A concise synopsis of gay-themed movies and gay interest films. Click on the photos to enlarge.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)













This Mexican movie is about two 17-year-old friends Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna). They have a lot of sex, including masturbation sessions, as they grow up. It's a coming-of-age story about the boys taking a road trip with Luisa (Maribel Verdú), a woman in her late twenties. They're heading for an imaginary secluded beach called la Boca del Cielo. Luisa has awkward sex with both boys, who begin to fight until she threatens to leave them. By chance they find a beach coincidentally called Boca del Cielo. The trio get drunk and have sex. A narrator explains the boys return home, Luisa stays behind, and they stop seeing each other. In the final scene a year later Tenoch informs Julio that Luisa died of cancer a month after their trip. Tenoch excuses himself, and they never see each other again. The movie is mostly straight, but becomes gay near the end. It's like a raunchy "Beavis and Butthead" or "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" film in some ways. It combines straightforward storytelling with periodic interruptions by a narrator providing additional information about the characters, events, or settings. In addition to explaining the narrative, it sometimes draws attention to economic and political issues in Mexico. The title translates as "And your mother, too", but the film was released in English-speaking markets with the original Spanish title. Written by Carlos Cuarón and directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

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