★ 9 / 10
Ayer tuve el privilegio de ver en el
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Ayer tuve el privilegio de ver en el Cine Estudio del Círculo de Bellas Artes El Diputado, de Eloy de la Iglesia. Es una gran película, y no sólo por su…
Ayer tuve el privilegio de ver en el Cine Estudio del Círculo de Bellas Artes El Diputado, de Eloy de la Iglesia. Es una gran película, y no sólo por su calidad cinematográfica, que la tiene y mucha, sino también por su valor como testimonio de una época de la historia reciente de España: la Transición.
En ese sentido es como Asignatura Pendiente, del gran José Luis Garci. A través de los ojos de un diputado del Partido Comunista vemos los cambios que se fueron produjendo en aquella España, tan cercana y remota a la vez en el tiempo. Eloy de la Iglesia habla también de las relaciones homosexuales, un auténtico escándalo en aquellos años (aunque desgraciadamente, hoy algunos sigan pensando así). De cómo un grupo de ultraderechistas intentaba usar eso a su favor para desestabilizar la frágil democracia, de lo que sufre una amante esposa, y de un hombre muy atormentado, que le cuesta aceptar lo que es y sufre al llevar una doble vida.
Es una gran película del cine español de todos los tiempos, aunque a ciertas personas les escandalice su crudeza visual, que en ningún momento es sensacionalista, como puede ser vista hoy en día.
Un saludo!
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★ 8 / 10
En pleno caos de la reinstauracion democratica en
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En pleno caos de la reinstauracion democratica en la España post-franquista se desarrolla la lucha interna de un hombre entre sus ideales, el cuidado de su…
En pleno caos de la reinstauracion democratica en la España post-franquista se desarrolla la lucha interna de un hombre entre sus ideales, el cuidado de su imagen publica como politico, y sus deseos homoeroticos recien redescubiertos. Es un canto a la libertad en todos los sentidos.
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★ 5 / 10
A strong tale of forbidden love in which a gay Congressman is blackmailed by a group of extreme right-wing
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An undercover militant of a left-wing party , Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is elected as a Parliament member . But he is really homosexual who hires rent…
An undercover militant of a left-wing party , Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is elected as a Parliament member . But he is really homosexual who hires rent boys and teenage hustlers . Supposedly he falls in love with the last rent boy , Juanito Garcia (José Luis Alonso) , but the latter discovers himself passionately in love with the man he must betray . Then , Roberto starts bringing the young man into his family and the risks escalate . As his wife Carmen (María Luisa San José) to be aware and she decides she's had enough pretending not to know and they foolishly embark on a threesome . But a group of ultra right-wing run by Carrés (Agustin González) attempts to blackmail him and to compromise the prominent politician as sexually as non-sexually , by means of his young lover , getting photographed extensively by the opposition . Things go wrong when Roberto is about to be elected Secretary General and ultimately happens the discovery of scandal . At the final point the film abruptly finishes . This is a provoking story in which politics collide with gay underworld , forbidden loves , blackmail , treason , violence and murder . Shot a bit later on the events are developed and including apparition of prestigious politicians as Adolfo Suárez , Felipe Gonzalez , Manuel Fraga Iribarne , Santiago Carrillo from the troublesome period when the known ¨Spanish Transition¨ took place . Narrated by a long flashback and voice-in-off by the same protagonist Roberto/Sacristán , though there is an excessive pamphlet tone and communist propaganda . And as trivia , to expose that Enrique Tierno Galván , President of Popular Socialist Party , PSP , had a meeting with the Communist leader Santiago Carrillo to press De La Iglesia , famous communist militant , to impede Eloy to shoot this film , due to similarity on a case happened in his own party . It displays a complex , extreme and curious screenplay by Gonzalo Goicoechea and Eloy De La Iglesia , both of them collaborated extensively on various films . Nice acting by José Sacristán as a politician who has several trysts with very young rent boys and becomes involved with nasty blackmailers . Support cast are pretty good , such as Agustin Gonzalez , Enriqué Vivó , José Manuel Cervino , and finally Queta Claver and Angel Pardo , both of whom played in ¨La Corea¨ and Pardo in the same gay role as ¨Nes¨. In addition , filmmaker Juan Antonio Bardem as a communist inmate , in fact Bardem was imprisoned during the start of filming ¨Calle Mayor¨; as student protests in Madrid , led to the arrest of Bardem, a communist, in the city of Palencia , he was jailed for a few days and released on the condition that he could not talk about his personal life or beliefs during interviews related to the film ."Confessions of a Congressman" or "The Deputy" -International titles- was regularly directed by Eloy De La Iglesia . Most his films dealt with sex including shots of nude males , homosexuality , politics and forbidden lovers . De La Iglesia was a notorious communist militant , drug addict and homosexual , these personal characteristics were widely shown in his films . Eloy was a talented Spanish movies director , he began working in cinema in 1966 , at his 22 years old , he debuted in a kiddies production , ¨Fantasy 3¨(66) . Following a sordid melodrama ¨Algo Amargo En La Boca¨ (67) and a boxing story , ¨Cuadrilatero¨(69) . De La Iglesia realizes a lot of thrilling pictures with erotic background as ¨Techo Cristal¨(70) , ¨Nadie Oyó Gritar¨ (72) , ¨Gota Sangre Para Seguir Amando¨ (73) , and scabrous tales as ¨Juegos Amor Prohibido¨(75) , ¨Otra Alcoba¨ (76) . And concerning youthful gay : ¨Placeres Ocultos¨(76) , ¨El Sacerdote¨(78) and politicians : ¨The Deputy ¨, ¨Mujer Del Ministro¨ . Although he became notorious in the years of the Spanish transition to democracy with shocking and polemic films as ¨El Pico 1¨ and 2¨ , ¨Cólegas¨ , ¨Navajeros¨, ¨La Estanquera De Vallecas¨ (87) . All of them dealt with druggies , dope sellers , delinquency , terrorism , underworld suburban and generational problems are the habitual subjects in his films , and specially dedicated to the underworld of heroin ; as well as the gay world . Passing of time hasn't had mercy with most of those movies , but they represented a time and a way of life in the history of Spain ; and now they may seem a little bit naive . His last films were an academic rendition based on Henry James' novel : ¨The turn of the screw¨ and ¨Los Novios Búlgaros¨.
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