Lucía, Lucía
(2003)
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Lucía, Lucía
(2003)
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Lucía
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Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa | ... |
Félix
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| Kuno Becker | ... |
Adrián
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Margarita Isabel | ... |
Lucía's mom
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Max Kerlow | ... |
Old Wehner
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Mario Iván Martínez | ... |
Mr. Wehner
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José Elías Moreno | ... |
Ramón
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Héctor Ortega | ... |
The Cannibal
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Enrique Singer | ... |
Undersecretary Ortiga
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Lourdes Villareal | ... |
Ministerio público
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Jorge Zárate | ... |
Blanco
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Manuel Blejerman | ... |
Suspect
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Itatí Cantoral | ... |
Airline saleswoman #1
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Fabián Corres | ... |
Secuestrados
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Enoc Leaño | ... |
El Ruso
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Lucia, an children's book author, tells the story of her husband's disappearance. One day on their way to Brazil he just disappears. She goes to the police, gets a ransom note, and makes friends with the old dude downstairs and the young dude upstairs as she tries to find him. Things take a bit of a twist as she realized the kidnapping may not be as simple as it seems on the surface. Written by poco loco
If you expect the plot in this Mexican pseudo-thriller to make sense, or be suspenseful, you are bound to be disappointed. The crux of this movie are the relationships and mid-life recentering that go on in Lucia's (Cecilia Roth) life. Her husband disappears, and she rushes to find him. Along the way she is befriended by an old ex-rebel communist and a young man who falls in love with her despite her wishes otherwise. These two friends come to take precedence in her life as she realized she doesn't really like her husband, and wants to live her own life. When she eventually tracks down her husband, she wishes him well and they go their separate ways. I didn't dislike the film even despite its weakness. I was interested to see how Lucia discovered herself and grew closer to and pushed away those around her.
This movie is like a veggie burger with eggplant in place of beef, covered in lettuce and tomatoes and sauce. When you first bite in, the first thing you taste is the bun and the lettuce. Then as you chew, you see that there is sauce, tomato and eggplant, but no meat. Try as you might, it's just not the same without meat. It might be not be disappointing if it were packaged a salad between bread, but as a substitute for a burger, it just doesn't satisfy. 5/10
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