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Juego de amor prohibido (1975)

Juego de amor prohibido poster
Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Genre
drama film, erotic film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
18
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish drama from 1975 that explores forbidden relationships including those between teachers and students, incest, and same-sex attraction. It also mixes themes of power, violence, and authoritarian ideas in a symbolic way that avoids clear meaning.

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What happens

Jeu d'amour interdit (Juego de amor prohibido) est un film espagnol réalisé par Eloy de la Iglesia en 1975. C'est un drame abordant les thèmes de l'homosexualité et de la bisexualité, des relations entre professeurs et élèves, de l'inceste, du sadisme et du masochisme ainsi que de la pensée totalitaire, dans une perspective symboliste mais sans signification transparent. Plusieurs scènes du film ont été censurées à sa sortie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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