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| Plot Synopsis Pablo is a young writer stricken by AIDS and his fear of dying prompts him to write his personal diary. Seeking to ease his suffering--not just the physical suffering, but also the emotional aspects of his malaise--Pablo sets off in search of the love of his life. He places personal ads in magazines, cruises the gay scene of Buenos Aires, and falls in with some people who introduce him to sadomasochistic sexual practices and leather fetishism. By exploring the relationship between pain and desire, he finds a way to eroticize his pain and tame the monster lurking within him. Reviews Matt McNally www.bbc.co.uk/films Updated 24 April 2006 It's probably worth mentioning at the get-go that A Year Without Love contains some graphic scenes of gay sex and bondage. Those with an intolerance should steer clear. That apart, Argentinian directorial debutant Anahi Berneri's existential drama is a decently made film that treads some now fairly familiar cinematic territory: coping with HIV. It charts a year in the life of Pablo, a lonely professor and struggling poet, who is HIV positive. Pablo (Juan Minuj�n), one of those typical professor/poet types who could also make a living as a magazine cover model, lives a solitary and joyless life. He shares a truly grubby little flat with his useless aunt and, between frequent visits to the hospital for his failing respiratory system, he trawls the streets and personal ads looking for love. Actually, love doesn't seem to be that big a part of Pablo's motivation, but in this desperately poetic version of the Buenos Aires gay scene that's what they're calling it. Before long, Pablo finds the affirmation he craves in the world of leather (not the furniture shop, the other one). "ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR A BOOK" A bit of kinky business helps dislodge Pablo's writer's block and his bulging diary of S&M adventures and failing health provides him with enough material for a book. It's something of a challenge to accept Berneri's characters as deep thinkers when they're rolling around in dog collars and slapping each other on the backside, but this is a serious and sensitive depiction of an often ridiculed lifestyle. |
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| A Year Without Love 2005 - Argentina - 96 min. - Feature - Color AKA - Un a�o sin amor (Original Foreign title) Director - Anahi Berneri |
| Genre / Type - Drama, Erotic Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films Flags - Not For Children, Violence, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content Keywords - AIDS, community, depression, masochist, pain, sadomasochism, sex, writer Themes - Dangerous Attraction, Writer's Life, Living With AIDS, Playing the Field Tones - Gritty, Sexual, Lurid, Intimate Produced by - BD Cine Release - Feb 10, 2006 (USA - Limited) Released by - Bavaria Films / Strand Releasing (US) DVD Street Date - Jul 3, 2006 Languages - Spanish Subtitles - English Screen Format - Color, WS Aspect Ratio - 16:9 (DVD) Studio - Peccadillo Pictures Cast Juan Minujin Mimi Arduh Javier Van De Couter Carlos Echevarria Barbara Lombardo Oscar Nu�ez Ricardo Merkin Carlos Portaluppi Ricardo Moriello Juan Carlos Ricci V eronica Pages Monica Cabrera |
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