Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.

DESEO looked very promising. A movie about the political situation by the end of WWII and also a forbidden love story between a married communist woman and a NAZI sympathizing in a very convoluted Spain; but the movie is unable to get the point almost completely. This is really a pity, because movies about WWII are generally no more than war scenes and NAZIS portrait as psychopaths but rarely mentions the reasons why many countries were allied or passive with Germany (even USA before Pearl Harbor).
In 1945; a woman belonging to a communist family fallen from grace, find a job in the house of a very seductive Argentinean magnate who is secretive helping important members of the NAZI regime escape to Argentina under protection of General Peron (and also General Franco) governments. The woman has several reasons to hate the fascism; her husband is in prison for political reasons, his father was killed in front of his family by the FALANGE (Franco's army), his mother is paraplegic because of that and they lost everything their had and living in absolutely misery. For all these reasons, the temptation of an elegant world, fancy clothes and good sex seems quite logical, even when she had to betray her own ideas and husband.
The story looks very good, but the development is poor and flipping from the light social history to the soap opera model. The beginning showing misery and desperation and the seductive tycoon, are well conceived albeit slow moving. But after that, things never really get convincing. The political situation is described using a few dialogs. The obsessive love story loose credibility every second. Sex scenes are as hot as candle six feet away. Moments like the notice of Hitler's dead are so bad acted that they should be left in the cutting room.
The cast composed of very important and well-known Spanish and Argentinean actor's fails almost completely. Leonardo Sbaraglia starts very seductive, but when things get dramatic he is unable to deliver. Leonor Watling has a one facial expression character; even when she looks very nice and unprotected, is hard to believe somebody could get so obsessed about her. Cecilia Roth is a caricature, absolutely miscast. Norma Leandro unnecessary as Sbaraglia mother and head of the organization. Sarda, Cava and Alterio are the only ones able to get some credibility in their small parts.
It is really sad, because with all the misses, there are a few intelligent details. The story never tries to create a heroine out of Watling role. The fears and persecution of communist under Franco regime are very well described and touching, as is the misery those peoples were condemned.
In sum, if you do not know history or if you are looking for something trying to show history realistic, take a look otherwise do not loose your time, read a book about the subject.

A Freudian comedy set in Barcelona, 1913, that playfully questions sexual taboos through a Sherlock Holmes-style investigation.

Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.

文学教师乌尔赛（Jordi Mollà 饰）来到一座海边的小城工作，甫一落脚，他就被附近饭店内的店主女儿玛蒂娜（Leonor Watling 饰）深深吸引，其时玛蒂娜的父母寄希望于女儿同房产商谢拉（Eduard Fernández 饰）结合，乌尔赛绕过玛蒂娜父母与她频繁约会，在山上、在海边有马头石的岩洞，乌尔赛似乎有无数神秘的故事可讲，玛蒂娜坠入爱河，假装怀孕终于获得父母首肯与乌尔赛结合。两人婚后生下儿子，商人谢拉仍对玛蒂娜念念不忘，不久乌尔赛出海失事，家人搜寻不到他的遗体，只好先为他举办了葬礼，玛蒂娜改嫁谢拉。几年后，一通突然打来的电话将玛蒂娜来回那些海边的浪漫记忆，原来乌尔赛并未身亡，他再次回到小城，在玛蒂娜安排的地方秘密住下，两人回到了热恋时的状态，但这段关系的结局不甚明朗。
本片获2002年西班牙圣后迪奖最佳西班牙男演员奖。

A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

2004 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar

2002 film by Pedro Almodóvar