Pepi, Luci, Bom

Watched in its entirety only as general culture, but what an awful and annoying movie!!! There is no filmmaker whose evolution is more noticeable than Almodovar's. This opera prima of his should never have seen the light. Terrible sound, inexcusable script, horrendous acting..

Almodóvar 1980 Un "cult classic" del cine español

6.7 [Pedro Almodóvar]

Que se puede esperar de la primera pelicula de Almodovar, excesiva a veces grotesca y curiosa, pero disfrutable. Una Carmen Maura principiante y una jovencisima Alaska.

puede no ser una joya, pero esta película sabe brillar.

A hodgepodge of edgy sex jokes, poor camerawork, and bad lighting.

More evidence that Almodovars early films were garish childish absurdities

O primeiro filme de Almodovar não é um primor e chega longe de estreias memoravéis como Tarantino e Stephen Frears, vale pela curiosidade do acompanhar o nascimento de algumas das marcas registradas do diretor, como o uso do vermelho, trilhas sonoras e toda a gama de personagens bizarros. Um Almodovar rebelde e ainda muito crú, onde chocar valia mais que todo o resto. Dá pra pular sem problemas!

Almodovar began his career with this gritty tale of liberated women, and never looked back...

The directorial debut of Pedro Almodóvar, who had made short Super-8 films since 1974, before moving to 16mm. For his debut, Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980), it was taken from a short story he wrote called General Erections. It took 2 years to make and it has a rawness that the early works of John Waters' had, but even early on, Almodóvar made his mark in world cinema. Pepi (Carmen Maura) is a young woman who gets a visit from neighbouring policeman (Fà (C)lix Rotaeta), who has noticed she's growing marijuana plants in her window. He said he will not charge her unless she satisfies him with sex, but he rapes Pepi and takes her virginity. She eyes revenge, but ends up attacking the policeman's twin brother Juan (Rotaeta again) instead by mistake. Pepi ends up becoming friends with the policeman's wife Luci (Eva Siva). Pepi is trying to have Luci leave the policeman, but Luci finds solace in Pepi, as she's being abused by the policeman. Pepi's wild friend Bom (Olvido Gara) also becomes involved, and Luci becomes a groupie to Bom's band, The Bomitonis. For a film done for little money, it's compelling and exciting. It was shot on weekends over a year, as Almodóvar was working during the week at Spanish phone company Telefónica, but stars Maura and Rotaeta helped with the funding. It was a glimpse of what was to come from Almodóvar, and he got off to a good start here.