Rent Bad Education (2004)
3.7 of 5 from 205 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1980s Madrid two young men, filmmaker Ignacio (Fele Martinez) and aspiring actor Enrique (Gael Garcia Bernal) open up dark secrets as they revisit their early years together at a Catholic school. As they try to uncover the truth about themselves, each other and the diverse characters in their story, they realise that things and people are not as they first seem.
- Actors:
- Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar, Francisco Maestre, Francisco Boira, Juan Fernández, Nacho Pérez, Raúl García Forneiro, Alberto Ferreiro, Petra Martínez, Sandra, Roberto Hoyas, Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Sara Montiel, Pau Poch, Leonor Watling
- Directors:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Producers:
- Agustín Almodóvar
- Writers:
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Aka:
- La Mala Educacion
- Studio:
- Pathe
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A History of Films about Film: Part 2, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Pedro Almodóvar
- Countries:
- Spain
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Reviews (1) of Bad Education
Intriguing start - packs in too much plot - Bad Education review by AER
Bad Educacion begins well with an intriguing premise but it loses its emotional gumption with some cinematic tricks that distract rather than assist the story. As usual Almodavor packs in so much plot, but for me this one had one silly twist too many and by the last twenty minutes, I'd lost patience with the double-crosses. Gael Garcia Bernal is interesting casting as a beautiful transvestite performer. Still, sadly he's reduced to a cipher to keep the dizzy plot running as opposed to an interesting and complex character. It had a simple story but it was somehow made overcomplicated by the multiple stories within stories and competing versions of the truth with different actors inside. Sadly this is a misfire for Almodavor.
Too busy.
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