Rowdy Mexican youths Julio (Gael Garc''-a Bernal from Amores Perros) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) set off in a car to find a beach with older woman Luisa (Maribel Verd''). At first the young men are more interested in drinking and seducing their passenger but it's a journey that holds much in store for their friendship and their outlook on life. Alfonso Cuaron's road movie Y Tu Mama Tambien manages to be wise funny and very sexy.
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Mexican teenagers Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Bernal) are friends as close as brothers. When their girlfriends decamp to 'do Europe' for the summer, they decide to dedicate their time to the pursuit of sex and partying. At a wedding reception they cross paths with Luisa (Maribel Verdu) a young woman in her twenties but older than both boys. Immediately taken with her they invite her to take a roadtrip with them to an invented beach called 'Boca del Cielo' (Heaven's Mouth). Luisa declines but when a call from her husband confirms that he has been cheating on her, Luisa decides to take the boys up on their offer. As the trip is undertaken all three learn a lot about each other, not always happily, not always expected.
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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