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This beautifully filmed, expertly acted movie 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) & 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 & giggle & fawn over Luisa hoping to win her over with their boyish charms. & that's about it. But that simple plotline merely provides structure for the poetry & meaning that is woven into the film with photography & 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 & 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, & 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. &"e;...[ Cuaron] works w
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