Amor, sal y pimienta (2010)

Marissa, a young student living in the big city, is about to receive the visit of Don Antonio, her father. She is anxious about preparing the dinner and mainly, if her father is going to ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Luis Rivera

Writer:

J. Luis Rivera

Stars:

Carolina Valdés, Jorge Mendoza, Aleksander Sauvinet

Cast

Cast overview:
Carolina Valdés	...	Marissa
Jorge Mendoza	...	Paco
Aleksander Sauvinet	...	Don Antonio

Storyline

Marissa, a young student living in the big city, is about to receive the visit of Don Antonio, her father. She is anxious about preparing the dinner and mainly, if her father is going to like Paco, her boyfriend. Paco arrives and helps her to prepare the dinner, not knowing that he is going to add the special ingredient to the meal.

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Plot Keywords:

cannibal | murder | father daughter relationship | father dislikes daughter's boyfriend | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Horror | Romance

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love, Salt and Pepper

Filming Locations:

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caminante Cinema, Escuela de Cinematografía y Actuación de Monterrey The Films Workshops

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Marissa knees looking for ingredients, an unused lamp is visible in the background.

User Reviews

"He never likes the guys I choose"

For most of its running time, this Mexican short film sticks so closely to a predictable romantic comedy formula – the classic tale of meeting the in-laws – that you know there must be a poisonous barb at the end of this tail. Cloying music underscores every sickening, saccharine moment of romance. Marissa (Carolina Valdés) is an attractive young lady awaiting the arrival of her father, Don Antonio (Aleksander Sauvinet), who has agreed to meet her newest boyfriend, the boyish-faced Paco (Jorge Mendoza). Paco arrives home, and there's the obligatory conversation about how critical the father has been of previous boyfriends. Paco assures Marissa that he'll be at his most delectable.

All this time, I suspected that the narrative was about to veer off its rails, but I didn't know how. When the meat tenderiser made its booming first appearance, how I laughed! I'm not I'm not even sure why; I'm not a morbid guy at all. Perhaps the absurd abruptness of the film's mood-shift transformed it into a cartoon, in which all violence is hilarious. I watched 'Love, Salt and Pepper' in Spanish with English subtitles, and, ironically, the only dialogue I understood was "bonjour mademoiselle." There's a pun at the end that I think was lost in translation. The meal is described by Don Antonio as "young." I've never heard that adjective ascribed to meat; perhaps "rare" is the closest equivalent.