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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Sex and Lucía
2001 2h 8m ES
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6.7
SOLID
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71%
FRESH
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65
METACRITIC
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7
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 667🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7IMDB · 40,124
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Lucía is a young waitress in Madrid who seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her longtime boyfriend. Amidst the fresh air, dazzling sun, and glistening deep blue water, Lucía begins to piece together the dark corners of her past relationship.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Paz Vega
Lucía
Tristán Ulloa
Lorenzo
Elena Anaya
Belén
Najwa Nimri
Elena
Daniel Freire
Carlos/Antonio
Silvia Llanos
Luna
Diana Suárez
Madre de Belén
Javier Cámara
Pepe
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Julio Medem
- Writers
- Julio Medem
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Julio Medem, shot by Kiko de la Rica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Paz Vega and Tristán Ulloa and Elena Anaya carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0254455 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Julio Medem directs. Kiko de la Rica behind the camera. Alberto Iglesias scores. Iván Aledo cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Julio Medem, shot by Kiko de la Rica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Paz Vega and Tristán Ulloa and Elena Anaya carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0254455 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "dreams", "waitress", "love of one's life", "madrid, spain".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kiko de la Rica
- Original score
- Alberto Iglesias
- Editing
- Iván Aledo
- Costume design
- Estíbaliz Markiegi
- Makeup / hair
- Montse Ribé
- Sound
- Clarissa Farrán
- Stunt coordinator
- Ignacio Carreño
- Runtime
- 128 min · 2h 8m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $7,640,680
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 71% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 65/100
- IMDB rating
- 7/10 · 40,124 votes
- MPAA
- TV-MA
Awards
11 wins & 18 nominations total
Also by
Julio Medem
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Sogecine
ES
- AL
Alicia Produce
ES
Key crew
- Set DecorationVíctor Molero
- Costume DesignEstíbaliz Markiegi
- ProducerFernando Bovaira
- Executive ProducerAnna Cassina
- CastingSara Bilbatúa
- Executive ProducerLuis María Reyes
- EditorIván Aledo
- ProducerEnrique López Lavigne
- Makeup Effects DesignerMontse Ribé
- Art DirectionJames David Goldmark
- Art DirectionMontse Sanz
- Makeup Effects DesignerArturo Balseiro
- WigmakerAntoñita viuda de Ruiz
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistDavid Martí
- Makeup ArtistGregorio Ros
- HairstylistJuan Valverde
- Makeup & Hair AssistantAdolfo Vila
- Assistant DirectorLucia Cassani
- First Assistant DirectorTxarly Llorente
- Second Assistant DirectorAlmudena Martín de los Santos
- Sound EngineerJosé Luis Crespo
- Sound Re-Recording MixerClarissa Farrán
- Foley MixerPatrick Ghislain
- Sound Effects EditorGadou Naudin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dreams
- waitress
- love of one's life
- madrid, spain
- loss of loved one
- pregnancy
- formentera
- extramarital affair
- illegitimate son
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-07-12R
- Physical2003-03-25NR· DVD Release
Also known as
International titles
- Sex and LuciaUS
- Lucia e il sessoIT
- Sex & LuciaSE
- Lucia et le sexeFR
- Lucia und der SexDE
