Golden Balls 1993
6.1 / 10
Golden Balls
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.
A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.
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... Benito González
... Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)
... Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)
... Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)
... Bob, el amigo de Miami
... Miguel, el amigo de Melilla
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by CRCulver
Bigas Luna's 1993 film Huevos de oro ("Golden Balls/Eggs", a title punning on both the goose that laid the golden eggs and a tough guy's balls of steel) depicts the rise and fall of Benito Gonzalez (Javier Bardem), a young Spanish construction worker who becomes an affluent real estate developer on the Mediterranean coast. After being jilted by his first girlfriend (Elisa Tovati), who leaves him for his best friend, Benito develops a mania for building the tallest building in Benidorm, which may be seen as little more than an enormous phallic symbol flaunting his manhood. Obsessed with this big construction project, his lust for his next woman, Claudia (Maribel Verdú) takes second place to having her sleep with potential investors to win them over. Benito then marries a banker's daughter, Marta (Maria de Medeiros) to have access to her father's funds. Benito lives a life of sexual excess and enormous consumption of food, especially the Alicante sweet known as torrón. Like some of the work of Almodovar, Bigas Luna clearly likes riffing on Spanish stereotypes and regional differences. Ultimately, however, Benito's hubris leads to his downfall. This protagonist is certainly an odious guy, but -- though I won't spoil the ending -- the depths to which he is ultimately sunk inspire a perverse sympathy in the viewer. Years went by between my first viewing of this film and the second, but in the interim I would often look back on this film's plot and ending scenes, thinking of how sad it was to lose everything and end up that way. Huevos de oro isn't an especially deep film, but that dramatic arc, hewing very close to classical notions of tragedy, is impressive and I'd say this film is worth a watch.
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Release Date:
Sep 24, 1993 (France,Italy,Spain)
Run Time:
1hr 35`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Spanish
Production Countries:
France,Italy,Spain
Status:
Released
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Golden Balls - Golden Balls
Bigas Luna's 1993 film Huevos de oro ("Golden Balls/Eggs", a title punning on both the goose that laid the golden eggs and a tough guy's balls of steel) depicts the rise and fall of Benito Gonzalez (Javier Bardem), a young Spanish construction worker who becomes an affluent real estate developer on the Mediterranean coast. After being jilted by his first girlfriend (Elisa Tovati), who leaves him for his best friend, Benito develops a mania for building the tallest building in Benidorm, which may be seen as little more than an enormous phallic symbol flaunting his manhood. Obsessed with this big construction project, his lust for his next woman, Claudia (Maribel Verdú) takes second place to having her sleep with potential investors to win them over. Benito then marries a banker's daughter, Marta (Maria de Medeiros) to have access to her father's funds. Benito lives a life of sexual excess and enormous consumption of food, especially the Alicante sweet known as torrón. Like some of the work of Almodovar, Bigas Luna clearly likes riffing on Spanish stereotypes and regional differences. Ultimately, however, Benito's hubris leads to his downfall. This protagonist is certainly an odious guy, but -- though I won't spoil the ending -- the depths to which he is ultimately sunk inspire a perverse sympathy in the viewer. Years went by between my first viewing of this film and the second, but in the interim I would often look back on this film's plot and ending scenes, thinking of how sad it was to lose everything and end up that way. Huevos de oro isn't an especially deep film, but that dramatic arc, hewing very close to classical notions of tragedy, is impressive and I'd say this film is worth a watch.
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Golden Balls - Golden Balls
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Benito González
... Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)
... Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)
... Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)
... Bob, el amigo de Miami
... Miguel, el amigo de Melilla
... Gil, el de los garbanzos
... La chica de Gil
... Ana (La comehombres, ? kilos)
... El suegro
... El hombre de confianza
... El productor
... La mujer del productor
TL
Thomas Lusht... El cachas americano
... El arquitecto
... La progre
... La amiga de Rita
... La amiga de Ana
... El detective
... Cuadro flamenco
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