Sex And Lucia

Julio Medem's stupendously gorgeous puzzle movie features strong performances from its four leads, who must simultaneously portray real characters and their counterparts in a novel that draws heavily on the author's life. Waitress Lucia (Paz Vega) returns home to find her deeply depressed boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristan Ulloa), gone and a policeman on the phone. Lucia listens just long enough to hear that Lorenzo's been hit by a car before slamming down the phone, packing her bag and decamping for the isolated Mediterranean island of which Lorenzo often spoke, convinced it holds the answers to his demons. There Lucia meets Carlos (Daniel Freire), a diver, and his casual ...