La mujer de mi hermano (2005)

Director:

Ricardo de Montreuil

Writers:

María Eugenia Argomedo (additional dialogue)
Jaime Bayly (novel)

Release Date:

4 November 2005 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After almost 10 years of marriage, attractive Zoe discovers that her marriage lacks passion and surprise...

Plot Keywords:

Profanity | Swimming Pool | Pregnancy | Sex | Abortion

Cast

Bárbara Mori	...	Zoe
Christian Meier	...	Ignacio
Manolo Cardona	...	Gonzalo
Gaby Espino	...	Laura
Beto Cuevas	...	Padre Santiago
Bruno Bichir	...	Boris
Angélica Aragón	...	Cristina

Also Known As:

My Brother's Wife (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Colombia:89 min

Country:

Argentina | Mexico | Peru | USA

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Mexico:C | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Company:

Shallow Entertainment

Quotes:

Zoe: Are you sure you love me?

Soundtrack:

Alo

Great Acting - Good Try But Needed More!!

I just saw La Mujer De Mi Hermano and I may sound a bit biased since I am a huge Barbara Mori fan, but as always I thought she was great...but the real treat here was Christian Meier, he really seems to have evolved as an actor with every character he does. The ending is a powerful one and all three actors come in true sync with their respective characters. This is the second film Meier has done, based on a Jaime Bayly character and here he hits a bang! All three main characters are subtle yet very effective with their portrayals..simply amazing, chic and sexy all throughout.

I had a slight problem with the fact that sex was a little bit overdone...It somehow felt that some of the sex talk scenes took away from the actual story and felt more like a filler than to have any substantial purpose. This was one of the main reasons I would rate this movie a 7.5 out of 10...It was a great movie that had a great pacing for the surprise finale and I was a bit baffled about one of the character's actions after he discovers something very significant to the story (which I will not give away.) Manolo Cardona was also great and the imperfections of his character came alive through the screen.

I did not see this movie with subtitles so I am not sure what non-Spanish speaking folks read, but I do have to say that it is understandable why many American critics will slander this film. Is because they don't understand that Hispanic films don't deal with some of the American topics on film in a daily basis. Americans and Europeans make tons of films about rape, incest, murder and every possible sick thing imaginable, which is why it might seem like a joke that something like La Mujer De Mi Hermano will cause marvel to the Hispanic audience. Spanish-speaking films seldomly deal with these topics and do not have such a big history with sleek, smart & taboo films, so they should definitely take that into consideration when rating the film.

Overall, I felt as I needed more...More thought-provoking dialogue, but it did justice to the Jaime Bayly novels, which rather speak for themselves rather than providing revolutionary sayings.