Beloved/Friend Movie Review 1999

Everybody wants something (or someone) they can't have. Jaume (Pou) is a middleaged gay college prof who pines for his student David (Selvas), a cold-hearted stud who hustles to pay his tuition. In fact, the only way Jaume can get attention from David is to buy his services (although David has something of a father figure complex). Then, Jaume's best friend Pere (Gas) discovers that David has gotten his daughter, Alba (Montala), pregnant. David seems to be a catalyst for a lot of soul-searching but nothing much gets resolved. Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

Strand Releasing, 1460 4th St., Ste. 302, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)395-5002, Fax: (310)395-2502, Email: strand@strandrel.com, URL: http://www.strandreleasing.com

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from Spanish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, Oldest Profession, Repressed Men, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Josep Maria Benet i Jornet

Cast

Jose Maria Pou, David Selvas, Mario Gas, Irene Montala, Rosa Maria Sarda

Cinematography

Jesus Escosa

Director

Ventura Pons

Music

Carles Cases