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Unconscious

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Unconscious reviews
59
8.5 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Mystery  |  Romance

Written by: Dominic Harari
Joaquín Oristrell
Teresa Pelegri

Directed by: Joaquín Oristrell

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 29, 2006
DVD: July 24, 2007

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: Spain / Germany / Italy / Portugal

Language(s): Spanish (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: R for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material

Starring Leonor Watling, Luis Tosar, Alex Brendemühl, Mercedes Sampietro, Núria Prims, Ana Rayo, and Juanjo Puigcorbé

From acclaimed Spanish director Joaquin Oristrell, Unconscious is a delightful period comedy that questions sexual taboos in Barcelona in the early 20th century, yet resonates with a modern sensibility. (Regent Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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80

Empire Patrick Peters

It may lack subtlety, but everything is beautifully designed and photographed, Watling and Tosar are superb and it's undeniably great fun.

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70

The New York Times Stephen Holden

If Unconscious consistently overplays its hand, its fusion of a Sherlock Holmes-style detective story (Alma is the master sleuth, and Salvador her Dr. Watson) with a delirious bedroom farce in the spirit of early Pedro Almodóvar is frequently very funny.

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70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Unconscious is a ribald sex farce of considerable imagination and inspired wackiness and a meticulous period piece of the Art Nouveau era.

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63

TV Guide Ken Fox

The superego gets bested by the id in Spanish director Joaquin Oristrell's curious period sex comedy, which mixes intellectual musings on psychoanalysis with vulgar guffaws of the basest sort.

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60

Film Threat Stina Chyn

A brilliant exploration into the implications of Freud’s theories on one family.

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60

Village Voice Jennifer Drapkin

The movie's message is clear: Freud's greatest contribution to society was not the idea that all little boys long to sleep with their mothers--rather, it's the concept of the unconscious, a hidden place where our secret desires yearn to be free.

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58

The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson

While the content is colorful and the actors seem up for the task, a flawed script and Oristrell's unemphatic direction let all the impact dribble away.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego

Oristrell's comedic sense only seems to succeed in spurts, and he often burdens the proceedings with a theatrical and contrived air that undermines the humor.

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50

New York Post V.A. Musetto

An overdone sex comedy.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ken G. gave it a7:
Charming, offbeat comedy, with appealing performances by its 2 leads.

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