Description: A comedic celebration of the relationship between Esperanza, a lively, just turned 40 schoolteacher in Madrid whose social life is filled with gay male friends, but not one straight man to share her lonely bed! Her best friend Ramon is a lawyer, whose success with men is unsurpassed! A tender and funny tale about the intense relationship that can develop between a straight woman and a gay man.
The Meaning of Friendship "Amor de Hombre (Love of a Man)"
The Meaning of Friendship
Amos Lassen
"Amor de Hombre" is a humorous take on a serious subject and shows us a side of gay life in Spain. It shows life as a mature way for men to interact in their world and lead rewarding social lives. It takes place in Spain in the 1990's and shows the strong friendship between a gay man and his female best friend and how that relationship is tested when the man enters a relationship with another man. The girl who was used to getting all the attention becomes jealous of the "amor de hombre"--the love of a man. The characters are changed by the new situation. Esperanza is a typical "faghag" and her friendship with Ramon is a rare kind of relationship. Ramon depends on her as a means of support and for friendship. As a matter of fact, their relationship seems deeper than it is. Ramon takes her for granted and we really see this with when another man enters the picture. The movie is a snappy, fast-paced entertaining film and precedes later movies that deal with situations between gay men and straight women. Ramon is a professional man--a successful lawyer who happens to be gay but is single unlike many of his friends. Esperanza is a 40-something divorced school teacher who loves Ramon and always tries to help him to find the right man. Andrea Occhipinti is wonderful as Ramon and Lola Lotes shines as Esperanza. The movie is very funny and the issue of friendship is paramount in the film. There are times when the movie is also very moving. More important than anything else is the yearning of gay men to find partners and to be loved.
hits close to home This movie is very funny dramatic and hits close to home because i have a femal friend and we are like tha two main characters in this movie on how they act and who they hang out with it is a great movie if you have afriend that you love dearly and can't live without
Another way to see things Well, yes is a bit like the spaniar version of Will & Grace, but the story is interesting. Good looking guys, and a unique way of storytelling. I'm sure you'll enjoy if you are into light drama, romantic comedy.
WILL AND GRACE OLE "Amor de Hombre" is a movie that has a great script, good direction, good acting, plenty of "eye candy" and about everything that I usually enjoy in a movie especially one that is based on a "gay theme". So why have I only given it three (3) stars? I'm afraid that the two main characters annoyed me immensely.
Ramon is a gay man that fits so nauseatingly well the stereotypical view of a very shallow young gay man. He is very handsome and is always looking for "Mister Right"; however, no man is good enough or manly enough for him. In the film, when he does supposedly fall in love it's with an, at first, unavailable thug. In the film his only true love is, of course, Esperanza who is a 40 something year old extreme "fag hag".
The character of Esperanza really annoyed the hell out of me. She is a one of the most possessive, irritatating and manipulative types of person that I have ever seen in a movie. The type that I feel needs to get a life of her own. She just can't find a straight man to her liking or more importantly one that is similar to her gay friend Ramon who she also does not want to have anyone else but her. Therefore, she does everything in her power to sabotage any relationship Ramon just might have and is always there to comfort and hold his hand when life ain't working out, for him, too well. The weakling character of Ramon is, of course, very easily manipulated by Esperanza. The movie ends where we started with Esperanza and Ramon platonically kissing, at sunset, on a beautiful beach. She's happy and I'm sure that he's happy-after all tomorrow they'll still be looking for Mister Right; however, they'll ALWAYS have each other. In other words this movie is a feature length Spanish version of the television sitcom "Will and Grace".
Amor de Hombre Really good Spanish movie that reflects the deep and sincere friendship that can be developed among 2 different type of individuals, excellent performances, and good script, out of the ordinary, I'll recommended strongly to anyone with an open criteria.
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