Tete and the Moon

February 26, 2007

Rated: NR Runtime: 90 min Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Let me start by saying the what will soon be quite obvious; this is a REALLY weird movie.

Tete and the Moon Tete is a 9 year old boy with self confidence issues. His family participates in the town tradition of building human pyramids, and he’s the “crown”, the kid who sits on the top. Unfortunately he gets a bit nervous when he gets near the apex and tends to either give up or cause the pyramid to fall. His father is quite competitive and yells up to him to grow some cojones and not to give up. Basically, the kid is stressed. To make matters worse he has a little brother on the way and he’s certain that his parents won’t have enough love to go around once the baby is born and he’ll get the short end of the stick.

Once his brother arrives, he discovers he was right all along. It seems that every time he turns around his mother is breast feeding the baby and shooing him away to do chores. He’s feeling dejected and needs comfort.. his conclusion is that he needs a breast of his own!

The story is told through the eyes of Tete, who really doesn’t understand anything at all about sex so this is in no way erotic to him, he’s just wanting some comfort. What’s really amusing is his misunderstandings on certain things.. such as where the milk comes from in the first place. I’d tell you, but it’s something you should really find out from watching the movie.

After a short search for his own breast to suckle, he sees Estrellita (Mathilda May) and quickly decides she’s got just what he needs (smart kid!) Estrellita and her husband are performers who travel around and do their act. She’s a ballet dancer, he’s… well…fartman. Seriously. Remember, I did say it was REALLY weird. Tete isn’t the only guy after what Estrellita has to offer, Miquel is a teen boy who’s fallen in love with Estrellita and sings to her.. constantly. Miquel steals her panties from a clothesline, so Tete steals her bra. The competition is on!

I really can’t say much more about the plot on this one, you’re just gonna have to trust me that this is a damn funny movie. I must have thrown my hands up in the air in a “what the hell!?” motion at least 10 times while watching. It’s weird, then it get weirder. Then, another layer of weirdness gets added. It’s all quite funny and strangely sweet though, I highly recommend this movie. 5 stars for weirdness, 5 stars for Mathilda’s boobs, 5 stars for the sheer audacity of making this movie in the first place.

Posted by John | Filed Under 5 Stars, Biel Duran, Comedy, DVD, Genis Sanchez, Gerard Darmon, Mathilda May, Miguel Poveda, NR