## Pubertinaje 1971 | Tested



 

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# Pubertinaje 1971 | Tested: A Review of the Mexican Anthology Film

 

Pubertinaje is a 1971 Mexican film that consists of three episodes, each directed by a different filmmaker: José Antonio Alcaraz, Pablo Leder and Luis Urias. The film explores the themes of sexuality, identity and fantasy in the context of adolescence and family. The film was released in Mexico on February 9, 1971 and received positive reviews from critics and audiences.

 

The first episode, "Juego de espejos" (Game of Mirrors), directed by José Antonio Alcaraz, follows a young boy named Brontis (played by Brontis Jodorowsky, son of the famous director Alejandro Jodorowsky) who lives with his dysfunctional family in a mansion. He escapes from his reality by imagining himself as different characters, such as a cowboy, a soldier, a spy and a vampire. He also has a crush on his sister Kitzya (Kitzya Poniatowska), who is involved with their father's friend Martin (Martin LaSalle). The episode is a surreal and psychedelic journey into the boy's mind and fantasies.

 

The second episode, "Una cena de navidad" (A Christmas Dinner), directed by Pablo Leder, depicts a bourgeois family that gathers for a festive dinner on Christmas Eve. However, each member of the family secretly wishes to be somewhere else or to be someone else. The father (Max Kerlow) is a closeted cross-dresser who wants to wear his wife's clothes; the mother (Gina Morett) is bored with her marriage and fantasizes about having an affair with a young man; the older son (Gonzalo Vega) is a homosexual who longs for another encounter with a transvestite; the daughter (Belinda Corel) is an aspiring singer who dreams of becoming famous; and the grandmother (Tamara Garina) is a former actress who reminisces about her glory days. The episode is a dark comedy that satirizes the hypocrisy and alienation of the upper class.

 

The third episode, "Tetraedro" (Tetrahedron), directed by Luis Urias, centers on a group of four friends who decide to spend a weekend in a cabin in the woods. They are David (David Silva), a writer who suffers from writer's block; Ana (Ana Martin), his girlfriend who is pregnant; Carlos (Carlos Piñar), a photographer who is obsessed with capturing reality; and Laura (Laura Zavaleta), his girlfriend who is an artist who creates abstract paintings. The four friends experiment with drugs, sex and art, but their relationships are tested by jealousy, betrayal and violence. The episode is a thriller that explores the limits of perception and reality.

 

Pubertinaje is a film that challenges the conventions of narrative cinema and offers a provocative and original vision of Mexican society in the 1970s. The film showcases the talents of some of the most influential filmmakers and actors of that era, such as José Antonio Alcaraz, Pablo Leder, Luis Urias, Brontis Jodorowsky, Martin LaSalle, Gonzalo Vega and David Silva. The film also features some of the most memorable scenes and images in Mexican cinema history, such as Brontis Jodorowsky's transformation into a vampire, Gina Morett's erotic dance with a toy soldier, and David Silva's confrontation with a mysterious figure in the woods. Pubertinaje is a film that deserves to be rediscovered and appreciated by modern audiences.

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