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ComedyDrama

Golden Balls

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A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

Release Date : 1993-09-24

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmauroHugo Films S.A.LumièreOvídeo TV S.A.Lolafilms

Production Country : SpainItalyFrance

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Javier Bardem

Character Name : Benito González

Original Name : Javier Bardem

Gender : Male

Maria de Medeiros

Character Name : Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)

Original Name : Maria de Medeiros

Gender : Female

Maribel Verdú

Character Name : Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)

Original Name : Maribel Verdú

Gender : Female

Elisa Tovati

Character Name : Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)

Original Name : Elisa Tovati

Gender : Female

Benicio del Toro

Character Name : Bob, el amigo de Miami

Original Name : Benicio del Toro

Gender : Male

Alessandro Gassmann

Character Name : Miguel, el amigo de Melilla

Original Name : Alessandro Gassmann

Gender : Male

Ángel de Andrés López

Character Name : Gil, el de los garbanzos

Original Name : Ángel de Andrés López

Gender : Male

Alicia Moro

Character Name : La chica de Gil

Original Name : Alicia Moro

Gender : Female

Raquel Bianca

Character Name : Ana (La comehombres, ? kilos)

Original Name : Raquel Bianca

Gender : Male

Albert Vidal

Character Name : El suegro

Original Name : Albert Vidal

Gender : Male

Enric Cusí

Character Name : El hombre de confianza

Original Name : Enric Cusí

Gender : Male

Francisco Casares

Character Name : El productor

Original Name : Francisco Casares

Gender : Male

María Martín

Character Name : La mujer del productor

Original Name : María Martín

Gender : Female

Thomas Lusht

Character Name : El cachas americano

Original Name : Thomas Lusht

Gender : Male

Alberto Merelles

Character Name : El arquitecto

Original Name : Alberto Merelles

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Escayola

Character Name : La progre

Original Name : Elisabeth Escayola

Gender : Male

Stella Condorelli

Character Name : La amiga de Rita

Original Name : Stella Condorelli

Gender : Male

Ingrid Morrall

Character Name : La amiga de Ana

Original Name : Ingrid Morrall

Gender : Male

Ismael 'East' Carlo

Character Name : El detective

Original Name : Ismael 'East' Carlo

Gender : Male

Ecos de Andalucía

Character Name : Cuadro flamenco

Original Name : Ecos de Andalucía

Gender : Male

Johnny Messana

Character Name : Restaurant patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Messana

Gender : Male

Francesco Maria Dominedò

Character Name : El Mosca

Original Name : Francesco Maria Dominedò

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CRCulver

@CRCulver

2021-06-23

Bigas Luna's 1993 film Huevos de oro ("Golden Balls/Eggs", a title punning on both the goose that laid the golden eggs and a tough guy's balls of steel) depicts the rise and fall of Benito Gonzalez (Javier Bardem), a young Spanish construction worker who becomes an affluent real estate developer on the Mediterranean coast. After being jilted by his first girlfriend (Elisa Tovati), who leaves him for his best friend, Benito develops a mania for building the tallest building in Benidorm, which may be seen as little more than an enormous phallic symbol flaunting his manhood. Obsessed with this big construction project, his lust for his next woman, Claudia (Maribel Verdú) takes second place to having her sleep with potential investors to win them over. Benito then marries a banker's daughter, Marta (Maria de Medeiros) to have access to her father's funds. Benito lives a life of sexual excess and enormous consumption of food, especially the Alicante sweet known as torrón. Like some of the work of Almodovar, Bigas Luna clearly likes riffing on Spanish stereotypes and regional differences. Ultimately, however, Benito's hubris leads to his downfall. This protagonist is certainly an odious guy, but -- though I won't spoil the ending -- the depths to which he is ultimately sunk inspire a perverse sympathy in the viewer. Years went by between my first viewing of this film and the second, but in the interim I would often look back on this film's plot and ending scenes, thinking of how sad it was to lose everything and end up that way. Huevos de oro isn't an especially deep film, but that dramatic arc, hewing very close to classical notions of tragedy, is impressive and I'd say this film is worth a watch.