Cast: Marisol, Murray Head, José María Prada Alfredo Alonso, Francisco Amorós, Eloy Arenas, José Luis Barceló, Pilar Bardem, Juan Cazalilla, Alberto Fernández, Antonio Gamero, Lola Gaos, Tito Garcia, Pilar Gomez Ferrer, Fernando Hilbeck, María Jesús Hoyos, Cris Huerta, Paloma Hurtado, Lola Lemos, Carmen Lozano, José Luis Manrique, Mari Merche, Enrique Navarro, Concha Rabal, Raquel Rodriguez, Antonio Ross, Tina Sainz, Fernando Sanchez Polack, Javier Sand, Alfonso San Félix, Jaime Segura, Pilar Vela, Maria Vico and Jose Yepes.
The second collaboration between Maria and Bardem is based on a good novel by Catalan writer Manuel de Pedrolo, title Joc brut.
Here, Javier, a young advertising falls for a mysterious woman named Juna. Their relationship is complicated because it do not know where she lives and she will not be seen with him in public. Finally, Javier Juna explains that in order to live a happy life together, he must assassinate her despotic uncle. Of course, it gets even worse.
Criticism "serious" and for years he had buried Bardem, whom they accused of having given the commercial cinema, where the director himself had said in more than one occasion that he had always filmed commercial movies, he did not want to lose money on their movies. And his previous film. " Corruption of Chris Miller " had been scorned by critics, and this also would be with the same vehemence. But as this blog does not love that neglected and underrated film, we could not stop talking about " The power of desire."
The film takes the structure of a thriller in which deceit and double appearances follow one another continuously, all topped by a daring erotic scene. Not surprisingly, Marisol finally broke his Previous picture virgin first nudes with (partial) on the screen.
The office of publicist Javier Bardem serves and Rafael Azcona, screenwriters of the film, to make a notable critical note of acidity to the illiterate mass of the era and also the inability of the media to make himself understood by her.
The plot shows hesitant at first, with the first skirmishes of the protagonists, but as you go in the criminal field, is increasingly more interesting, though no longer predict what will happen to Javier.
Bardem brings undeniable craft and shows great technical skill along the length of a film that, while far from the achievements of titles like "Death of a Cyclist ", " Main Street" or "The Innocents " did not deserve the barrage of insults that showered by the progressive critique.
was filmed in English so that had the greatest international impact. Bardem was clear that the role of Javier wanted a foreign player it an important commercial hook, and eventually the British went to the Murray Head, who had played a leading role in " Sunday, bloody Sunday " (John Schlesinger , 1971). Maria, meanwhile, appears with different wigs, but fails to give sufficient packaging role. However, the couple Marisol, Murray Head is one of the most striking pairs of English cinema. The rest of the cast does not have the profile to serve as a stooge for the couple. It is a shame, since it had actors of the importance of José María Prada Gaos Lola. A highlight film debut Paloma Hurtado and the great soundtrack of José Nieto.
Did you know ...?
The film should have been entitled or Foul play dirty games , but the director José Antonio de la Loma had the rights to those titles and refused to sell. Eventually it became a title not in any way pleased Bardem.
Marisol denounced the producer Serafin Garcia Trueba because of his salary of two and a half million pesetas, had gained only one million and a half. In addition, filming was delayed by several weeks.
The author of the novel, Manuel de Pedrolo, wrote a scathing article in the "Diario de Barcelona" in which he raved about the film.
actress Michelle Jenner appeared emulating / Marisol recalling the film for the magazine Vanity Fair . The photo is of John Gatti.
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