Product Details

• Actors: Hector Colome, Manuel Morón, Roberto Enríquez, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre
• Directors: Daniel Sanchez Arevalo
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Strand Releasing
• DVD Release Date: January 8, 2008
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YDBPCK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,381 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dark Blue Almost Black" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

When his father suffers a debilitating stroke, Jorge is forced to put his life and career on hold. He takes over his father's janitorial position, cares for his father and studies at night. His life is further complicated by romantic entanglements with women. Meanwhile, Jorge's best friend Israel begins to question his sexuality and his family's integrity when he discovers that his father frequents a male masseur. Director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's tender and witty debut examines the feeling of entrapment that arises when needs and desires are subjugated to family obligations. It is also an astute exploration of generational politics in Spain, where the young are generally expected to carry on traditions and values.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars serious yet also hilarious, August 17, 2010

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J. Kim - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Blue Almost Black (DVD)

i watched this movie without any expectations, but i came away loving it. jorge reminds me a lot of many youth today: those who want to do what they want, but can't because of numerous obligations and family. you can feel the pain and disappointment he goes through, yet he also matures and finds something (or should i say someone) that radically changes his life for the better. i obviously won't spoil the movie for you. the seriousness of jorge's situation is offset by the absolutely brilliant humor of raul arevalo, who plays jorge's friend israel, a.k.a the spanish sean penn. again, i won't say more than that. you'll find out for yourself if you take my recommendation and watch esta pelicula genial.

22 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expect Life, January 6, 2009

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Alexander Freedman "Ajax" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Blue Almost Black (DVD)

Don't expect action, don't expect any kind of fast pace plot. Expect a movie about life, and individual struggles mixed with a small bit of comic relief and you've got Azuloscurocasinegro (Dark Blue Almost Black). It's a great movie and I use it to brush up on my Spanish. Although, it's a little tough with the Spanish dialect and vosotros.

25 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind movie!, April 5, 2008

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Elizabet Haagensen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Blue Almost Black (DVD)

I bought this movie for a spanish film project and it was an amazing choice - controversial topics from a country where the scent of dictatorship still lingers