Entre las piernas (1999)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Manuel Gómez Pereira

Writers:

Joaquín Oristrell (novel)
Joaquín Oristrell (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 January 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Miranda is a crew member of a nightly radio programmme. She and her husband Felix, a cop, are parents of a girl...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Dog | Radio | Murder | Cemetery

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Victoria Abril	...	Miranda
Javier Bardem	...	Javier
Carmelo Gómez	...	Félix
Juan Diego	...	Jareño
Sergi López	...	Claudio
Javier Albalá	...	Juancar
María Adánez	...	Juani
Carmen Balagué	...	Begoña
Manuel Manquiña	...	Manuel
Víctor Rueda	...	Azucena / Jacinto
Salvador Madrid	...	Inspector jefe
Roberto Álvarez	...	Anastasio
Alberto San Juan	...	Rojas
Charo Zapardiel	...	Marina Salinas
Àngels Bassas	...	Lola

Also Known As:

Between Your Legs (USA)
Entre les jambes (France)

Runtime:

Argentina:120 min | France:115 min | Spain:115 min | Germany:113 min (TV version) | USA:115 min

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Iceland:16

Company:

Bocaboca Producciones

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sal de Prata (2005)

If Hitchcock were reanimated and saw Pulp Fiction,

... the Crying Game, and a few other pieces of current day cinema, he just might come up with such a little gem.

This work manages to lovingly captivate the audience which misses dear old Alfred. From the smartly nuanced opening credits, through the twists and turns of post-reveal story structure, to bringing the whole thing to a close using the ambivalent actions by *both* male leads- not masterful, but deft, and compelling. Nifty stuff.

I can see Hollywood attempting a remake (a la Vanilla Sky) and completely bolloxing it up, too.

Erotic, but not so much as the title and cover art might have you think-the title should actually be translated as "Between the Legs," a sort of comment on what kind of trouble the libido can stir up.

Confusing it wasn't, as a second viewing (well worth it) confirmed. Subtitles are adequate and a capacity for Spanish no necesita.

PS The "distasteful rape scene" mentioned in one comment baffles me and must have been a figment to that reviewer. The character was actually suffering what could be called a post traumatic stress flashback. It rang true to that character, and was necessary as the device to explain what really went on in the previous 01:50 of screen time. Held me right to the end.