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	'Lucia, Lucia' Starring: Cecilia Roth, Kuno Becker, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa Director: Antonio Serrano MPAA rating: R for sexuality, language and brief drug use Running time: 110 minutes Release date: August 8 Where "Lucia, Lucia" is playing. More New Releases

The story: A woman trying to cope with the recent abandonement of her husband, uncovers some dark secrets revealing much about herself and her husband. Originally entitled "La Hija del Canibal"

Critics' Reviews

Philadelphia Inquirer:

"Cecilia Roth, the sage, sexy star of Pedro Almodóvar's 'All About My Mother,' is the best reason -- the only reason -- to see 'Lucía, Lucía.'"
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New York Times:

"..a vortex of plot that the film begins to suck everything around it into a kind of black hole."
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Los Angeles Daily News:

"..mediocre writing and a directorial style that has more in common with Mexican soap operas than the vaunted New Wave of Mexican filmmaking."
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