tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post8925329286216325501..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Vacas (Cows) by Julio Medem (Review)A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-23138071436647238732010-05-22T23:05:01.760+01:002010-05-22T23:05:01.760+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments.
Mim, you'...Many thanks for your kind comments.<br /><br />Mim, you're right, the first three films by Medem, had a spooky motif running through it.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-32890429008419288102010-05-22T17:45:40.213+01:002010-05-22T17:45:40.213+01:00I haven't seen any of his films. This one soun...I haven't seen any of his films. This one sounds interesting, I always like films which give a real insight into the culture of a place.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-31446310946564326442010-05-21T22:16:09.917+01:002010-05-21T22:16:09.917+01:00I watched the trailer. No one does dark the way t...I watched the trailer. No one does dark the way the Spanish do.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-78904449905426218072010-05-21T18:49:46.072+01:002010-05-21T18:49:46.072+01:00Way to catch one's attention with that first l...Way to catch one's attention with that first line! The trailer looks most suspenseful and scary. It sounds like a good movie-one of those edge of your seats movie. Thanks for explaining the cow's eye thing.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-50818134801545612042010-05-21T17:20:59.176+01:002010-05-21T17:20:59.176+01:00Excellent, review, Cuban. This sounds like exactl...Excellent, review, Cuban. This sounds like exactly the sort of film that my daughter and I would enjoy watching together, but I have serious doubts I'd be able to find it here (Calgary). Still, one can always try. Thanks for the introduction!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-59379382388153450162010-05-21T13:50:49.401+01:002010-05-21T13:50:49.401+01:00Thank you all for your kind comments.
You're ...Thank you all for your kind comments.<br /><br />You're right, Susana, 'Lucia... was predictable and by the time that scene on the beach came about, I'd already had enough of talk about peckers, big or small, never mind). It's funny that I received 'Los amantes del Círculo Polar' in the post yesterday. Another film by Medem to watch and review. I've seen 'Vacas' twice or three times. I lost count of how many times I saw 'La Ardilla Roja', especially because of the 'is or is she not suffering from amnesia'? 'Tierra', I've seen only once, at the Latin American Film Festival in Havana and I was mesmerised by it.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-27610967709016396562010-05-21T13:06:26.623+01:002010-05-21T13:06:26.623+01:00Gorgeous and frightening trailer...thank you.
I...Gorgeous and frightening trailer...thank you.<br />I'm finally joining Netflix, I promise myself.melissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-27278579477887646722010-05-21T12:44:45.594+01:002010-05-21T12:44:45.594+01:00Medem was definitely more interesting in his earli...Medem was definitely more interesting in his earlier days. I love VACAS and La Ardilla Roja, but I thought Lucía y el Sexo was a bit predictable and gratuitous with all the sex scenes and obsession (I sound slightly prudish, I know!). <br /><br />His latest film, Room in Rome, I haven´t seen but I hear it is disappointing.Susanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082863914748678607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70816295030175709882010-05-21T06:03:48.329+01:002010-05-21T06:03:48.329+01:00Thanks for the heads-up on this film. I confess to...Thanks for the heads-up on this film. I confess to liking the penis movie, though. I'm adding it to my Netflix list, hoping that it's subtitled in English!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-1982037005098472322010-05-21T02:07:55.700+01:002010-05-21T02:07:55.700+01:00Cuban, a gripping trailer to accompany a most grip...Cuban, a gripping trailer to accompany a most gripping film review. I like your take on the metaphors that are used in the movie. I look forward to seeing the full-length movie. Something new to add to my Netflix list... Really looking forward to it! Thank you, Cuban.<br /><br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-60710535178853145432010-05-21T01:32:11.803+01:002010-05-21T01:32:11.803+01:00I have seen Lucía y el Sexo and I will make sure t...I have seen Lucía y el Sexo and I will make sure to see Vaca now. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. Saludos hermano.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-58835672280517071542010-05-21T01:15:52.768+01:002010-05-21T01:15:52.768+01:00The trailer alone -- what a brilliantly drawn port...The trailer alone -- what a brilliantly drawn portrait of a people and a conflict. I don’t think I’ll forget soon the axe hitting the trunk near exposed, wiggling toes. Substitute heads for wiggling toes -- did I get the picture?Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43477938900672161002010-05-21T00:15:30.886+01:002010-05-21T00:15:30.886+01:00Ooh, yes please, Cuban. Trailer was fantastic (in...Ooh, yes please, Cuban. Trailer was fantastic (in all senses).<br />Thank you for the recommendation.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.com