rile ña , ▁P ep i , ▁Luci , ▁Bom ▁expressed ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁sexual ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁with ▁its ▁many ▁k itsch ▁elements , ▁camp y ▁style , ▁out rage ous ▁hum our ▁and ▁explicit ▁sexual ity ▁( there ▁is ▁a ▁golden ▁show er ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁kn itting ▁less on ). ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁pol ished ▁film ing ▁technique , ▁but ▁Al mod ó var ▁looked ▁back ▁fond ly ▁on ▁the ▁film ' s ▁fla ws . ▁" When ▁a ▁film ▁has ▁only ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁[ def ect s ], ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁imper fect ▁film , ▁while ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁prof usion ▁of ▁technical ▁fla ws , ▁it ▁is ▁called ▁style . ▁That ' s ▁what ▁I ▁said ▁j oking ▁around ▁when ▁I ▁was ▁prom oting ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁I ▁believe ▁that ▁that ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁truth ". ▁ ▁P ep i , ▁Luci , ▁Bom ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁despite ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁conserv ative ▁critics , ▁the ▁film ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁cult ▁following ▁in ▁Spain . ▁It ▁tou red ▁the ▁independent ▁circ uits ▁before ▁sp ending ▁three ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁late ▁night ▁showing ▁of ▁the ▁Al ph av ille ▁Theater ▁in ▁Madrid . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁irre ver ence ▁towards ▁sexual ity ▁and ▁social ▁m ores ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁contemporary ▁critics ▁to ▁compare ▁it ▁to ▁the