Jamon Jamon-1992- [portable] Review

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"Jamón Jamón" is a film that swims in symbolism, using its myriad of images to build a complex critique of 1990s Spain. The most obvious symbol is the film's title and the cured ham that is everywhere. The specific variety, jamón serrano , is a product of the very region where the film is set and represents a "way of life that has not yet been completely refined (or repressed) by civilization". It is a symbol of Spain's earthy, unapologetic, and pre-modern past, which the ruling class, represented by Conchita, is desperate to escape. Jamon Jamon-1992-