Bear Cub
by Miguel Albaladejo
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Actor: Arno Chevrier, Diana Cerezo, Elvira Lindo, Jos?? Luis Garc??a P??rez, Josele RomanDirector: Miguel Albaladejo
Brand: tla releasing
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Model: tlad119
Studio: TLA Releasing
DVD Reviews of Bear Cub
DVD Review: A human, gentle, funny, rich character study
Summary: 4 Stars
Probably the sweetest single gay film I've seen. This fish out of water story would have been turned into glossy, sappy glop by Hollywood, but the subtlety of writing and directing, the explicitness and acceptance of promiscuous, unglamorous gay men, and its general humor and humanity raise it well above it's slightly formulaic story.
An aging hippie mom brings her son to stay with her gay brother while she goes off to India with her new lover. While there she's thrown in prison on drug charges, and the man and boy slowly form a tender father/son like bond. Meanwhile the boy's estranged grandmother schemes to use this as a chance to force her way into the boy's life. While that might sound slight or familiar, the details, humanity and fine performances transcend to make something richer, funnier and deeper.
DVD Review: A Decent Movie for Bear Fans
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a nice little film about the power of relationships and family. The movie could have been more fleshed out, with more depth to the characters, but as it stands it kind of "breezes over" everything. I am glad I bought it as I love Bears and the Bear culture, but honestly it's not something I'd rewatch.DVD Review: 5 Stars
"BEAR CUB (CACHORRO)"
Amos Lassen
A delightful film from TLA Releasing "Bear Cub (Cachorro)' tells the story of Pedro, a gay male who has an active social life and a very large circle of friends. He agrees to take care of his nephew, Bernardo, for a coupler pf weeks and when it appears that this may become a permanent arrangement, he turns to his friends for guidance as he and Bernardo begin to build a life together. This is an amusing and at the same time touching film which reinterprets the idea of family.
Pedro is an attractive gay dentist who leads an active life style in Madrid who had no idea what he was in for when he agreed to take care of his nephew while the child's mother travels to the rest of Europe with her latest boyfriend. When "mom" becomes detained in India, Pedro has to assume the role of caretaker for Bernardo (who is a remarkable young actor). To make matters even more interesting, the boy's grandmother starts a custody battle over the child and what results s one of the most refreshing movies I have seen in a long time.
"Bear Cub" touches on a lot of issues and even though it doesn't wrap everything up, it gives a lot of food for thought. The issues include HIV, family, gay life, love and sexuality and will make you thin about relationships and love as well as how we live from day to day. Sex is also a big issue I the movie and we see how it fits into our lives and exactly what it means. The movie is so human that it Can be watched over and over and every time there seems to be something new. It is uncompromising and well acted and a great combination of drama and comedy. Compared to other movies on the same topic ("About A Boy"," Three Men and a Baby"), it stands out by not compromising the social life of Pedro, especially with the very explicit and controversial opening scenes (which were edited for American audiences). It is also fun to see a movie about bears, something we don't see a lot of in the movies. What impressed me the most about "Bear Cub" is its honesty in dealing with the gay lifestyle. It perfectly depicts a gay man having a social and a sex life without value judgments.
It is a movie that causes you to laugh and to cry and is probably the first motive and real non porn bear movie I have seen. It is tender and paternal and shows the bear scene of Madrid and thereby allows us to understand the bear culture a bit more. All in all this is one you do not want to miss.
The actors are Handsome, the music is good, and the director deals with real issues with honesty as if they are the usual things in life (bathroom cruising, bath houses, dark rooms and back rooms). He shows clearly what we do in bed and does so naturally.
The movie is really about relationships and feelings---learning to be with one another, the world of raising children. The message is that first and foremost it is love and not sex that guides our lives. It is a wonderful surprise of a movie and it is a movie that you can relate to.
DVD Review: a great movie yet a terrible american editing
Summary: 3 Stars
I saw this movie on its original spanish version and I saw the differences, for the american audience the edited a lot of scenes, so I'm not happy at all abo the resultsDVD Review: A human family
Summary: 4 Stars
After watching what seemed like an endless number of g-d awfully depressing movies--I won't name them here but movies with dead, bleeding dogs, savaged humans, teenage studs trying to do two virgins a day--it was nice to see a wholesome movie: a gay-Hispanic-HIV+ dentist accidentally becoming guardian for the son of his vacationing-then-incarcerated-aging-hippie sister.
Wholesome, not simple. Wholesome because of the generous amount of love--yes, some between chubby, hairy gay men--shown in the movie. There are problems; there is intrigue, but there is always love. And, after viewing so many loveless films, this film was a particular treat.
Description of Bear Cub
An amusing and touching film about reinterpreting the idea of "family," Bear Cub tells the engaging story of Pedro (Jos? Luis Garc?a-P?rez), an attractive gay dentist living an active single life in Madrid. He offers to take care of his adorable 9-year-old nephew Bernardo (the remarkable David Castillo) for two weeks while the child's mother travels abroad with her latest "hippie" boyfriend. When Mom suddenly becomes detained in India, however, Pedro must become the boy's caretaker. And to further complicate matters, the boy's grandmother begins a custody battle for the child. Never overly sentimental or sensational, director Miguel Albaladejo (Manolito Four-Eyes) has crafted a funny and charming audience pleaser that inspired the Chicago Tribune to proclaim the film "striking and refreshing."DVD Video
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