- The Ages of Lulu
Infobox_Film
name = The Ages of Lulu
producer =Andrés Vicente Gómez
director =Bigas Luna
writer =Almudena Grandes
Bigas Luna
starring =Francesca Neri
music = Carlos Segarra
cinematography = Fernando Arribas
editing = Pablo González del Amo
released = flagicon|Spain1990
runtime = 95 min.
language = Spanish"The Ages of Lulu" ( _es. Las edades de Lulú) is a
1990 Spanishfilm , directed byBigas Luna , starring byFrancesca Neri .Javier Bardem has a small role a corruptgay man, one of his first roles on screen.Ángela Molina rejected the role for the sex scenes. The film is the version of the international best-selling novel with the same name written byAlmudena Grandes .María Barranco won theGoya Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as atranssexual prostitute .Francesca Neri is dubbed into Spanish by another actress.Plot
The film is about a young woman's (Lulú) sexual awakening. She experiements in a range of sexual practices and taboos.
Controversy
The film was cut in the UK by two minutes and 55 seconds by the BBFC. These cuts include an S&M orgy at a gay club being shortened, a man sexually touching Lulu and a sex scene; these scenes were restored for the 2002
DVD release. In addition to these cuts an opening scene were Lulu is baptised was cut as Lulu'svagina is exposed to camera; this shot is considered to be in breach of theChild Protection Act . The 2002 UK DVD required 1:15 cuts for baptism scene; a new title sequence was used instead.The film has also been criticized for its sex scenes and themes of
incest .Cast
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Francesca Neri as Lulú
*Javier Bardem as Jimmy
*Óscar Ladoire as Pablo
*María Barranco as Ely
*Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Marcelo
*Rosana Pastor as Chelo
*Juan Graell as Remy
*Rodrigo Valverde as Pablito
*Pilar Bardem as Encarna
*Marta May as Lulú's mother
*Gloria Rodriquez as Cristina
*Ángel Jovè as Alicantino
*Ainara Pérez as child Lulú
*Juan Sala as Lulú's father
*Pepa Serrano as FlamencaExternal links
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