The Other Side of the Bed (2002)
"El otro lado de la cama" (original title)

Two couples entwine on their search for love.

Director:

Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Writer:

David Serrano

Stars:

Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo

6 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ernesto Alterio	...	Javier
Paz Vega	...	Sonia
Guillermo Toledo	...	Pedro
Natalia Verbeke	...	Paula
Alberto San Juan	...	Rafa
María Esteve	...	Pilar
Ramón Barea	...	Sagaz
Nathalie Poza	...	Lucia
Secun de la Rosa	...	Carlos
Carol Salvador	...	Victoria
Geli Albaladejo	...	Maestra
Blanca Marsillach	...	Monica
Leticia Dolera	...	Jennifer
Coté Soler	...	Tennis Player
Luis Bermejo	...	Tennis Player

Storyline

When Paula leaves her mate Pedro, he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier and Sonia. Paula is having an affair with Javier. The cuckold Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating him with her lesbian friend Lucia.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | cheating | love | lesbian | earring | 

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Taglines:

If love is only a game...Why not cheat?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

5 July 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Other Side of the Bed

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$473,403 (Spain) (5 July 2002)

Gross:

$5,177,200 (Europe) (9 August 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Impala, Telecinco, Telespan 2000

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Initially, this movie was entitled "C'est magnifique" and the numbers were intended to be mimed. This seemed awful to Emilio Martínez Lázaro and he decided that the songs had to be sung by the actors themselves.

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Connections

Followed by The 2 Sides of the Bed (2005)

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Soundtracks

"No sé qué hacer"
Written by Coque Malla
Performed by Ernesto Alterio
Editorial El Astronauta

User Reviews

outrageous feelgood movie for adults

An engaging song and dance musical about two couples who get off with each other's partners. All very light hearted feelgood adult stuff in the style of many a light Shakespeare or Mozart comedy, but updated to include lots of nitty-gritty. The cast are drop dead gorgeous, they have mottos like "there's not enough f*cking in the world" and are ultimately tolerant enough about each other's misdemeanours and tendency to be economical with the truth. All politically correct, with lots of mixed sexual orientation to keep it bubbling, a private detective who gets it all on video (after solving the mystery of how JFK committed suicide and how Marylin Monroe never really died), unexpected exposures and reverses, and it all turns out happily at the end like some Oscar Wilde farce. Not to be missed.