# The Ages of Lulu (1990)

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**Original title**: *Las edades de Lulú*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Bigas Luna
**Written by**: Bigas Luna, Almudena Grandes
**Starring**: Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, María Barranco, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Rosana Pastor, Javier Bardem

> *A scorching Spanish sexual awakening.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Sade meets *The Graduate*. A sheltered teen’s first sexual awakening opens the door to a decade of increasingly reckless exploration.
Twelve years later she’s trapped in a gilded cage built by her controlling husband.
The Lulu who finally snaps free does so with a cigarette and a smirk.

**Mood tags**: sexy

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