The Auteur (2008)

I can't believe I just watched a documentary about the pornographer Arturo Domingo: The Auteur. I grew up with the gal who plays Fiona. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see what her acting was like, I wanted to know if I should be envious. Regretfully there does not appear to be an adequate establishment for the relationship between Fiona and Arturo. He is a man who seizes whatever ugliness, whatever taboo element and makes it gorgeous -- yet he still embodies ugliness and desperation, himself. Drunk and stoned Arturo appears before his ex-wife, trying to sweep her off her feet with a narrative about the futility of alcohol and orgies. And oh wait-- she's already remarried! [I know, hardly an overture.] The scenes between the two characters suggest some chemistry, but I cannot tease out the back-story of their relationship from their interaction. I don't sense that these two characters have even had a previous relationship with one another. The full film is available for viewing here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0906319/