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Fuego En El Cuerpo Fuego en el Cuerpo (BODY HEAT) FEMME Nº 302 (NOVIEMBRE 2009) FATALE SINOPSIS Ned Racine, un joven abogado, lleva una vida normal hasta que cono- ce a Matty Walker, una tentadora y sensual mujer casada con un rico hombre de negocios. Ned descubre en Matty a la clase de mujer por la que un hombre sería capaz de matar con el fin de poseerla. FICHA ARTÍSTICA Ned Racine .................................................................. WILLIAM HURT Matty Walker ....................................................... KATHLEEN TURNER Edmund Walker ..................................................... RICHARD CRENNA Peter Lowenstein ............................................................ TED DANSON Oscar Grace .................................................................. J.A. PRESTON Teddy Lewis ............................................................. MICKEY ROURKE Mary Ann ........................................................................ KIM ZIMMER Stella ....................................................................... JANE HALLAREN Roz Krafts .............................................................. LANNA SAUNDERS ICHA ÉCNICA F T Duración....................... 113 min. Dirección .....LAWRENCE KASDAN Fotografía ..... RICHARD H. KLINE Nacionalidad ...................... EEUU Productora ..................... WARNER Montaje ........ CAROL LITTLETON Año de Producción .............. 1981 .................................... PICTURES Música .................. JOHN BARRY (Blanco y Negro) Productor ............ FRED T. GALLO Decorados .............. RICK GENTZ Guión...........LAWRENCE KASDAN Vestuario ............ RENIE CONLEY EL DIRECTOR: LAWRENCE KASDAN Nacido el 14 de enero de 1949 en Miami, Kasdan se inició como guio- nista junto a George Lucas, colaborando primero en los guiones de El Imperio Contraataca (1980) y El Retorno del Jedi (1983) y escribiendo posteriormente en solitario el texto de Indiana Jones: En Busca del Arca Perdida (1981). Ese mismo año debuta en la dirección con su primer largometraje, Fuego en el Cuerpo, un film inspirado en el cine negro de los años cuarenta que supondría un gran éxito de crítica y público. Tras la comedia coral Reencuentro (1983) -por la que obtiene una nominación al Oscar al Mejor Guión Original- y el western Silve- rado (1985), alcanza un nuevo éxito de crítica con El Turista Acciden- tal (1988), film por el que obtendría dos nominaciones al Oscar a la Mejor Película y al Mejor Guión Adaptado. En 1991, realizaría, la que para algunos es su obra maestra, Grand Canyon, que suma una nueva nominación en la categoría de Mejor Guión Original. Tras escribir y producir El Guardaespaldas (1992), en los últimos años Kasdan ha cosechado resultados irregulares con sus siguientes films, adentrándose en géneros tan dispares como el western en Wyatt Earp (1994), la comedia coral en French Kiss (1995) y Mumford (1999) y el terror fantástico en El Cazador de Sueños (2003). FILMOGRAFÍA PRINCIPAL DEL DIRECTOR 1981 Fuego en el Cuerpo 2003 El Cazador de Sueños (Body Heat) (Dreamcatcher) 1983 Reencuentro (The Big Chill) 1985 Silverado (Silverado) 1988 El Turista Accidental (The Accidental Tourist) 1990 Te Amaré Hasta que te Mate (I Love You to Death) 1991 Grand Canyon: el Alma de la Ciudad (Grand Canyon) 1994 Wyatt Earp (Wyatt Earp) 1995 French Kiss (French Kiss) 1999 Mumford (Mumford) COMENTARIO Tratándose de un ciclo de mujeres (fatales) es justo empezar este mente deudora de las novelas de James M. Cain, pues cumple al pie comentario hablando de la protagonista femenina de Fuego en el de la letra con todos y cada uno de los cánones del género, ponién- cuerpo. Para las nuevas generaciones, el nombre de Kathleen Turner dolos al día para adaptarlos al gusto y la sensibilidad de la era Rea- no les dirá nada. Algunos la conocerán por hacer del padre (sí, del gan, haciendo muy explícita la atracción fatal, en la que el sexo es padre) de Chandler, uno de los protagonistas de la sitcom de culto de indisociable de la trampa del dinero. Siendo previsible, es un mérito los 90 Friends. ¿Cómo una sex-symbol de los 80 acaba haciendo de adicional del guión de Kasdan su capacidad para construir una transexual?. Imaginen el cambio que se ha producido en su físico narración sólida. Fuego en el cuerpo es una película rodada con limitado por una artritis reumatoide. Sin embargo, la Kathleen Tur- meticulosidad (destaca la inusualmente compleja fotografía de Ri- ner de la que fuese su primera película fue todo un torrente de ero- chard H. Kline, aferrado al uso de la luz natural hasta en las situa- tismo y no es de extrañar que, no sólo por su falta de pudor ante los ciones en las que utilizar ésta resulta técnicamente imposible), re- desnudos, sino por su talento como actriz, emprendiera una carrera suelta con diálogos cortos que se quedan en la mente del espectador prometedora, pero que no logró estar a la altura de su valía. Para el y con el sexo, tórrido, irrefrenable, inevitable, como constante ruido director y guionista, Lawrence Kasdan, también era su primera y – de