Kika

Name: Kika
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Released: May 6, 1994
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Peter Coyote, Verónica Forqué, Victoria Abril

1994

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October Films | Release Date: May 6, 1994 | Not Rated

Starring: Peter Coyote, Verónica Forqué, Victoria Abril

Summary: Kika, a young cosmetologist, is called to the mansion of Nicolas, an American writer, to make-up the corpse of his stepson, Ramon. Ramon, who is not dead, is revived by Kika's attentions and she then moves in with him. They might live happily ever after but first they have to cope with Kika's affair with Nicolas, the suspicious death ofKika, a young cosmetologist, is called to the mansion of Nicolas, an American writer, to make-up the corpse of his stepson, Ramon. Ramon, who is not dead, is revived by Kika's attentions and she then moves in with him. They might live happily ever after but first they have to cope with Kika's affair with Nicolas, the suspicious death of Ramon's mother and the intrusive gaze of tabloid-TV star and Ramon's ex-psychologist Andrea Scarface.… Expand

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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Marc Savlov

A riot of colors, Kika is sometimes sick, sometimes playful, but consistently hilarious and entertaining in ways that few films have been lately. Read full review

Desmond Ryan

Beneath the predictable serving of sex, lies and, yes, videotape - as his characters betray each other in and out of bed - is a satire of tabloid trashiness that is truly withering. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

There's enough outrageousness and ribald humor in Kika to please Almodovar fans, and though the movie is far from being his most accessible, even newcomers will find much to like, provided they can follow his eccentric, offbeat rhythms. [6 May 1994, p.G4]

Kevin Thomas

Kika, which has Almodovar's characteristic high gloss, may not be a vintage film but it's nevertheless indelibly idiosyncratic. Nobody but Pedro Almodovar could have made it. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Kika" is actually one of this film maker's more buoyant recent efforts, a sly, rambunctious satire that moves along merrily until it collapses -- as many Almodovar films finally do -- under the weight of its own clutter. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

With Kika Almodovar seems to be saying something about voyeurism, though what he is saying is never nailed down. [27 May 1994, p.C3]

Desson Thomson

It's a glossified, cluttered parody of itself. Almodovar is no longer a burlesque auteur. He's a repeat offender. Read full review

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