La Tarea

La Tarea


Starring:Xanic Zepeda, Christopher (IX), José Alonso, María Rojo
Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Product Type: DVD
La Tarea
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    		La Tarea
    Starring: Maria Rojo , and José Alonso
    Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
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    La Tarea
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • UNUSUAL SATIRE....
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    • Daring yet innovating and insightful.
    		 La Tarea
    Starring: Xanic Zepeda , Christopher (IX) , José Alonso , and María Rojo
    Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
    Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
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    ASIN: B00029NM7M
    Release Date: 2004-08-31

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars UNUSUAL SATIRE...........2003-03-07

    Odd satire on voyeurism (?) that has film student Virginia (Maria Rojo) wrapping up her film studies class with a video project that will require another person. She gets former boyfriend Marcelo (Jose Alonso) to come over for a drink and to talk. She plans on using him as an "experiment" in the project. She tries to seduce him but he discovers the camera, gets angry and leaves but returns later and agrees to help her. They get naked and have sex for the video project. "Homework" takes place on one set and from the angle of Virginia's camera. It's a two-person character study that turns out in the end not to be what it appears at all. The sex is lengthy and explicit and designed to turn you on (it takes place in a hammock) setting up the viewer for the twist at the end. The first part of the film is a tease as to when the clothes come off (especially with Alonso) and when they finally do you feel you are peeping in someones' window. Virginia explains to the camera what her project is supposed to be about and why she's doing it. But the end leaves you feeling that this has been about something different altogether...role reversal? Exhibitionism? Voyeurism? or a woman determined to find herself over and over until she gets it right? I'm not sure but it's well acted by the two leads and one [good] sexy movie.

    5 out of 5 stars Dazzling.......2000-08-02

    This film is amazing. The plot is rather simple: a nameless woman hides a video camera under her living-room table and invites a male friend over. The idea is to seduce him, capture the whole thing on videotape and use the results as her term project for her cinema course.

    As the film progresses, both characters show more (and often unexpected sides) of themselves. For a good bit of the film, the camera (which at that point is, remember, hidden under a table) can only capture voices and the movements of their feet. The power of the actors' body language is quite remarkable and the idea is odd enough to make this part of the film quite amusing. A lot is left to the imagination: you see the couple move closer and edge apart. There are embarrassing silences, there are moments of tension, of silent understanding.

    The film progresses glibly between eroticism, comedy, pathos, suspense and more. As the characters become more rounded, the relationship between them changes, as does the nature of the film. This is basically a film about different sorts of relationships. And it's a pretty good rollercoaster ride, with a twist ending to cap it all off. I've never seen so much done with two actors and a fixed camera. It's cinema at its purest.

    Whether you are a devotee of foreign film or are simply wondering what to do with your videocam now you've shot your sister's wedding, this is a wonderful film.

    4 out of 5 stars Daring yet innovating and insightful........2000-06-23

    La Tarea is a daring film from the new wave of Mexican Cinema. Unfortunately for movie lovers in this country we haven't been exposed to these films. Maria Rojo is fabulous along with her co-star Jose Alonzo. The Blair Witch Project could only wish to be THIS original! This movie is definitely only for an adult audience due to the nudity and adult content, yet it is carried out in a very tasteful matter.
    Homework (La Tarea)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • UNUSUAL SATIRE....
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    		 Homework (La Tarea)
    Starring: Xanic Zepeda , Christopher (IX) , José Alonso , and María Rojo
    Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
    Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
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    ASIN: B000069I17
    Release Date: 2002-09-24

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars UNUSUAL SATIRE...........2003-03-07

    Odd satire on voyeurism (?) that has film student Virginia (Maria Rojo) wrapping up her film studies class with a video project that will require another person. She gets former boyfriend Marcelo (Jose Alonso) to come over for a drink and to talk. She plans on using him as an "experiment" in the project. She tries to seduce him but he discovers the camera, gets angry and leaves but returns later and agrees to help her. They get naked and have sex for the video project. "Homework" takes place on one set and from the angle of Virginia's camera. It's a two-person character study that turns out in the end not to be what it appears at all. The sex is lengthy and explicit and designed to turn you on (it takes place in a hammock) setting up the viewer for the twist at the end. The first part of the film is a tease as to when the clothes come off (especially with Alonso) and when they finally do you feel you are peeping in someones' window. Virginia explains to the camera what her project is supposed to be about and why she's doing it. But the end leaves you feeling that this has been about something different altogether...role reversal? Exhibitionism? Voyeurism? or a woman determined to find herself over and over until she gets it right? I'm not sure but it's well acted by the two leads and one [good] sexy movie.

