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ACTOR
Verónica EcheguiDani MartínLaya MartíGorka Lasaosa
DIRECTOR
Bigas Luna
SYNOPSICS
Yo soy la Juani (2006) is a Spanish,English movie. Bigas Luna has directed this movie. Verónica Echegui,Dani Martín,Laya Martí,Gorka Lasaosa are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2006. Yo soy la Juani (2006) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
A pair of women leave their small town and dud boyfriends behind for fun in Madrid.
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Yo soy la Juani (2006) Reviews
Decent and typical Bigas Luna film about a stubborn girl with big dreams and aspirations.
Commercial and big box-office Spanish film upon a pair of women leave their small town and dud sweethearts behind for fun in Madrid . Juani (Verónica Echegui) comes from a very poor background , having grown up in a poor suburban village of Spain from little town outskirts . She has problems at home and argues incessantly with her boyfriend (Diego Martin) who cheats her and with whom she has been since she was 15 . Soon his infidelity with the abusive relationship she has with her boyfriend and overall uselessness , as well as the limitations of her poor and small town, become unbearable for Juani and she along with her best friend (Laya Martí) decide to go the big city , Madrid . At first the big city, a complete opposite of their hometown, couldn't seem to be a better place for their teenager expectations of life . In a visit home Juani almost decides she will not return to Madrid , and will instead come back to old relationships and live again in her parents' house . She expresses these sentiments to her mother who tells her that she loves Juani's father (Jose Chaves) , but always asks herself what her life would have been like had she left , like Juani . After speaking to her mother (Mercedes Hoyos) Juani realizes that she can not give up though she has less Naïve expectations , hoping to escape her ex-sweetheart and the future she would have were she to stay in her town . But she goes on her dream because ¨La Juani is the best¨ , in spite of her way is full of flops and disillusionments. Entertaining and modern picture about a young girl called Juani who along with her best friend leave for Madrid in search of a better life . First part of Bigas Luna's Trilogy about ambition followed by ¨Di Di Hollywood¨ with Elsa Pataky in a similar role . This stirring as well as erotic story is a passionate retelling and moving tale about wishes , lies and disappointments , but including strong sex scenes with loads of nudism . This is a moving tale about ambition , luxury , desire in which a mean young attempts to build her ambitious future : to be a Hollywood actress . The storyline relies heavily on the continued ambition of the starring , including a lot of sexual scenes , almost soft-core , but it doesn't make boring , however the film is fun . As usual in Bigas Luna films , ¨Yo Soy La Juani¨ explores the darkest depths of eroticism and stereotypical Spanish machismo represented on the character played by Diego Martin . The moral of the story becomes clear : never forget what you set out to get, despite the struggles that come your way, and never give up on your dreams . Nice acting by Verónica Echegui as an obstinate young whose naïve dreams are soon shattered by the ruthlessness of their dream city , Madrid , where she has been having a hard time . She won Sant Jordi Awards Best Spanish Actress ; Spanish Actors Union Newcomer Award Female ; and Nominated Goya Awards Best New Actress . Furthermore, the movie packs a colorful cinematography by Albert Pascual, shot in Tarragona , Reus , Torredembarra and Madrid . Atmospheric musical score filled with rap and several songs from Mala Rodríguez , Facto Delage , Placebo , Haze , Hanna and many others . The motion picture was decently directed by Bigas Luna , following his particular style. He often uses in his films twisted events , erotic scenes and surrealist images. . He was a Bon Vivant who along with his wife, produced wine, ham, and organic products ; they are well shown in his films . In 1990 the producer Andrés Vicente Gómez persuaded him to return to cinema and entrusted to him the direction of Las Edades De Lulú (The Ages of Lulu), an erotic drama about a young woman exploring extreme sexual practices , this was a commercial success . Without abandoning his dedication to painting and photography, reflected in numerous exhibitions, he began the well-known "Iberian Trilogy" with Jamón Jamón ("Ham, Ham", 1992), Huevos de Oro ("Golden Balls", 1993) and La Teta y La Luna ("The Tit and the Moon", 1994). Jamón Jamón, which launched the careers of both Javier Bardem and the 16-year-old Penélope Cruz was a major international success and won the Silver Lion at Venice in 1992. Cruz returned in Volavérunt (1999), a film about the relationship between Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba . This film ¨Yo Soy La Juani¨ is stylishly photographed and smartly designed and here Bigas Luna delivers his ordinary and erotic goods in cool sense of style .
