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Kultaiset munat / Golden Balls. ES (c) 1993 Lolafilms. EX: Andrés Vicente Gómez. D: Bigas Luna. SC: Bigas Luna, Cuca Canals. DP: José Luis Alcaine - Eastmancolor - Panavision anamorphic scope. PD: Irene Montcada. COST: Neus Olivella. M: Nicola Piovani. ED: Carmen Frías. Starring: Javier Bardem (Benito González), Maria de Medeiros (Marta), Maribel Verdú (Claudia), Elisa Tovati (Rita), Raquel Bianca (Ana), Benicio Del Toro (Bob, the friend from Miami). This print 93'. An exquisite vintage used all-photochemical print without subtitles. Print check viewing at Orion, Helsinki, 15 June 2005. The second film in Bigas Luna's signature absurd sex drama "trilogy". This is the story of machismo, the male protagonist whose life is directed by his sex organ. It is also an allegory of the high life and boom economy of the 1980's: the hero is an unscrupulous building contractor, and this is his rise-and-fall story. He betrays everybody, including his sweet wife (Medeiros), before falling to the bottom. There is a karaoke motif ("Only You" / "Por el amor de una mujer") and a Dali motif: Bigas Luna has the nerve to parody Dali in a dream sequence. The cinematography is breathtaking.