This can be seen during the scenes in which Severine would fantasize, it can be felt as an invasion of privacy seeing her hidden desires. However there is a sense of feeling to be a voyeur into Severine’s secret life the careful choreography of scenes and camera angles contribute to the uncomfortable sense of intrusion by the viewers. As the subject matter is handled very tactfully and without any actual sex scenes a great deal is left to the imagination, which only serves to heighten the mysteries implicit at every turn in the film. While the world around her explodes in glorious hues, Severine is defined by her couture, if somber, wardrobe of tan, black, and white. From the fall colors displayed in the landscape scenes, to the subtle shades in Severine’s clothing, the contrasts are set. When viewing this film, it is impossible not to get lost in the story played by the characters, because Almodovar builds up extensiveness of the image to where the audience will not notice the dimensions of fiction and reality.Ĭomparatively, in Belle de Jour was Bunuel’s first foray into the use of color, and he employed it to great effect. He also used excellent cinematography to lead his audience into this mysterious, bizarre world where graphic simulation of sexual acts was used.
These colors were used as a vibrant explosion that helped in the dramatic effect of the stories be presented. The characters in Bad Education trudge through streams of bright colors but underneath those colors is dark secrets. The memory, desire, identity and deception intertwine in an increasingly tale of revenge. Almodovar shows us the outer surface of being human but he avoids the depths, and the simple truth about the human soul. After attending his catholic school Ignacio becomes involved in homosexuality, transvestism, drug addiction, blackmail, identity theft, murder, even fratricide. Father Manolo, Bad Education’s “villain”, is portrayed as a man weakened by his own compulsions rather than unambiguously evil. The film would deal with the traumatic experiences and the effects of their education in a Catholic boarding school while under the tutelage of a sexually abusive priest, Father Manolo. Ignacio, who prefers to be called Angel, has written a screenplay which he wants to star in and have Enrique direct. Ignacio is an actor and screenwriter, and Enrique is a director. It is the story of two boarding school boys who reunite years later. Both films share false identity and self-creation, the willful self-deception and fantasy of falling in love.Īlmodovar’s Bad Education takes place in Madrid and in other parts of Northern Spain around 1980. In both of these films it shows both protagonists, Ignacio and Severine, finally being able to thoroughly enjoy what they have fantasized about. Almodovar conveys the allure of being deceived. Bunuel’s film conveyed how sin can lead to more sin, and eventually to violence or death. Bunuel goes to the heart of the matter Almodovar dances around it.
The films Bad Education (2004) by Pedro Almodovar and Belle de Jour (1967) by Luis Bunuel both deal with the effects of sin within sexuality. There are numerous possibilities that can shape one’s human sexuality and many explanations that can help one understand why. Sexuality is expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, behavior, roles and relationships. Human sexuality plays a major role in everyone’s life. Human sexuality is how people experience the erotic and express themselves as sexual beings.
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