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Overview

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Director:
Bigas Luna
Writers:
Cuca Canals (writer)
Bigas Luna (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A dish of a woman more
Plot:
Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Cruz and Bardem Reunite for Allen
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User Comments:
A noble effort more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Stefania Sandrelli ... Propietaria fabrica ropa
Anna Galiena ... Prostituta
Juan Diego ... El padre

Penélope Cruz ... Silvia

Javier Bardem ... Raul

Jordi Mollà ... El novio de Silvia (as Jordi Molla)
Tomás Martín ... Amigo Raúl (as Tomás Penco)

Armando del Río ... Amigo José Luis
Diana Sassen ... Amiga Silvia
Chema Mazo ... Padre de Silvia
Isabel de Castro Oros ... Hermana Silvia
Nazaret Callao ... Hermana Silvia
Marianne Hermitte ... La chica del perro en el puticlub
Nadia Godoy ... La que canta en el puticlub
María Reniu ... Chica en puticlub
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Tale of Ham and Passion (USA) (video title)
Ham Ham
Salami, Salami
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Spain
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Aragón, Spain more
Company:
Lolafilms more

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Trivia:
In Spanish, the word "jamon" not only means "ham" but also "a dish of a woman". more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Bigas Luna - La mirada entomòloga (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Así me gusta a mí more

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
A noble effort, 1 April 2004

I approached Jamon Jamon with much anticipation, it was recommended by a close friend by whom it was described as an abstract, witty, satirical comedy; a film with ups, downs, and naked bull fights. I had to see this film. However, after an hour and half of sketchy performances, one-dimensional characters, and a barrage of farcical, poorly interwoven sub-plots, i found myself quite disappointed.

Jamon Jamon possesses all the components of what promises to be an entertaining movie: Quirky, abstract dialogue, offbeat humour, and dark yet comic scenarios. During the initial stages of the movie I felt engaged and involved, concerned about the young misguided couple, and the situation in which they find themselves. However as the film progresses seemingly irrelevant scenes of attempted quirkiness grow all too frequent. You get the distinct impression that Luna is simply attempting to emulate a directorial style established by his more experienced, capable predecessors. Not to discredit the movie to harshly. Luna is clearly able to produce scene's that are moving, profound, and original, there is simply insufficient character development so ultimately you begin to feel indifferent about the outcome of their predicaments.

In conclusion, Jamon Jamon is a noble failure, but a failure all the same. It has all the makings of a quality movie but is let down by it's composition, I feel it lacks a certain intimacy and distances the viewer in it's latter stages when we're meant to feel most involved. If you're a Luna's fan a recommend you see it, just don't get your hopes up to high.

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