800 Bullets and El Crimen Ferpecto (The Ferpect Crime)
Both directed by Alex de la Iglesia.
These films cement my liking of Iglesia's work. 800 Bullets is a modern western, dealing with regret, sons and grandfathers, stuntmen, lies, booze, women, and, of course, the eponymous 800 bullets. It's a fantasy, as the body count is extremely low despite all the violence, but it's also sincere, fun, and entertaining.
The same can be said for Crimen Ferpecto, a fable of lust, blackmail, hate and murder set in a department store. Reminiscent in setting of the BBC TV show "Are You Being Served?" (which I enjoyed watching on PBS as a kid), the action takes place in the clothing departments of a large, upscale store, and devolves from there into a off-beat indictment of fashion, beauty, and obsessive love. The main character often narrates the action, and the whole shebang is, on the whole, extremely funny.
These films cement my liking of Iglesia's work. 800 Bullets is a modern western, dealing with regret, sons and grandfathers, stuntmen, lies, booze, women, and, of course, the eponymous 800 bullets. It's a fantasy, as the body count is extremely low despite all the violence, but it's also sincere, fun, and entertaining.
The same can be said for Crimen Ferpecto, a fable of lust, blackmail, hate and murder set in a department store. Reminiscent in setting of the BBC TV show "Are You Being Served?" (which I enjoyed watching on PBS as a kid), the action takes place in the clothing departments of a large, upscale store, and devolves from there into a off-beat indictment of fashion, beauty, and obsessive love. The main character often narrates the action, and the whole shebang is, on the whole, extremely funny.
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