MOUTH TO MOUTH
[BOCA A BOCA]
A film review by Ben Hoffman
Copyright 1997 Ben Hoffman
This is a farce about sex. The farce genre calls for frantic running around, mistaken identities and unexpected confusion at every turn, the setting aside of reality; most of all, by definition farce must have comedy. Given those criteria, MOUTH TO MOUTH does quite well.
It is frantic. People seem to be running all the time. No one is whoM he appears to be. And it is funny. It also is about sex . . . and that never hurt a farce. This sex is about those who work for the "900 Hot Lines," pretending to be enjoying the sexual conversations with those who phone in.
And of those who call and pay for their chatting, there are no doubt many who are lonely and confused. One such is Ricardo (Joep Maria Flotats) who is in the midst of an unhappy marriage. On top of that, he is unnerved by thoughts he may be gay . . . which he is not. Calling the Hot Line is a safe way for him to get his jollies.
Among those manning the phones is an aspiring but unemployed actor, Victor (the handsome, sexy Javier Bardem). The Hot Line is his means of support. In a short while, Victor is doing great on the phones turning people on. As one would imagine, we are treated to some hilarious scenes between Victor and Ricardo.
Underlying the film is the message that there is more to life than casual sex. Victor undergoes a metamorphosis when he gives up his dreams of being a famous movie star, getting rich; instead he decides to be a decent human being. In fact, there are lots of people whose lives are changed before the film concludes . . . on a happy note, of course, as befits farce.
Also in the cast are the beautiful Altana Sanchez- Gijon, Maria Barranco, and Myriam Mezieres.
Directed by Manuel Gomez Pereira.
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