place in Madrid in 1980. Enrique Goded, a young director, is looking through the tabloids to find a subject for his fourth film when a man claiming to be his old classmate, Ignacio Rodríguez, suddenly appears at his doorstep. He has brought a short story called "The Visit," and gives it to Enrique. The story was inspired by their childhood together and tells of the kids’ discovery of the cinema. Enrique reads "The Visit" with great interest and decides to adapt it into a film, a move Ignacio is ecstatic about. However, Ignacio immediately insists upon one condition: he play the lead. Enrique is not convinced his friend would fit the role and refuses to give it to him. After a violent argument, Ignacio disappears completely. In the days following the argument, Enrique can"t get the mysterious visitor out of his mind and decides to do some investigating. In pursuit of the truth, he uncovers many more questions and finds that he will have to pay dearly for the answers.
"Almodovar has toyed with film noir before, most memorably in his 1997 film Live Flesh. But his newest movie, Bad Education, is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style."
-- Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"An Almodóvar film is always worth watching, and Bad Education is no exception."
-- Jean Lowerison, SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN
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