![]() ![]() Enrique remains skeptical, as there’s something about Ángel that doesn’t add up. How much of Ignacio’s story is based on the truth, and how much is fiction is something that we are left to decide.Įnrique decides to adapt Ignacio’s story into a film, but Ángel’s condition is that he plays the part of Zahara. Which is set in 1964 and deals with a young boy who is abused by a priest. Within the film world of ‘The Visit’ we discover that Zahara has also penned a short story called ‘The Visit’. Zahara returns to her old school in order to confront Father Manolo (Daniel Giménez Cacho), who abused her when she was a boy. ‘The Visit’ is a story that is set in 1977, and follows a transgender woman called Zahara (Bernal). However, Enrique doesn’t recognise his old friend who is now going by the name Ángel Andrade (although, it might be down to Ángel’s beard). It turns out that Ignacio and Enrique used to be close friends and lovers at school. His prayers may have been answered when Ignacio Rodriguez (Gael García Bernal) delivers a short story called ‘The Visit’, drawing on his school experiences. “The film is littered with light-hearted, comedic moments with amusing lines of dialogue delivered exceptional well by the film’s main actor, Gael García Bernal.” The film opens in 1980 with Enrique (Fele Martínez), a successful young film director in the search of his next movie. Which on the first viewing can be a little tricky to follow. ![]() In typical Almodóvar fashion, he weaves the narrative between three different time periods. The film is littered with light-hearted, comedic moments with amusing lines of dialogue delivered exceptional well by the film’s main actor, Gael García Bernal. ![]() It is not to say that Bad Education is a difficult and depressing film to watch, its quite the opposite. However, at the same time it acts as a reminder of the all too real horrors of the Catholic Church sex abuse cases and its lasting after effects. This is a film which pulls the viewer into this hyperreal world. A vibrant, dazzling mystery with a transgender character at its centre. Bad Education is Vertigo if the Hitchcock classic was filmed by the likes of John Walters. Only Pedro Almodóvar could take the film noir genre and transform it into a bold statement from queer cinema. ![]()
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