    5 out of 5 stars Dazzling.......2000-08-02

    This film is amazing. The plot is rather simple: a nameless woman hides a video camera under her living-room table and invites a male friend over. The idea is to seduce him, capture the whole thing on videotape and use the results as her term project for her cinema course.

    As the film progresses, both characters show more (and often unexpected sides) of themselves. For a good bit of the film, the camera (which at that point is, remember, hidden under a table) can only capture voices and the movements of their feet. The power of the actors' body language is quite remarkable and the idea is odd enough to make this part of the film quite amusing. A lot is left to the imagination: you see the couple move closer and edge apart. There are embarrassing silences, there are moments of tension, of silent understanding.

    The film progresses glibly between eroticism, comedy, pathos, suspense and more. As the characters become more rounded, the relationship between them changes, as does the nature of the film. This is basically a film about different sorts of relationships. And it's a pretty good rollercoaster ride, with a twist ending to cap it all off. I've never seen so much done with two actors and a fixed camera. It's cinema at its purest.

    Whether you are a devotee of foreign film or are simply wondering what to do with your videocam now you've shot your sister's wedding, this is a wonderful film.

    4 out of 5 stars Daring yet innovating and insightful........2000-06-23

    La Tarea is a daring film from the new wave of Mexican Cinema. Unfortunately for movie lovers in this country we haven't been exposed to these films. Maria Rojo is fabulous along with her co-star Jose Alonzo. The Blair Witch Project could only wish to be THIS original! This movie is definitely only for an adult audience due to the nudity and adult content, yet it is carried out in a very tasteful matter.
    La Tarea Prohibida: Forbidden Homework
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • Arthouse Gem
    • Nothing Happens In This Movie.
    		 La Tarea Prohibida: Forbidden Homework
    Starring: Julián Pastor , Esteban Soberanes , and María Rojo
    Director: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
    Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
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    ASIN: B00029NM8G
    Release Date: 2004-08-31

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Arthouse Gem.......2007-01-02

    This is a simple but truly splendid little movie with a real sting in the tail.It is only when the movie is nearly over and you realize just what has been going on that you appreciate it for its true value,but I am not going to reveal the twist here as that would spoil the story.What I can say is that the movie is about a young man who needs to complete an assignment for his video class and invites a middle aged woman to help him out with his homework by acting in some scenes with him for his videotape.However,things are not as they seem and you finish up getting a big surprise.If you are looking for lots of sex and nudity,like the only other reviewer for this movie was,then this one is not for you.If,on the other hand you are looking for a thought provoking storyline with good acting then this movie is well worth watching.There is some brief sex near the end but you see very little flesh,just a very passionate performance from the two leading actors involved. Maria Rojo,who plays the role of the middle aged woman,is very sexy in a mature sort of a way.Definitely one for lovers of arthouse movies.

    1 out of 5 stars Nothing Happens In This Movie........2003-05-21

    I went totally crazy over this movie when I saw the cover and I paid the full retail price. The idea of a young teanage boy having a relationship with a middle age Latina is something that makes me very interested. But, what happens in this movie is this--after wasting time for an hour, they finally get down to business. The couple make out and have sex. But, do we get to see it...? Answer. No! They do it first under a thick dirty plastic cover, which gives you only shadows. Then they do it outside the cover, and we get to see a shot of their faces as they moan. Are you kidding me?...I had exected some bold Mexican movie, like "Sex and Lucia," where you get some real action. This, however, is whimpy, stupid, soap opera stuff. A waste of talent, money, and resources. Need I say more?

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