- Release Date: 1994
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Javier Bardem, Maria de Medeiros, Maribel Verdú, Elisa Tovati ... see all
- Director: Bigas Luna
- Plot: Benito González works construction in Melilla and dreams big - of building the tallest building in Benidorm, a great phallic symbol of power, González Towers. Over several years, we see... Read more
User Reviews
Psychological analysis
Nov 03, 2007
Viva_Art - imdb.com
Nov 03, 2007Viva_Art - imdb.com
this movie tells the deep conflict between passion and desire.Benito loved once one woman (Rita)who loved another man,although he is so sensual man (Olfactophilic),he could not forget his first love through his multiple sexual affairs and his serious construction work.He under-estimated... Full review
A filmic essay on vulgarity? Or what?
Oct 02, 2006
manuel-pestalozzi - imdb.com
Oct 02, 2006manuel-pestalozzi - imdb.com
With some films it is really hard to tell for whom they were made. Huevos de oro seems to aim at the well educated Spanish middle class. There must be many inside jokes in this movie which you will not understand... Full review
C.O. Jones!
May 11, 2006
jotix100 - imdb.com
May 11, 2006jotix100 - imdb.com
Benito is an ambitious man. We meet him as he is doing his military service in Melilla, a Spanish possession in Northern Africa. His dream is to erect the biggest skyscraper in Benidorm, where high rises are everywhere. Benito has deeply... Full review
Admittedly not everyone's cup of tea. But I like it.
Mar 20, 2002
beaverbitch - imdb.com
Mar 20, 2002beaverbitch - imdb.com
This film is Spanish. This statement is not as obvious as you might think. Bigas Luna makes films so rich in Spanish cultural references that it is true that without previous knowledge, or better yet experience, of Spain then much of... Full review
Enjoyable, strange, twisted romp from Bigas Luna
Oct 08, 2001
DanB-4 - imdb.com
Oct 08, 2001DanB-4 - imdb.com
Either you like Bigas Luna, or you don't. Huevos de Oro is the middle picture in his trilogy of weird romance films, the other two being the more noted Jamon Jamon and the truly bizarre La Teta y La Luna. All... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Mar 07, 2005Entertainment Weekly
But the film's heavy-handed symbolism and melodramatic plot just come across as forced.
The Sea Inside 's Golden Globe-nominated Bardem proves here that he had talent early on, as he immerses himself in a real, unlikable character (for which he received a Goya nomination, Spain's Oscar equivalent).
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News
In this soft-porn drama, the oversexed hunk Benito Javier Bardem ) spends a good portion of his military service in north Africa dreaming of sex, money and power - but mostly sex. ... Full Article
"We live in a funny world where intimacy is not private anymore. To get known by the public is a high price to pay." Numerous television roles as well as a spell touring with an independent theatre group found the... ... Full Article

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