This beautifully filmed, expertly acted film about two 17-year-old, middle class Mexican boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best... more
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Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
This beautifully filmed, expertly acted film about two 17-year-old, middle class Mexican
... more
boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best friends Tenoch (Diego Luna, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal,...
Y Tu Mama Tambien [2001]
If you're in need of a teen road movie that's more than a collection of "tit-n-bum" jokes,
... more
then look no further than Y Tu Mama Tambien ("And Your Mother Too"). Alfonso Cuaron (yes, the director signed up for Harry Potter 3) has managed to create a sexy...
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Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
This beautifully filmed, expertly acted film about two 17-year-old, middle class Mexican
... more
boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best friends Tenoch (Diego Luna, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal, AMORES PERROS), who think of nothing but sex, convince a beautiful 28-year-old woman, Luisa (Maribel Verdu), to go on a road trip with them to a nonexistent beach. They get lost. They flirt and giggle and fawn over Luisa hoping to win her over with their boyish charms. And that's about it. But that simple plotline merely provides structure for the poetry and meaning that is woven into the film with photography and narration. Periodically throughout the film, while the action continues normally, the sound stops. A voice over then gives information--sometimes a brief biography of one of the characters (birth date, name of father and mother, consequences of birth, primary childhood experiences), or a note about what each of the characters is really thinking, or a news report or historical comment that brings Mexico's tangled politics into the context of daily life. Never is the voice connected to a character in the film. It simply floats. Meanwhile, underwater photography, roving shots of the Mexican countryside, and affectionate close-ups on the characters communicate a solemnness that is not present in the plot. All of these pieces fit together easily, resulting in an excellent, whole, thoughtful film.n
Y Tu Mama Tambien [2001]
If you're in need of a teen road movie that's more than a collection of "tit-n-bum" jokes,
... more
then look no further than Y Tu Mama Tambien ("And Your Mother Too"). Alfonso Cuaron (yes, the director signed up for Harry Potter 3) has managed to create a sexy road movie without a single cheerleader popping up in anyone's bed. Instead he brings together a strong cast of Spanish/Mexican actors--including the rising star Gael GarcÃa Bernal and the enigmatic Maribel Verdú--with a heady mixture of dusty roads and raging hormones. Leaving the poverty and grim reality of Amores Perros (the other hit Mexican movie of recent times, also starring Bernal) far behind, Y Tu Mama Tambien is set among the upper classes where two teenage friends, Julio and Tenoch, are left in a state of limbo when their girlfriends take a trip to Europe. But rather than resting on their laurels, they choose to chase a much bigger prize: Tenoch's cousin's wife, Luisa. When she takes up their offer to go on a trip to a mystical beach, the boys can't believe their luck; little do they know that Luisa is using them as a means to run away and forget. Here begins the boys' trip towards adulthood as they learn to control their hormones, jealousies and selfishness. Y Tu Mama Tambien's explicit scenes are more than mere titillation, just as the plot is more than a simple sex comedy. --Nikki Disney
Advantages: Sexy, Funny, Clever Disadvantages: A little slow at times
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' is another film that can be considered as part of the recent Mexican/Latin American new wave cinema that includes 'Amores Perros', 'El Mariachi' and 'City of God' to name just a few.
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Tenoch and Julio are two Mexican teenagers; one summer when their girlfriends are away they decide to try their luck with Luisa an older woman they meet at a wedding. Spinning her a tale of a beautiful secluded beach ... ...on a road trip across Mexico hoping that the trip will also give them an opportunity to seduce her to their surprise and delight she accepts. Luisa who is going through a tough time emotionally is desperate to escape the city and is intrigued by the two young men, thus begins a journey both physical and emotional, at times funny at times passionately charged, which will lead all three to learn new things about themselves and the country they live ...
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Advantages: a funny film with loads of sex, drugs, and alcohol Disadvantages: not for prudes!
A couple of weeks ago, 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' was playing in my university's film series. I'd never seen the cinema so packed. Hundreds of students packed the auditorium and dozens more queued outside. No doubt everyone had heard that this film features a lot of sex. That's certainly why my friends and I turned up! A lot of people assume that if a film is in a foreign language, it is sophisticated art appropriate for people of all ages. My grandparents' ... ...ended up walking out on this film. Knowing this, I had high expectations for its raunchiness. Yes, there is a lot of sex (5 sex scenes, one masturbation scene, and one shower scene) and a decent amount of nudity, but I wasn't SHOCKED by any of it. Nor was I particularly turned on, although it was fun to be in cinema full of cheering students when the thing everyone has been hoping will happen finally does. (I don't want to ruin anything... but the ...