an ordinary story in a good & modern setting
'Yo Soy La Juani' presents a pretty common story about two working-class girls from a Spanish provincial town, trying to make their careers in Spain's capital Madrid. The story realistically focuses on the temptations & difficulties a big city has to offer, all newly experienced by these girls. In the end we also get a moral message: make clear choices in life and persevere by them. ------------------- The visuals truly make this film's strength. Its uncomplicated, direct shooting fully connects with the girl's lifestyle. All their joys, excitements, shocks, disappointments, annoyances, boredom and hardships are smoothly transferred to you. All set in a Spanish adolescent-scene of our times. It allows you to identify completely.
A character , An environment , A feeling
It seems that the writers of the previous comments are missing the point. This is a European movie: it means that you should not expect action karate , no chemical attack on the white house and no drug dealers shooting helicopters with smuggled missiles from Kazakhstan. This movie is all about feelings. Since the very first minute you are plunged in the world of Juani, a young and determined Spanish adolescent from the suburbs of a southern city in Spain, looking for a better future. The story shows the reality of youths expectations and disillusions. The powerful soundtrack, mixing Hispanic hip-hop with traditional flamenco songs, will transport you in the world of "La Juani". Enjoy
Great moral but not such a great film.
Let me begin stating that this film is no masterpiece. Don't expect a great storyline, directing or much entertainment. Having made that clear, I can now say that this film contains some deep emotions that other films simply lack. Don't be fooled by the plot summary. The two friends that it mentions do not go to Madrid to have fun; in fact they go there in the search of a better life, in contrast with the one they had been living till then. In the search of a better lifestyle and maybe happiness, they find that the big city is rather ruthless towards them and that their dreams become shattered. Here's where the moral to the film comes: If you really want something, go for it and never give up. As I said, not a great film, but a moving moral. PS. There's some pretty good acting in this film!
Suburbs and/or stardom
Many may expect from this movie a story totally focused on the way of life of young people in Spanish suburbs. At least, the movie has been advertised accordingly. But "Yo soy la Juani" is like this for just about the first 40 minutes. The core of the story is set far from the suburbs, as Juani and her friend Vane leave for Madrid to make their way to happiness. Juani is attracted to acting, i.e. "serious entertainment", more than, say, reality shows and such stuff (which sounds a little strange). In Madrid, while she pursues her dream of becoming an actress, Vane attains her personal, and humbler, objective: having a breast implant. The Madrid segment is a bit confused above all because it contains too many subplots (castings, parties, football players, surgery...). It is effective though in that it conveys a general feeling of tremendous distance between capital and suburb. Overall, it works because of the strong presence of Echegui. This actress is amazing, very effective, perfect as the determined, almost ruthless Juani, a girl with a high opinion of herself and a gigantic personality (the ringing tone of her cell phone is a recording of her own voice saying "Viva la Juani"). Plus, Echegui is gorgeous... Am I wrong or she bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Portman? "On-screen" SMS writing and video game sequences are edited in the movie, which may sound like old and cheap tricks to someone, but instead I think they are used in a good way. Cell phones and VGs are in because they are somehow important to these poor suburbanites, but at the same time they are used as funny cinematic tricks. The risk of representing cell phones, SMS writing and video games is high and in proportion to the age of the director/screenwriter, but Luna avoids the trap by placing those paraphernalia in the right context, without describing them in an overenthusiastic or moralistic way. I felt that something was missing in the description of the world of car tuning and "nengs". Why these people live for their cars is never said. The topic of drugs is absent and should have been mentioned somehow (even if Laya Martí can be seen rubbing her nose at the VIP party in Madrid). But I think the story is about La Juani, a very strong and fascinating character, and not, thanks heaven, a sociological treatise on suburban Spanish youngsters.