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Unfortunately for him, her donkey trader father, Lorenzo Daza (JOHN LEGUIZAMO), has grand hopes for her, and certainly doesn't want her marrying someone of Florentino's status. Accordingly, and when things get more serious between the two teens, Lorenzo moves her far away, where she is reunited with her saucy cousin, Hildebranda Sanchez (CATALINA SANDINO MORENO). It's there, and due to fear of her having contracted cholera that Fermina meets Juvenal Urbino (BENJAMIN BRATT), a handsome doctor who assures her that she is okay.
That's good news for Lorenzo who sees the physician as the perfect husband for her daughter, but it's bad for Florentino (JAVIER BARDEM) as he'll have to wait a lifetime to be with her. Worried about her son, Florentino's mother, Tránsito Ariza (FERNANDA MONTENEGRO), has his uncle, Don Leo (HECTOR ELIZONDO), get him a job far away in hopes that it will take his mind off her.
In transit, Florentino is seduced by a stranger, and thus begins what will be a long line of sexual encounters that he uses to mask the pain of his unrequited love for Fermina. As the years pass and her relationship with Juvenal goes through its own throes, Florentino's count of bedded women steadily increases, all as he patently waits for his chance with the love of his life.
A man murders his adulterous wife (off-camera), and an older man falls off a ladder and dies from that. Some brief, war-related violence is seen (explosions), while a man threatens a woman with a rifle. Those scenes and the sight of some dead bodies (including from cholera) might be unsettling for some viewers.
Characters drink and/or smoke, while various bad attitudes are present, including those involving characters cheating on their spouses. That and various deaths lead to tense family material.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are varying amounts of handheld camerawork in the film, some of it rather bouncy.
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(2007) (Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Mild
Heavy
Moderate
Heavy
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Minor
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Moderate
Heavy
Moderate
Moderate
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Reviewed November 6, 2007 / Posted November 16, 2007
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