If you are looking up for the first time, do not expect a subtle art film. Expect a fever dream. Expect Javier Bardem screaming over the roar of a motorcycle while holding a cured meat product.
To understand Jamon Jamon , one must understand its director. Bigas Luna was the bad boy of Spanish cinema. He approached film with the eye of a designer (he was formally an interior designer) and the instincts of a pornographer. He coined the phrase "Iberian desire"—a concept that merges the heat of the Spanish climate, the texture of food, and the rawness of lust. Jamon Jamon-1992-