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Advantages: A thoughtful film Disadvantages: Those subtitles
Much has been made of the sexual content of this film and yes, it’s probably not something you would want to watch with your parents in the room. However, this is a film of many layers and there’s a lot more to it than a bit of nudity and liberated behaviour. The comparisons that have been made with glib American productions like “American Pie” do absolutely no justice to this thoughtful, melancholy and beautifully shot film.
... ...(Gael Garcia), two seventeen year old boys, one middle class, one more upper class and well connected. Like adolescent boys do, they go out drinking and, having waved their respective girlfriends off on a holiday in Italy, they look for women. At a family wedding they bump into Luisa (Maribel Verdu), the Spanish born wife of Tenoch’s obnoxious writer cousin, and offer to take her on a trip to the mythical beach of Boca del Cielo (Heaven’s ...
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Advantages: Good story, funny, sexy, poignant Disadvantages: Fast dialogue makes it difficult to keep up with the subtitles!
Tenoch and Julio are Mexican teenagers who seem to have little to do over the summer holidays. Their girlfriends have left to go backpacking in Europe, and the boys pass the time drinking, taking drugs, masturbating and trying unsuccessfully to pick up girls.
At a wedding they clumsily try to chat up Luisa, Tenoch's cousin's wife, by inviting her on a trip to a special beach called 'Heaven's Mouth'. After a miserable day attending the hospital for ... ...of infidelity Luisa decides to take them up on their offer, much to their surprise. The beach only exists in Tenoch and Julio's imagination, but after frantically seeking directions to a suitable beach, they pick up Luisa and set off. During their travels through remote Mexican scenery the talk turns to sex, before Luisa seduces both the boys. I can't really say why I liked this film so much without giving away what happens to all the characters ...
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Advantages: Great performances Disadvantages: None to speak of
...Spanish with English Subtitles
Y Tu Mama Tambien or and your mama too its translated title is a coming of age road movie. Julio and Tenoch are best friends that have just seen their girlfriends go off travelling for the summer and the boys are left teaming with testosterone and adolescent hormones.
The boys befriend Tenochs older cousin's wife, Luisa and tell her tales of a magical beach, Boca del Cielo. Luisa who is already unhappy in her relationship ... ...trip to the beach.
The journey takes them out of their home in Mexico City. During the trip they explore their sexuality and their friendship is tested by their attraction to luisa. They learn more about each other on their trip than they could have hoped or wanted to.
You may recognise Gael Garcia Bernal from Amorres Perros or in his recent portrail of Che Guervara in the Motorcycle Diaries. This is an ecellent performance from a young actor with ...
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Actor(s): Gael Garcia Bernal, Maribel Verdu, Diego Luna
Director(s): Alfonso Cuaron
Genre: Drama - Romantic
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 2001
Running Time: 1 hour 41 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: Mexico
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): Icon Home Entertainment; Warner Home Video, ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release date: 07/10/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 093778
Barcode: 7321900937788
Screenwriter: Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron
Languages
Main Language: Spanish
Dubbed Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Deleted Scenes, Me La Debes, Interview With Director, Soundtrack, Making Of Featurette, UK Trailer, TV And Radio Spots, Promotional Material, Screenplay Extracts
This beautifully filmed, expertly acted film about two 17-year-old, middle class Mexican boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best friends Tenoch (Diego Luna, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal, AMORES PERROS), who think of nothing but sex, convince a beautiful 28-year-old woman, Luisa (Maribel Verdu), to go on a road trip with them to a nonexistent beach. They get lost. They flirt and giggle and fawn over Luisa hoping to win her over with their boyish charms. And that's about it. But that simple plotline merely provides structure for the poetry and meaning that is woven into the film with photography and narration. Periodically throughout the film, while the action continues normally, the sound stops. A voice over then gives information--sometimes a brief biography of one of the characters (birth date, name of father and mother, consequences of birth, primary childhood experiences), or a note about what each of the characters is really thinking, or a news report or historical comment that brings Mexico's tangled politics into the context of daily life. Never is the voice connected to a character in the film. It simply floats. Meanwhile, underwater photography, roving shots of the Mexican countryside, and affectionate close-ups on the characters communicate a solemnness that is not present in the plot. All of these pieces fit together easily, resulting in an excellent, whole, thoughtful film.
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