XXY (film)
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| Directed by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Produced by | José María Morales Carla Pelligra Luis Puenzo Fernando Sirianni Fabienne Vonier |
| Written by | Lucía Puenzo |
| Starring | Ricardo Darín Valeria Bertuccelli Inés Efron Martín Piroyansky Carolina Peleritti |
| Music by | Andrés Goldstein Daniel Tarrab |
| Cinematography | Natasha Braier |
| Editing by | Alex Zito |
| Release date(s) | June 14, 2007 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
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XXY is a 2007 Argentine film written and directed by Lucía Puenzo. The film stars Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Inés Efron and Martín Piroyansky. It tells the story of a 15-year-old intersex person: the way her family copes with her condition, and the ultimate decision that she must eventually make as she explores her sexuality.
XXY has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the Critics' Week grand prize at the 2007 Cannes film festival, as well as the ACID/CCAS Support Award.[1] It was nominated for eight awards at the 2008 Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, and was nominated or won awards at a number of other foreign film festivals. It was chosen to close the 2008 Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
The film's title is a reference to Klinefelter's Syndrome, also known as XXY Syndrome, a condition in which males have an extra X sex chromosome. The title has been criticized as misleading by Unitask, an Italian organization for people with Klinefelter's Syndrome and their relatives, since males with Klinefelter's Syndrome do not have female physical traits as the film's protagonist does.[2][3]
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[edit] Plot summary
Alex (Efron) is a 15-year-old intersex person living in the secrecy of a lonely house by the sea in Uruguay. She is constantly changing schools and longs to be ridden of her tedious life. Her father, Néstor Kraken (Darín), is a marine biologist with a book on sexuality published who lives off fishermen who handle him wounded animals. Her mother, Suli (Bertuccelli), secretly invites a renowned surgeon to her house along with his wife and estranged son (Piroyansky), Álvaro. Alex and Álvaro soon become engaged in a hopeless relationship through which they must decide on their sexuality.
[edit] Themes
Alex keeps aquariums full of clownfish. Clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites: all individuals are initially male, and may later become female. This example of a hermaphroditic organism in nature is repeated throughout the film.
The sea animal motif recurs in the family name Kraken, which is also the name of a mythical sea monster.
[edit] Critical reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of May 3, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 69% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 16 reviews.[4] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 66 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.[5] The film's U.S. premiere is set for June 24, 2008 at Frameline 32, the 32nd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca. "Critics Week grand prize to 'XXY'", Hollywood Reporter, May 26, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
- ^ Le Critiche del Comitato Scientifico UNITASK—XXY. Uomini, Donne o tutti e due?. Tecnomed - Centro Medico Biologico. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Sindrome di Klinefelter: la posizione dell'associazione sul film "XXY. Uomini, donne o tutti e due?"", Salute Europa. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ XXY Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ XXY (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- XXY at the Internet Movie Database
- XXY at Rotten Tomatoes
- XXY at Metacritic
- XXY at Allmovie
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