Director Francisco de Lombardi fills his sensual film with plenty of gorgeous shots of the lush landscape and its equally exotic, miniskirted 'fauna.'
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:4
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.3/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong sexuality, nudity and language
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Theatrical Release:Sep 27, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is a straightlaced Peruvian military man with a new wife and a child on the way. Honest and hardworking, he has no choice but to follow orders when he... Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador del Solar) is a straightlaced Peruvian military man with a new wife and a child on the way. Honest and hardworking, he has no choice but to follow orders when he is given the assignment of supplying prostitutes to troops stationed in the Amazon so that they will stop hassling the limited supply of local girls. Trouble arises though, when Pantoja faces great sexual temptation in the form of one of the "working girls" (Angie Cepedas) and his cover is under threat of being blown by local authorities. Based on the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, CAPTAIN PANTOJA is spicy arthouse romp. [More]
Starring: Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Pilar Bardem, Monica Sanchez
Starring: Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Pilar Bardem, Monica Sanchez
Director: Francisco J. Lombardi
Director: Francisco J. Lombardi
Screenwriter: Enrique Moncloa, Giovanna Pollarolo
Studio: Venevision International Films
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Reviews for Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
This film might've fared better if those involved realized how fiercely their material begs for a plunge into the deep end.
A pedestrian film that provides little more than a superficial treat.
Promises to skewer sexual politics but instead turns out to be a one-joke pony.
Wears one down with a long running time and diminishing returns on its wicked premise.
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