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20 Centimeters(20 Centímetros)

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Spain, France · 2005
Rated NC-17 · 1h 52m
Director Ramón Salazar
Starring Mónica Cervera, Pablo Puyol, Concha Galán, Miguel O'Dogherty
Genre Comedy, Drama

Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who's saving money for the last operation in her change from man to woman. She works as a prostitute in Madrid and longs for a legitimate job. Whenever she builds up her savings, her housemate and best friend Tomás finds ways to spend, lose, or cost her those funds. She meets Raúl, whom she likes and who likes her; the trouble is he also likes that part of her she wants removed. If that's not enough, she also has narcolepsy, and when she conks out, she dreams of musical-theater numbers in which she's the singing and dancing star. Are these dreams always going to be 20 centimeters out of reach?

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30

Village Voice by

The musical numbers are dreadful and the jokes barely register, but more disappointing is how rote the exploration of the transgender dilemma is.

50

Miami Herald by Connie Ogle

The dance numbers grow tiresome after a while, and director/screenwriter Ramon Salazar throws in so many calculated oddities that it's impossible for anyone to become too attached to his characters.

60

Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones

With a mug like hers Cervera must have realized this was her big chance to star in a musical, and she gives a dazzling performance.

70

Variety by Jonathan Holland

Showing a stylistic bravura and confidence rare among upcoming Spanish helmers, Ramon Salazar's campy 20 Centimeters is a self-regarding but vastly entertaining sophomore effort that fuses a wide range of influences -- Hollywood musicals, neo-realism and early-Almodovarian kitsch -- into a distinctive, giddy whole.

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