Review of Bad Education (2004) by Edward T — 07 Nov 2007

A sophisticated, psychological and all-around brilliant gender-bending noir from Almodovar.

This review of Bad Education (2004) was written by Edward T on 07 Nov 2007.

Bad Education has generally received very positive reviews.

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Mucho tiempo sin verla. Olvidaba lo espectacular que es esta película…

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