Pantaleón y las Visitadoras
Venevision International Films


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MPAA RATING: R for strong sexuality, nudity and language

Starring Angie Cepeda, Salvador del Solar, Pilar Bardem, Mónica Sánchez, Tatiana Astengo, Norka Ramírez, Patty Cabrera, and Maricielo Effio

An army captain is commissioned to establish a prostitution service to placate the needs of soldiers posted in the Amazon.

GENRE(S):	Foreign
WRITTEN BY:	Giovanna Pollarolo Mario Vargas Llosa (novel)
DIRECTED BY:	Francisco J. Lombardi
RELEASE DATE:	Theatrical: September 27, 2002
RUNNING TIME:	137 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Peru
LANGUAGE(S):	Spanish (with English subtitles)

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New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

This may not seem to be the stuff of comedy, but a comedy it is, and a compelling one too, laden with hot sex and standout performances.

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

While Pantaleón does have its scorching erotic moments and skewers establishment hypocrisy toward prostitution, it lacks the originality and complexity of "Y Tu Mamá."

New York Post Megan Lehmann

Director Francisco de Lombardi fills his sensual film with plenty of gorgeous shots of the lush landscape and its equally exotic, miniskirted "fauna."

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

A military satire in the tradition of M*A*S*H and Catch-22, based on Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa's 1973 book.

LA Weekly Mark Olsen

Roaming freely between comedy (which mostly works) and drama (which mostly doesn't) before settling on trite sentimentality, the film may not be an altogether unpleasant way to pass the time, but, ultimately, the innocuous Captain Pantoja doesn't earn its stripes.

San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel

A pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat.

Village Voice Nick Rutigliano

Sadly, most of Lombardi's movie is too doggedly mediocre to cut loose, overheated (and quite lovely) cinematography notwithstanding.