The Motive

The Motive (aka El autor)

2017

Álvaro is a man from Sevilla. Poor, clumsy, without imagination and inspiration to write, he works as an accountant in a notary and he is married to Amanda, who unexpectedly became famous after writing her first novel. Dreaming to make the great novel of all times and surpass Amanda, Álvaro goes to an evening writing class, asking for help from the teacher José in order to find the keys to make it as a writer. […]

Forbidden Homework (1992)

1992

Expanding on ideas from “La Tarea” (Homework), Director Jaime Humberto Hermosillo continues his story, now of a young man completing an assignment for his film/video class. The young man invites Marieda, a middle-aged woman, over to his aunt’s house to rehearse for a video drama she believes they will eventually record. But she doesn’t realize that she is being videotaped since her arrival. After a faux-sex scene rehearsal, they do make love, which causes an […]