La tarea

Humberto Hermosillo did a great job not only did he write the story but he directed it. very original, funny, and a great sex scene. a woman has to video tape herself and a man having sex so she hides a camera and invites her ex-boyfriend to help her with the homework. it is shot from a camera under a desk through the entire movie and takes a great twist. it deals a lot with women and their sexual roles in society. Maria Rojo is a great actress with great movies under her belt. even though she doesn't flaunt it she is sexual and sensual throughout although she was in her 40's when she did the movie.

"La Tarea: The Homework or How Pornography Saved a Split Family from Boredom and Improved their Finances"

Is pornography but a lewd display for the voyeur artless whose only anticipation is from extreme close-ups of tension swollen money shots? What started as a bizarre nauseating camera angle was soon obscured by the phenomena; sensory adaptation - that states we are less sensitive to repeated presentation of certain stimuli. In this case the practically seamless single camera angle exploring contemporary societal norms on sex, pornography and the role men and women play, during the time of this film, was eaten up enthusiastically with minimal shock and anticipatory awe.

I don't know if director Jaimi Humberto Hemosillo's intention, with the odd and constant camera angle, was inferred to symbolize mans ability to constantly evolve and accustom itself; but "La Tarea" personified the subjectivity of pornography and the voyeur in that the line between what is decent and acceptable gets blurred through personal experience and societal sensory adaptation. And the idea of what is art could be construed as anything thought provoking as a result of critical thinking.

To switch from an unaware participant, to the fumbling amateur actor, we see man on the offense and defense of his/her perceived role in society. Be it someone respectable, held in their own high esteem; or the insecure charlatan unsure of his /her role. As we saw by Alonso's astonishment and possible simulated anger at the fear of being found out of his subconscious thoughts and desires. Because of voyeurism there is, of course, the accomplice fueling the flames of an exploration into wonders already discovered yet waiting for acceptance

La Tarea is basically entirely shot in one scene. And what a scene. It's steaming with the most frantic (and it looks REAL!!) sex scene I have ever seen. If what you want is something different, try it. This is one of the movies that makes you wonder: If these are not hard core porno actors, how do they do that?

A guy is invited into the house of a woman. She films the flirtations between them for her 'study'. He gets mad once he finds out, leaves, then returns, suddenly excited. What's this all about? It can't get more Spartan than this. Who the hell makes a film with only two actors and a camera that stays at a fixed location throughout the film? Mexican director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo is who. There probably is a film with only one camera and one actor, but I haven't seen it, and anyway, I think this is already pretty inventive.

In the space of one-and-a-half hours Hermosillo shows us what possibilities a fixed camera provides for a movie script. Sometimes a foot or a rag appears in the picture. The camera itself participates as a subject in discussions. Moreover, this film quietly discusses where intimate boundaries seem to end in this day and age. Is this still pleasant to look at or should this kind of intimacy not remain private for the characters themselves? We can ask ourselves the same question, as we see all kinds of intimate videos on the web.

I enjoyed this film en didn't found it boring at all, which could be the case, with this experimental approach.

This is an actor´s film, and Hermosillo did his work by directing them in the right path. The camera and photo are just a way of keeping it real most of the time, so the true feelings and force of the film comes from the actor´s performances.