Devil Between the Legs (2019) El diablo entre las piernas
Devil Between the Legs (2019)
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 3958 Kbps | 147 min | 4,22 Gb
Audio: Spanish AAC 2.0 @ 131 Kbps | Subtitles: English (srt)
Genre: Drama
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 3958 Kbps | 147 min | 4,22 Gb
Audio: Spanish AAC 2.0 @ 131 Kbps | Subtitles: English (srt)
Genre: Drama
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Stars: Silvia Pasquel, Alejandro Suárez, Greta Cervantes
Mexico City. Every day, Beatriz is insulted and humiliated by her jealous husband, but she does not flee his side because they have created a codependency and, at least for her, she would not conceive of her life any other way: by dint of feeling humiliated, she feels desired and desirable.
Beatriz, an aging woman living in a shabby genteel part of Mexico City, has a past that her also aging husband won't allow her, or himself, to forget: her youthful promiscuity that, though she has long ceased such activity, he still thinks she indulges in with other men. He expresses this to her in the basest language possible. Meanwhile, he is having a relationship with a married hairdresser, the film's one sympathetic character. There is also an adolescent live-in maid, Dinorah, who involves herself in the couple's "relationship, " to the point of a near fatal climax.
This film deals with an inability to forget the past the past, misogyny, jealousy and obsession. Its basic theme is sex while having no erotic appeal. Indeed, it leaves one with an unpleasant aftertaste, if only because of the distasteful characters involved.
The photography, though, is enjoyable. Done in black and white, it captures the nuances of the interiors and exteriors of that part of Mexico City.
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Devil Between the Legs (2019) El diablo entre las piernas
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