Lucía, Lucía (2003)
"La hija del caníbal" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Antonio Serrano

Writers:

Rosa Montero (novel), Antonio Serrano (screenplay),

Stars:

Cecilia Roth, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Kuno Becker

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cecilia Roth	...	Lucía
Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa	...	Félix
Kuno Becker	...	Adrián
Margarita Isabel	...	Lucía's mom
Max Kerlow	...	Old Wehner
Mario Iván Martínez	...	Mr. Wehner
José Elías Moreno	...	Ramón
Héctor Ortega	...	The Cannibal
Enrique Singer	...	Undersecretary Ortiga
Lourdes Villareal	...	Ministerio público
Jorge Zárate	...	Blanco
Manuel Blejerman	...	Suspect
Itatí Cantoral	...	Airline saleswoman #1
Fabián Corres	...	Secuestrados
Enoc Leaño	...	El Ruso

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | note | police | brazil | ransom | 

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Taglines:

Y a tí ¿a qué te sabe tu vida?

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and brief drug use

Details

Country:

Mexico Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

25 July 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lucía, Lucía

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

€3,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$70,773 (USA) (25 July 2003)

Gross:

$267,495 (USA) (22 August 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conaculta, Fondo Ibermedia, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie, when Lucía is typing on an indigo Macintosh iBook, the "Capitals Lock" is on (as you can tell by the green LED) although close up shots of the screen show text being typed in lowercase letters.

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Soundtracks

"Farsa"
Performed by Babasónicos

User Reviews

Relationship/Self Discovery movie disguised as a thriller

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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