''Golden Balls'' ( es, Huevos de oro, links=no) is a 1993 film directed by
Bigas Luna
José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitted a strong ...
which stars
Javier Bardem
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...
.
Plot
Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in
Melilla
Melilla ( , ; ; rif, Mřič ; ar, مليلية ) is an autonomous city of Spain located in north Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was par ...
, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let nothing get in his way. He marries the daughter of a billionaire, intending to use her father's money to realise his project. Benito waltzes his way through a career of excess, fetishes and deceptions, but the personal conflicts he unleashes ultimately send his life spiraling down to disaster.
The film makes direct and symbolic references to the work of Spanish Surrealist painter
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...
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Cast
See also
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List of Spanish films of 1993
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1993.
Films
Box office
The five highest-grossing Spanish films in 1993, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
See also
* 8th Goya Awards
* 19 ...
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1993 films
1990s Spanish-language films
1993 drama films
Films shot in Madrid
Films directed by Bigas Luna
Spanish drama films
Films scored by Nicola Piovani
Films set in Melilla
1990s Spanish films
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