Sex. The day belongs to sex, and Rupert Graves strikes again. His performance
in "Intimate Relations" is in sharp contrast with the biker-messenger
he played in "Different for Girls" a couple of days ago. Here
he is a sailor who finds more than a room in Julie Waters' house in the
'burbs. What starts as a sexual romp (with Waters and, potentially, her
teenage daughter) turns to the darkest comedie de moeurs as Waters just
won't let go. It's funny, chilling, and the arc of Graves' performance a
high wire act.
Lina Wertmuller's "The Nymph" is two films rolled into one. It
headlines Stefania Sandrelli, she of Bertolucci's "The Conformist"
fame, as a red-hot "madre" who can't resist a uniform and has
an eye and a hand for weighty crotches. (Hey, this is, after all, the same
Lina Wertmuller that gave us "Swept away..." and "Seven Beauties").
But Sandrelli dies mid-movie (yes, while having sex), and the second part
deals with her daughter. More accurately, since this is Southern Italy at
the end of last century, with the daughter's virginity, real or remade.
No details are spared (stains on the sheets and all), but somehow, the Doris-Dayization
of the "fanciulla" is a tad more boring than her mama's gleeful
agitation.
In keeping with the tone of the day, Puelo decided we should all go for
a spicy meal.
Time for you to meet Puelo. In his mid-twenties, he has the face of a cat
who's lived five times over and, like cats, plans to have nine (more) lives.
The face is round, the smile wide, the eyes mischievous and naughty. The
whole attitude shouts "Let's go party!" He knows Montreal inside
out. Nothing shocks him and, more importantly, nothing fazes him. Best companion
you could find.
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