Novo |  | Director: Jean-Pierre Limosin
Actors: Eduardo Noriega, Anna Mouglalis, Paz Vega, Nathalie Richard, Eric Caravaca
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 47906
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D1008502D
ISBN: 1404998233
UPC: 027616925138
EAN: 9781404998230
ASIN: B000BBOUAY
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: November 22, 2005
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Product Description
After suffering a head injury, office-worker Graham has no memory of his family and friends, and cannot remember people he meets from one day to the next.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 6-FEB-2007
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Looking for Paz Vega to reprise "Lucia"? Not here..... December 16, 2008
Panola Man (Bethesda, MD USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Grady Harp's thoughtful review of Novo pretty much says everything there is to be said, and says it with his usual eloquence ......except..... that if you enjoyed "Sex and Lucia" and are looking to see more of Paz Vega, in all senses of that term, you'll be dumbfounded at her minimal, wooden appearance in Novo. Given that she was Graham/Pablo's wife, and [oops, almost included a spoiler], there was some real potential for interesting, meaningful character development......and more exposure. Perhaps all that wound up on the cutting room floor?
 beauty, beauty, beauty September 23, 2008
G. Walters (santa maria, ca usa)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
watch this flick for one reason: eduardo noriega! he has got to be one of the more beautiful men on the planet and his beauty is showcased in this movie. beautiful face, beautiful eyes, beautiful mouth (absolutely stunning smile), beautiful (natural - no nautilus nonsense) body, beautiful penis: the man has inherited ALL the right genes. celebrate masculine pulchritude: watch this flick!
I wish I had seen this movie sooner! December 5, 2007
Dorian (North Carolina)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'll keep my review short & sweet since the other reviews here are so detailed :)
01. Eduardo Noriega is drop-dead gorgeous - especially in this film.
02. There is nudity and strong sexual content, so it's not a movie for kids or something you want to watch with your parents.
03. The story isn't really a comedy, but it's not depressing.
04. The only confusion that I really experienced during the film was one scene near the end when Pablo/Graham's boss encounters Irene. The scene was clipped and with no dialogue, but I felt like there might have been something integral there that I didn't get.
Despite that, I still loved this film very much and I plan on buying it ASAP! It's one of the most refreshing films I've seen in awhile and I'm surprised that no one really talks about it. Maybe it's been overshadowed by Memento, but the two films, while sharing the same short-term memory loss storyline, are completely different in my opinion.
French version of 50 first dates, but less funny January 11, 2007
John Lai (LA, CA USA)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just kidding, the synopsis made it sound like another 50 first dates, but it wasn't. It was a bit more sophisticated. I haven't seen "closer" since it's theatrical release. I want to say it's like 50 first dates mixed with closer, but I am not sure. It's one of the films you watch and like, but never get around watching it again for the second time.
Like the First Time October 25, 2006
Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The box on the English release advertises "Novo" as a "sexy comedy." It is sexy. While it does have a light tone, it's not a film that provokes a great deal of laughter -- a few oohs and ahs, maybe. Jean Pierre Limosin who did a film called "Tokyo Eyes" directed this smart looking flirtation. Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega who has been in 20 films including "The Devil's Backbone" and "Warriors" is pleasant as Graham/Pablo, a man suffering from short-term memory loss. This results in him writing notes on the board at work to tell him what must be done and notes in a notebook to tell him where he lives and how to get home. Nathalie Richard who was in "Cache/Hidden" does a libidinous job as the office manager in pre-sexual-harassment France. She tapes over the office cameras in her office and asks Graham to take off his clothes. She then has some rather unusual sex with her office boy, all of which he will soon forget. A temporary worker at the office named Irene played by Anna Mouglalis who was in "Crime Novel" takes a shine to Graham. She takes him home and has wild sex that includes ice in private places. However, because Graham always forgets what they did, lovemaking is always like it was the first time for him. Trying to remember enough for both of them, she writes her name on his chest and notes on his bed that he slept with her, just as a reminder. Meanwhile, we learn from the clinic that Graham's real name is Pablo and that he has a wife named Isabelle, played by the lovely Spanish actress Paz Vega. Isabelle hopes Pablo will soon remember him and come home to her and their son. Meanwhile, she satisfies her physical desires with Pablo's best friend Fred, played by Eric Caravaca who directed the film "The Passenger." Fred was involved with Pablo's memory loss and perhaps out of guilt follows him to be sure he gets to work. There are interesting complications as Pablo answers the door and has no idea who Fred is; yet when Fred says that it's time to go, he willingly follows. Leny Bueno was 15 years old when he played Pablo's son Antoine in this 2002 movie. He does a great job as the boy that Pablo keeps running into and willingly clowns for as if Antoine were a stranger. Finally through a series of complications, Pablo is utterly lost. Antoine uses a GPS tracker that Irene put in Pablo's pocket to find him, nude on the beach. After an unusual nude daddy romp on the beach with his son, Pablo is taken back to the mental institution. With shards of his memory coming back, he knows he loves his son and chooses freedom. This film was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival that is on a lake between Italy and Switzerland. It's a pleasant little romp that makes one wonder what it would be like if you suddenly had no memories. The actors perform with a light & bubbly style as Limosin keeps the pace brisk and the picture lighthearted. Enjoy!
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