Sound of the Sea

Sound of the Sea

2001 · 95 min · ES · 5.9 (62 votes)
Dir. Bigas Luna · Starring Jordi Mollà, Leonor Watling, Eduard Fernández, Sergio Caballero, Neus Agulló, Pep Cortés
DramaRomance

A new literature teacher, Ulises, comes to a small town near the sea and falls in love with a young woman, Martina. This woman is loved by a rich businessman named Alberto but chooses Ulises. Soon after their marriage and the birth of their son, Ulises vanishes while fishing at sea. In the meanwhile Martina marries Alberto, but all is not what it seems...

VIBE

A sun-drenched, languid exploration of burgeoning desire and unspoken longing. It feels like a humid summer afternoon where passions simmer beneath a surface of quiet observation, tinged with the melancholy of what might never be.

sensualmelancholicyearningatmosphericslow-burnMediterranean dramaerotic arthouseromantic realismforbidden lovedesireunrequited lovecoming-of-age
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