(2005) Géminis
(In Spanish with English subtitles)
PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA
Co-produced, co-written and directed by Albertina CarriIt has a mother, Lucía (Cristina Banegas) of some children either three or four teens, who is the domineering parent in the family. Two of the mother's teenage siblings of Jeremías (Lucas Escariz) and Meme (Maria Abadi) begin to show affection with one another. The first indication of their encounter is when the mother needed to use the washroom and barged in, interrupting the first attempt. The second was at a nightclub, and they did it at an staircase. The third time was when the older brother, Ezequiel (Damian Ramonda) became the first family member to find out, and he threatens Jere because he figures how damaging it may be to their mother. Viewers predict the mother, Lucía is going to find out about it, for it is a matter of when and to what circumstances.
I know it is not a comedy, but for some odd reason I thought the time when the mom found out about her two children's dysfunctional affair was quite hilarious. It's basically because it was expected to happen. There is also some nice touches throughout when the friends/ relatives are watching soap operas and showcase abnormal relationships, perhaps making the point some of these bizarre relationships are sometimes either sensationalized or promoted on soap operas. The mother also talks about these dysfunctional relationships about other people without her herself realizing that can happen also happen in her own backyard, and that it has nothing to do with how upper class one person has to be. Ii was hard for me to watch as I was also watching the news/ sports highlights. Psychologically by looking at the two siblings they appear to be the only two of Lucía's children who are introvert, one of the reasons it may have lead to this. They do not appear to have any other close friends of their own no matter how many clubs they are taken to. Almost to the point of isolation and no direction. Another movie that consist of a similar theme is "Close My Eyes" from 1991 starring Alan Rickman and Clive Owen.
