Spain,
1992, 95 min
Directed by:
Bigas LunaCinematography:
José Luis AlcaineComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Juan Diego, Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Jordi Mollà, Miquel García Borda, Armando del RíoPlots(1)
Salted pork shanks as leitmotiv in Jamón Jamón a dark comedy about an absurd love triangle: this is what post-Franco cine is all about (food and sex). Spanish tortillas (i.e., potato omelets) are also big in this one. Director José Juan Bigas Luna is intelligent, wry, and--despite the formulaic narrative that melodrama must essentially contain--unpredictable. (official distributor synopsis)
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