Film not limited to arthouse theaters

This Mexican gem, which in English translates to "And Your Mother Too," accounts the sexual goings-on of two immensely different friends. Many cineastes missed this bold masterwork during its limited run in Bloomington this past May, but now that it's available on DVD, filmgoers with more adventurous tastes would be well advised to check it out. \n"Y Tu Mamá También" concerns two Mexican teenagers Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal), one from a rich family rife with political influence, the other the child of a lower-middle-class single mother. Both are preoccupied with sex in wake of their girlfriends departing for an Italian vacation.\nSummer begins inauspiciously for these foppish lads. They spend their days smoking copious amounts of weed and masturbating atop diving boards at a closed-off country club's swimming pool. That is, until they meet Luisa (Maribel Verdú), the wife of Tenoch's cousin. The two lure this mysterious older woman into a pilgrimage of sorts. Their destination: a fictitious beach the two have dubbed "Heaven's Mouth." Their intent: nothing short of getting laid.\nThe DVD comes up a little short so far as extras are concerned. Viewers are presented with the short film "Me La Debes" by Carlos Cuarón (co-screenwriter and brother of "Y Tu Mamá" director Alfonso Cuarón), which serves as a nice precursor to the film. \nThe disc also boasts three deleted scenes (none of which really add up to anything), a making-of featurette (slightly entertaining with lots of good behind-the-scenes footage) and an audio commentary with Bernal, Luna and Andrés Almeida, who portrays the boys' sexually and chemically curious cohort, Saba. I would imagine the commentary's pretty funny, as the actors seem to be laughing uncontrollably during their respective and/or shared sex scenes, but I can't understand much of what they're saying because it's in Spanish and the track lacks subtitles. \n"Y Tu Mamá También" is a road movie reminiscent of cult literary classics "The Catcher and the Rye" and "On the Road" mingled with soft-core porn and tinged with a distinct Mexican flavor. It's a brilliant coming- of-age film, albeit a slightly smutty one -- good, but not for all tastes.