How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

2005 R 2h 8m DVD

How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

2005 R 2h 8m DVD
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Mexican-American family matriarch Dona Genoveva (Lucy Gallardo), her divorced daughter Lolita (Elizabeth Peña) and teenage granddaughter Blanca (America Ferrera) all tinker with love during one sleepy summer in their Arizona border town. Dona's driving lessons take an unexpected turn, while things heat up at the butcher shop where Lolita works, and Blanca cooks up some romance for herself. This charming drama received a Grand Jury Prize nod at Sundance.
Cast
America Ferrera, Elizabeth Peña, Lucy Gallardo, Eliana Alexander, David Barrera, Steven Bauer, Ricki Lopez, Perla Walters, Rick Najera, Ruben Moreno
Director
Georgina Riedel
Format
DVD
Screen
Full Screen 1.33:1
Subtitles
Spanish (Neutral)
CC
No
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 16+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 16+

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age 16+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this film examines how three women in one family but of different generations explore their sexuality and, in doing so, learn more about themselves. There's swearing, sexual innuendoes, and allusions to sex toys.

Sexual Content

A teenager grabs a boy's hand and places it on her breasts; later, she's shown having sex for the first time (no nudity; girl is in a bra, boy has no shirt, they're under the covers, but there's movement). A woman is shown pleasuring herself -- we only see her face -- with a vibrator. A couple is caught in bed, and one has to get dressed quickly.

Violence

Characters argue, sometimes loudly.

Language

Fair amount from "damn" to "s--t."

Social Behavior

Plenty of misunderstandings between the women in this Mexican-American family, and some disrespect. But clearly they love each other, and want nothing more than for each of them to find happiness and peace. Some men are boorish when it comes to their attitude toward women; one character is downright lecherous.

Consumerism

Store signage, mention of products at a butcher shop.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Some social smoking and imbibing.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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