Movie
Beloved/Friend
1999 · 87 min
A quiet, talk-heavy chamber piece that unfolds slowly, carrying a heavy sense of mortality and uneasy desire.
- Directed by
- Ventura Pons
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Josep Maria Pou, Rosa María Sardà, Mario Gas
- Overview
- Based on a work of Josep Maria Benet i Jornet entitled "Testament", the film tells the story of an aging professor of medieval literature with the dilemma of deciding who will inherit his essay on "The Book of friend and loved" by Ramon Llull. Feeling near death as a result of illness, he discovers that the ideal person is a young and intelligent student he is in love with and who is dedicated to male prostitution.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Death, identity, sexuality, obsession
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ventura Pons
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Josep Maria Pou, Rosa María Sardà, Mario Gas