fondo, y no hay que olvidar, en este repertorio de brillantez, la para muchos- mejor película, consiguiendo recuperar las mejores penetrante banda sonora de John Barry, en el algunos críticos han esencias del clásico cine negro de los treinta y cuarenta, y añadién- querido ver el trabajo más personal en toda su carrera. Las escenas dole un barniz de erotismo que, por razones de censura, este género eróticas, eficaces y con una estética contenida, fueron consideradas nunca pudo mostrar explícitamente, aunque eso hacía que los mejo- casi pornográficas al inicio de los ochenta desde algunos sectores, res guiones del cine negro siempre se enriquecieran con la gran aunque siendo una producción norteamericana es lógica esta apre- carga de ironías, sugerencias e intenciones veladas que se escondían ciación, que suele acompañar a muchas películas una vez han sido en la mayor parte de diálogos y situaciones aparentemente banales estrenadas en Estados Unidos. En cuanto a otros actores que for- tan típicas del cine negro. En esta película, de sugerente título (la man parte del reparto, hay que destacar a dos futuras estrellas, una cinta transcurre durante un verano excesivamente caluroso en Flo- de la televisión de los 80 (Ted Danson), y otra del celuloide, un sex- rida), tenemos todos los elementos: un crimen, una mujer fatal que symbol de los 80 y que parece que en la actualidad está recuperando esconde más cartas de las que muestra, una víctima propiciatoria la senda que como actor no debió haber perdido, Mickey Rourke. para sus manejos (otro gran actor y estrella en los 80, William Hurt), Esperemos que Kasdan, especialista en rodar películas de género, un sabueso que no se deja engañar, y una serie de trucos, giros y también recupere su senda y nos brinde algún nuevo guión, digno sorpresas que terminan llevando la historia hacia donde no parecía. de su talento. Fuego en el cuerpo es absolutamente clásica, con una trama clara- ment SOBRE EL REPARTO WILLIAM HURT KATHLEEN TURNER Nacido el 20 de marzo de 1950 en Columbia (Washington), ingresó Nacida en Springfield (Missouri) el 19 de junio de 1954, se inicia en en un internado en Inglaterra a los diez años, estudiando teología en el mundo del teatro durante su adolescencia pero continúa sus Londres y posteriormente en Boston. Tras iniciarse en el mundo de estudios hasta alcanzar la licenciatura en Bellas Artes por la Univer- la interpretación amateur durante su etapa de estudiante, ingresa en sidad de Baltimore. Poco después se instala en Nueva York con la el en el prestigioso Juilliard School de Nueva York y comienza a intención de convertirse en actriz, participando en series de televi- trabajar en pequeñas obras teatrales al tiempo que realiza pequeñas sión y en la obra teatral de Broadway, Geminis. En 1981 realiza su intervenciones en series televisivas como Kojak. Tras debutar en el espectacular debut en el cine con Fuego en el Cuerpo (Lawrence cine con Viaje Alucinante al Fondo de la Mente (Ken Russell, 1980), Kasdan, 1981), film que la lanzaría a la fama como paradigma de la por la que recibió una nominación a los Globos de Oro, obtiene su nueva femme fatale de la década de los ochenta. Sin embargo, pese primer gran éxito con Fuego en el Cuerpo (1981) de Lawrence Kas- al enorme éxito de la película, en los meses siguientes sólo recibe dan, cineasta con el que Hurt volvería a coincidir en Reencuentro ofertas de trabajo en producciones de corte erótico, por lo que decide (1983), El Turista Accidental (1988) y Te Amaré Hasta que te Mate abandonar el cine durante dos años en los que trabaja como cama- (1990). A lo largo de la década de los ochenta consolidaría su presti- rera en Nueva York. En 1983 regresa a la gran pantalla con un El gio como actor de carácter con El Beso de la Mujer Araña (Héctor Hombre con Dos Cerebros (Carl Reiner, 1983), pero será Tras el Babenco, 1985) por la que obtuvo el premio a la mejor interpretación Corazón Verde (Robert Zemeckis, 1984) el film que la lance definiti- masculina en el Festival de Cannes, así como el BAFTA y el Oscar al vamente al estrellato junto a Michael Douglas, con el cual volvería a Mejor Actor, volviendo a ser nominado en los años siguientes por formar pareja en la secuela La Joya del Nilo (Lewis Teague, 1985) y Hijos de un Dios Menor (Randa Haines, 1986) y Al Filo de la Noticia en el drama La Guerra de los Rose (1991). En la década de los (James L. Brooks, 1987). A partir de 1990, inició una etapa de pelí- ochenta, Turner continuaría destacando en papeles de diversa enti- culas más exigentes, comprometiéndose en proyectos más arriesga- dad en El Honor de los Prizzi (John Huston, 1985), Peggy Sue se dos como Alice (Woody Allen, 1990), Hasta el Fin del Mundo (Wim Casó (Francis Ford Coppola, 1986) –por la cual recibiría una nomi- Wenders, 1991), Smoke (Wayne Wang, 1995) o Dark City (Alex Pro- nación al Oscar a la Mejor Actriz- y El Turista Accidental (Lawrence yas, 1998). En los últimos años, Hurt ha continuado apareciendo Kasdan, 1988). En 1990 obtuvo un gran éxito teatral protagonizando regularmente en el cine y la televisión.
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