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Bridging these two spaces is the film’s central character, Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem). In his early twenties, Ramon suffered a life-altering accident during a trip to the beach and was left a quadriplegic as a result. After 28 years of living with his condition, he longs to bring his life...
...learn to cry with a smile,” Ramon says of his experience, and we understand what he means—to varying degrees we have all been the one laying on the bed. Wisely, the filmmakers understand that there is no life without some element of suffering and in accepting this truth, they never condescend to their characters no matter how ridiculous their actions may sometimes seem...
Ramon’s plans meet enormous obstacles because euthanasia is not endorsed by the Spanish legal system, and so Ramon recruits a lawyer, Julia (Belen Rueda), to help him fight for the right to die. His desire appears very resolute despite the seemingly good life he has been able to lead with his brother Jose (Celso Bugallo) and cared for by Jose’s wife Manuela (Mabel Rivera) and son Javi (Tamar Bovas...
While his family plays an important role in Ramon’s life, it is the lawyer, Julia, that proves to be his pulse, and in fact the pulse of the entire film. She is the one Ramon seeks when he conjures up the dream world that is his escape from his everyday limitations, and she is the only one who manages to force him to question his line of action. When she experiences a sudden fall we come to discover that, like Ramon, her body is damaged. In those brief moments of uncertainty, our hearts sink in desperation with...
...certainly possible that no matter how good the A’s pitching is, they’ll still lose due to an inability to score off of Pedro, Wakefield and Lowe. Pedro is usually deadly against Oakland’s cast of weak hitters, including Mark Ellis, Ramon Hernandez, Scott Hatteberg, and Jermaine “mendoza line” Dye. Wakefield has pitched well and Lowe is usually great in Fenway. It’s possible that the A’s will lose three games 2-1 (or, if Mecir pitches...