The Ages of Lulu

Infobox_Film
name = The Ages of Lulu
producer = Andrés Vicente Gómez
director = Bigas Luna
writer = Almudena Grandes
Bigas Luna
starring = Francesca Neri
music = Carlos Segarra
cinematography = Fernando Arribas
editing = Pablo González del Amo
released = flagicon|Spain 1990
runtime = 95 min.
language = Spanish

"The Ages of Lulu" ( _es. Las edades de Lulú) is a 1990 Spanish film, directed by Bigas Luna, starring by Francesca Neri. Javier Bardem has a small role a corrupt gay man, one of his first roles on screen. Ángela Molina rejected the role for the sex scenes. The film is the version of the international best-selling novel with the same name written by Almudena Grandes. María Barranco won the Goya Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as a transsexual prostitute. Francesca Neri is dubbed into Spanish by another actress.

Plot

The film is about a young woman's (Lulú) sexual awakening. She experiements in a range of sexual practices and taboos.

Controversy

The film was cut in the UK by two minutes and 55 seconds by the BBFC. These cuts include an S&M orgy at a gay club being shortened, a man sexually touching Lulu and a sex scene; these scenes were restored for the 2002 DVD release. In addition to these cuts an opening scene were Lulu is baptised was cut as Lulu's vagina is exposed to camera; this shot is considered to be in breach of the Child Protection Act. The 2002 UK DVD required 1:15 cuts for baptism scene; a new title sequence was used instead.

The film has also been criticized for its sex scenes and themes of incest.

Cast

*Francesca Neri as Lulú
*Javier Bardem as Jimmy
*Óscar Ladoire as Pablo
*María Barranco as Ely
*Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Marcelo
*Rosana Pastor as Chelo
*Juan Graell as Remy
*Rodrigo Valverde as Pablito
*Pilar Bardem as Encarna
*Marta May as Lulú's mother
*Gloria Rodriquez as Cristina
*Ángel Jovè as Alicantino
*Ainara Pérez as child Lulú
*Juan Sala as Lulú's father
*Pepa Serrano as Flamenca

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