Andres Tabogo explores the sorrows of the heart in this emotionally charged follow up to his impressive directorial debut, Black Worm. Like Worm, Dolores is beautifully shot and features a mix of mainstream production values and hardcore sex. Whereas Worm’s plot revolved around characters caught up in a seedy criminal underground, Dolores examines the crimes of passion ordinary people are capable of doing when faced with a loved one’s betrayal.
Dolores (a feminine name taken from the Latin word for “sorrows”) is comedian Eddie Vega’s wife, a professional ballerina who spins Eddie’s life around like a Fouetté en Tournant when she engages in a torrid affair with a stranger.
Eddie, who has followed Dolores to a motel and drilled a peep hole in a room adjacent to hers, is ripped apart when he sees Dolores performing ballet poses to entice her paramour. He decides to kill her. But, as he tells Detective Simpson throughout the movie, someone else beat him to it.
Aided by Eleazar Del Valle’s taut script and committed performances by Chris Cannon (Eddie Vega) and Shy Love (Dolores), Tabogo’s sophomore effort is a beautiful and intelligent erotic thriller.
Pre-nom: Best Screenplay – Video.
Retailing: Couples and feature fans’ hearts will go pitter-pat for this far above average production.
— Nelson X

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