Amantes (1991)

Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married. He rents a room from a widow (Abril), and shortly begins a torrid ... See full summary »

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Álvaro del Amo, Vicente Aranda,

Stars:

Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú

14 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Abril	...	Luisa
Jorge Sanz	...	Paco
Maribel Verdú	...	Trini
Enrique Cerro	...	Comandante
Mabel Escaño	...	Esposa Comandante
Alicia Agut	...	Madre Trini
José Cerro	...	Minuta
Gabriel Latorre	...	Gordo
Saturnino García	...	Pueblerino
Ricard Borràs	...	Individuo Bar (as Ricard Borrás)
Lucas Martín	...	Javier
Jorge Juan García	...	Ignacio
Cosme Cortázar	...	Capataz
Carmen Ibarra	...	Mujer Estanco
Fernando Hernández	...	Hombre Estanco

Storyline

Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married. He rents a room from a widow (Abril), and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.

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Plot Keywords:

fiancée | widow | affair | spain | 1950s | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and language

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

12 April 1991 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Lovers

Filming Locations:

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 286,810,498 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pedro Costa Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Televisión Española (TVE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Jorge Sanz, the famous sex scene with the handkerchief was Victoria Abril's idea.

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Goofs

The film is set in 1955 but an early-1970s VW bus drives past Madrid station.

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Connections

Referenced in ¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz?: Azotes (2010)

User Reviews

The Actors make this movie

The actors make this movie in every way. These are not roles for lightweights and so the choice of Victoria Abril, for example, was classic. I've only ever seen in her Almodovar or French movies in which she plays the beautiful slut. I wasn't familiar with the other actors - the young soldier and his girlfriend - but they played their roles to perfection. The sex scenes are erotic enough to distract you from the plot. In a way, that mirrors what is happening to the young soldier. He is being distracted from what's important in his life when he becomes involved with the corrupt sexy Abril.

What a dark, wonderful movie!