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Sexo Por Compasion
Dolores is a mature and kind woman whose husband abandons her because he can’t stand her uncanny generosity. Desperate to get her husband back, she devotes her life to works of charity, which results in her "soothing" all the village men – with remarkable results. Even the wives are pleased with the results. It is through her compassionate sex that she literally brings back the color and the happiness to her community.
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Price Range: $5.31 - $9.98
 Sexo Por Compasion
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| User Reviews |  | Humorous and makes you think
rating: 5
Loved this movie. It made me laugh and also made me stop and think about... life, love, morals, marriage, good vs. evil.... and all the different perspectives that can be explored when debating over the said topics. Loved it in Spansh but translates very well in English too.
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HOME!!!run!
rating: 5
There is nothing this film doesn't hit well: most generally--love and faith. More specifically--sex and religion.
Experience it. It is an excellent film which memorably shows the difference between the life of the colorless and the life of the colored.
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I see why this Spanish Village took home so many awards.
rating: 4
This is a highly unique film that I was able to pick up; it contains no nudity and foul language to my knowledge. This story drabs around a gray Mexican village, where life is pretty much boring. The lead character is a wife, who mourns the unexpected leave of her husband. He leaves her because maybe she is a person without sins. So she wants to do terrible sins in the hope that her husband may return. Adultery proves to be one of the most terrible sins. Thus, she decides to sleep with other men. But miraculously, she helps the sad men who visit her. After sleeping with her, they find new energy in life and the dreary village comes to life again.
At this point in the movie, the color returns to the movie into glorious colors. The movie is done as a comedy with plenty of laughs and funny situations, but there's a serious undertone of breaking through the macho-culture of Mexico. This surreal movie uses the idea of the 1998 `Pleasantville', regarding to the use of black & white and colors to express the feeling of the villagers. The direction of Laura Mañá and the performance of the unknown cast are marvelous. The simple story hooks-up the attention of the viewer along the 109 minutes without being boring in any moment.
There are many cameos (Leocadia played by Leticia Huijara is a zany old lady who insists on photographing herself and the events of the village on a daily basis! etc) and Laura Mañá handles the direction of this potentially difficult story with amazing finesse. We can only hope she continues to create other films as unique and satisfying as SEXO POR COMPASION! Highly recommend especially to foreign film lovers.
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Sin vs. Virtue?
rating: 4
This movie is one of a kind. It centers on a town in Spain that is "dying." We slowly learn some of the reasons for this, and the movie shifts from black and white to color to show the coming alive of the community.
This movie is stark and focuses on characters and dialogue. It shows the conflicts and oddities of human nature and asks the questions: What is sin? What is charity? Who is truly good? Is being truly good a form of vanity or pride? Fascinating stuff. I enjoy movies by Spanish filmmakers for the way they look at human nature: there's a wondrous juxtaposition of pragmatism and a romanticism that is not usually found in US films.
This film points to the way we as humans live -- sometimes comfortably, sometimes with resignation -- with contradications.
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Pleasure to watch; exceeded my expectations
rating: 5
Nothing intellectual here, just some basic comments (am currently fighting off the flu).
I saw this on the shelf and sort of did a double take. What? The basic plot seemed so... ridiculous? weird? I rented it out of curiosity mostly, but this film FAR exceeded my expectations as both a movie of great talent and beauty as well as some basic philosophical substance within a very simple, easy-to-follow-along-with movie that was quite a pleasure to watch.
It raised an interesting question - is the real "sin" the act of infidelity or the response of jealousy? Are we too superficial and quick to condemn actions without evaluating their intentions..?
Although it made me think, it moreso touched my heart, and the movie lacks any sort of intellectual, philosophical discussion, which really adds to the depth and beauty of it. It reminds me of the most basic tenet of creative writing: "Show, don't tell."
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