Bad Education

2004 [SPANISH]

Action / Crime / Drama

26
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 147 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 65608 65.6K

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Plot summary

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Director

Pedro Almodóvar Photo
Pedro Almodóvar

Top cast

Daniel Giménez Cacho Photo
Daniel Giménez Cacho as Padre Manolo
Gael García Bernal Photo
Gael García Bernal as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
Pol Monen Photo
Pol Monen as Niño
Leonor Watling Photo
Leonor Watling as Mónica
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
965.97 MB
1280*660
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 6
1.94 GB
1584*816
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles es  
24 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Galina_movie_fan 7 / 10

"Sara Is Beautiful"

"Bad Education" is a remarkable film - drama/ thriller/neo-noir with many surprises, with an interesting structure: it takes place in the present and tells the story about the past, presents the story as a film within the film, then mixes past and present together in a twisted turn. It's been said a lot about Gael García Bernal's performance (or should I say, three performances) - he is a triple star of the film, and he looks great as a woman (transsexual/drag queen) and a man. He is a talented actor, too. There is a lot to admire in perhaps, the most personal Almodovar's film but it felt strangely remote and cold to me. The one moment that brought some memories back and I felt that I was connected with the film was a scene where two young characters, Ignacio and Enrique went to see the movie "Esa mujer" (1969) with one of the most stunning Spanish movie stars and singers, Sara Montiel. The boy Ignacio whispered in awe, "Sara is beautiful." I had the pleasure to see Sara in two films, La Reina del chantecler, (1962) and Mi último tango (1960)... aka My Last Tango and I can confirm that she could make any movie worth of watching.
Reviewed by futurama-3 8 / 10

Almodóvar retuns to black movies on his best film.

I have just seen one of the first passes of the new Pedro Almodóvar movie. I think I've got to see it again, but the first adjective that comes to my mind is "excellent". Soon people and critics will start to compare this one to "Hable con ella" and "Todo sobre mi madre", and if I have to do it myself I will say this is the best. But, speaking about this film...there are millions of things to admire, starting with Almodóvar's writing and directing. This is the most complex and original film of the Spanish filmmaker, a black story about catholic (mis)education in the sixties' Spain, murder and revenge in the seventies...and a filmmaker who, in the eighties, makes a movie about all that. The surprises will appear on the three decades, making the movie even more interesting. With this premise Almodóvar treats his favorite topics, especially movies inside the movies. There are lots of excellent things on this film, as the performances of the main characters by Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez-Cacho...Javier Cámara, the star of "Hable con ella", also plays a supporting role that, I think, will report him many film awards.One of the great virtues of the film is the cinematography by José Luis Alcaine, giving the movie the colours and light of earlier Almodóvar films as "Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios" and "¡Átame!". Also, the Alberto Iglesias' score, making the tragedy bigger, is also very good.One of the best Spanish films of this early 2004, and with no doubt the most international of the year...at least until Alejandro Amenábar releases his new movie.
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