Everlasting Love (Amor Eterno)

Not what I expected, but has a nice twist!

This is one of the most disgusting movies I have ever seen. It does not deserve even one star.No real storyline, just a lot of walking around and degenerate, sickening flesh eating students. Poor acting! Bad directing! Terrible cinematography! Much of the film is so dark you cannot see what is going on even if you wanted to.The cover of the dvd is misleading. (« Desire is all-consuming ».). What a joke!I cannot understand how this film could have received so many awards. It should be:« Beware, desire is flesh eating « f there is a redeeming quality it would be the title song.Avoid this film. You’ll be glad you did!

I've thought about this film seriously after a disturbing night after viewing it. Reader beware. The Spanish film directed by Marcel Fores is a quagmire that may well suck you into thought ,or repulsion,or perhaps pleasure if if it strikes the right dissonant cord with you. For some viewers the full rear and frontal nudity ,sex, and gay characters may be sufficient tintilation . I am a gay man and I'm pleased to see some naked flesh in a film that is not a porno flick . I'm also old enough to remember a time when anything with a gay note was enough to demand my attention even if it was hateful and drenched in negativity. I was willing to be offended just to see someone on screen who loved/ desired the same sex. To the plot --before you stop reading . It is brief. Carlos a late middle aged teacher( 50's I'd guess) cruises for sexual encounters after work in the woods ( murky as something from a Grimm's fairy tale-- not a pun on purpose). The wood is somewhere near Barcelona , I think . It might be in other parts of the world where I'm sure such places exist. Apparently ,at times, he is satisfied just to watch others and masterbate . Remember, you as a viewer are also a voyeur . He meets one of his students in the wood . He and Toni eventually have anal sex in the teacher's auto. The sex seems to be fervent and in abandon . The young man asks questions that suggest he is looking for more than the fleeting encounter. Toni has a most singular group of " friends. I thought of them as followers of Charles Mason , or eventually devotees of Hannibal Lector , or even obsessed fans of a newly visioned ,heidious Dracula. Joan Bentalle' who plays Carlos from my perspective is the main character and the best actor in the film . Without him there would be no "dessert". The other actors are good enough to be chilling. While one may think the cinematography is great( It does fit the subject matter to some extent ) , I longed for some light on this tale of the darkest of midnights . It is a horror film far more than a film that might be labeled as "gay themed" . It crossed my mind that in a way that the plot might actually be , most likely unintengently ,homophobic. What ! Are you crazy ,you ask. Well, think of the formula slasher films where the young ,always attractive or at least unique, girls or boys who have given themselves up to the flesh are murdered. The gay person or the " sinner", the OTHER must die to abide to some archaic code lost in a distant creation generated out of fear of differences or religion . Because of my age , when I think back, to the first books and films with gays or lesbians included or as subject matter ,eventually , they were dead at the end unless they were distorted images treated as a mere source of humor . Happy endings? In the real past in our nation ( not Ancient Greece) ,one had to look to Walt Disney and make believe where the prince would come for you ,or Snow White would be awakened by a beautiful Snow White. Your ability to imagine this , sadly , was dependent upon you, kept hidden from the threat of jaiI ,asylums, family most likely, work and those mighty houses built for worship. I wonder if the director would ever consider filming /directing a film a complex same-sex love story that had the potential to lift the spirit and challenge the mind and maybe as an unexpected happenstance educate those who are not glbtq. In conclusion, happily the film is short, a touch over an hour. The plot didn't need that much. True character development that was more than a superficial device would have called for more time . The viewer must decide if a bit of erotic voyeurism ending with a repulsive ,bloody " Devouring "worse than anything suggested in Tennessee William's " Suddenly Last Summer" is worth calling a psychotic love" ---- everlasting . If I desired chilling edge-of -one's-seat suspense , I'd watch "Night of The Hunter" (1959). For a male same-sex love story , Maurice , based on E.M. Forester's novel is hard to beat. Good luck with what ever delights you. Just be careful if you wander in the woods. The extra star is for those with a stronger constitution than mine and can handle nightmares, otherwise two would be closer to real evaluation.

So so so tired of gay characters being "the killer", "the creep", "the molester", "the thief", "the one who wrecked a marriage". This piece of crap was like something from the endless list of Hollywood stories mentioned in 'The Celluloid Closet' in which the movie going public "NEEDED" to see the homo/lesbian character get killed off or put behind bars at the end of the movie.I would love to see gay people portrayed in a more balanced storytelling landscape - but I guess as long as people get a 90% "artsy" movie, they won't care that the other 10% of the movie depicts the gay people in the movie as detestable and sub-human characters that need to be punished.

If you can't figure out the ending to this film within the first 15 minutes you might find the ending shocking - but as you're led through the story and given hint after hint after glaring hint the only thing left to wonder his how they will show you where it's going to end.

I cannot imagine anyone making a movie like this thinking it art or entertainment. Very disgusting movie ending that makes it a no watch. Worse than I could possibly imagine. Be ware.

In the European culture, there are differences which can be dangerous. The young may experiment with different relationships. Here Marcal Fores provides a portrayal of the dangers in a forest where several manners of experimenting are in progress; some are youths, others are young adults while adults are involved also. Dark truths lurk in the forest and the consequences are dangerous to have those dark areas allowed into private situations. Indeed, the producer presents a movie that demonstrates the cruising grounds of the LGBTQ are not always gentle or safe havens. Sadistic persons - or groups - may exist that prey on the unsuspecting victim - or victims. This is a shocking DVD in content but a good warning that recklessness without caution can have dire consequences. Four stars but minus one because some parts are muddled.

just ok

Not really my type of film a bit dark

Nothing was what I expected. I was left rather detached with confusion. Badly scripted. Not much logic in the actions.

Scénario très étrange

I didn't like the horror ending

Not my film