Bad Education (2004)
Coming Out at 19 March 2004 in theaters.
“La mala educación”
Crime, Drama
Bad Education is drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar, the film focuses on two reunited childhood friends and lovers caught up in a stylised murder mystery. Along with metafiction, sexual abuse by Catholic priests, transsexuality and drug use are also important themes and devices in the plot, which led the MPAA to give the film an NC-17 rating.
The film was released on 19 March 2004 in Spain and 10 September 2004 in Mexico. It was also screened at many international film festivals such as Cannes, New York, Moscow and Toronto before its US release on November 19, 2004. The film received critical acclaim, and was seen as a return to Almodovar’s dark stage, placing it alongside films such as Matador (1986) and Law of Desire (1987).
In 1980 Madrid, young film director Enrique Goded is looking for his next project when he receives the unexpected visit of an actor looking for work. The actor claims to be Enrique’s boarding school friend and first love, Ignacio Rodriguez. Ignacio, who is now using the name Ángel Andrade, has brought with him a short story titled “The Visit” hoping that Enrique would be interested in making a film out of it giving him the starring role. Enrique is intrigued since “The Visit” describes their time together at the Catholic boarding school and it also includes a fictionalized account of their reunion many years later as adults.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, Francisco Boira, Javier Cámara, Nacho Pérez
Cast:
Gael García Bernal | … | Ángel / Juan / Zahara |
Fele Martínez | … | Enrique Goded |
Daniel Giménez Cacho | … | Padre Manolo |
Lluís Homar | … | Sr. Berenguer |
Francisco Maestre | … | Padre José |
Francisco Boira | … | Ignacio |
Juan Fernández | … | Martín |
Nacho Pérez | … | Ignacio |
Raúl García Forneiro | … | Enrique |
Javier Cámara | … | Paquito |
Alberto Ferreiro | … | Enrique Serrano |
Petra Martínez | … | Madre |
Sandra | ||
Roberto Hoyas | … | Camarero |
Agustín Almodóvar | … | Limpiador Piscina |
Pedro Almodóvar | … | Limpiador Piscina |
Robert Forcadell | … | Man in public |
Luis Lobos Negros | … | Motero ochentero |
Pol Monen | … | Niño |
Sara Montiel | … | Soledad (archive footage) |
Pau Poch | … | Niño |
Leonor Watling | … | Mónica |
José María Yazpik | … | Extra |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia