# Sex and Lucía (2001)

> A grieving waitress retreats to an island where erotic memory, buried tragedy, and a writer’s unfinished fiction begin to merge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/904

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Julio Medem
- Cast: Paz Vega, Tristán Ulloa, Elena Anaya, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Silvia Llanos, Diana Suárez, Javier Cámara
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0254455/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: erotic, melancholic, dreamy, late night cinephile viewing, adult date night

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