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Pantaleón y las Visitadoras
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info
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)
Summary
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.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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.
Read Full Review >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."
Read Full Review >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."
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
A pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Nick Rutigliano
Sadly, most of Lombardi's movie is too doggedly mediocre to cut loose, overheated (and quite lovely) cinematography notwithstanding.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Charlie gave it a10:
Fantastic movie!!! Very well done and sensual. No movie will be liked by all, but i liked this one.
Andres J. gave it a 9:
Es muy buena.
Raul P. gave it a 10:
The best comedy i've ever seen.
Marco V. gave it a 10:
It's a great movie i really liked it.
Hermes E. gave it a 9:
Real.
