Queens
(2005)
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Queens
(2005)
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| Verónica Forqué | ... |
Nuria
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| Carmen Maura | ... |
Magda
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| Marisa Paredes | ... |
Reyes
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Mercedes Sampietro | ... |
Helena
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Betiana Blum | ... |
Ofelia
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Gustavo Salmerón | ... |
Hugo
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| Unax Ugalde | ... |
Miguel
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| Hugo Silva | ... | ||
| Daniel Hendler | ... |
Óscar
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Paco León | ... |
Narciso
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Raúl Jiménez | ... |
Rafa
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Tito Valverde | ... |
Héctor
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| Lluís Homar | ... |
Jacinto
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Jorge Perugorría | ... |
César
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Ginés García Millán | ... |
Néstor
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In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, are entwined: Judge Helena is in charge of the ceremony; the entrepreneur in hotel business Magda is hosting the guests in her hotel and is responsible for the banquet, while facing a strike leaded by her lover and chef; the nymphomaniac Nuria is facing problems due to her disease; the wealthy Reyes is having a crush for the father of her son's mate and her gardener; and the Argentinean cooker Ofelia is facing financial problems and difficulties in with her son's mate. Along three days, they have complicated relationships with their sons and mates, ex-husbands, lovers and employees. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I saw this film recently as part of the Manchester celebrations of the enactment of the Civil Partnership Act and I was expecting from the write up a foreign language film with an ethereal link to this specific political moment in time. However it was a fantastically funny film! The film follows a series of couples over the weekend prior to the first gay weddings in Spain.
The delight of the film for me was the intensity of the spectoral gaze upon the relationships between 'gay in-laws' and between gay men and their mothers. The film refuses any clichés.
The defining aspect of this film that makes it excellent is that I totally forgot about the subtitles and just lived the action! The other defining aspect of the films greatness is that this was the first film I have watched at the cinema since 'The Full Monty' that had a raucous round of applause verging onto a standing ovation!