Between Your Legs (1999)

Miranda is a crew member of a nightly radio programmme. She and her husband Felix, a cop, are parents of a girl. Miranda's daily dog walking strolls are excuses to pursue sexual encounters ... See full summary »

Director:

Manuel Gómez Pereira

Writers:

Joaquín Oristrell (novel), Joaquín Oristrell (screenplay)

Stars:

Victoria Abril, Javier Bardem, Carmelo Gómez

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Miranda is a crew member of a nightly radio programmme. She and her husband Felix, a cop, are parents of a girl. Miranda's daily dog walking strolls are excuses to pursue sexual encounters with men, who she readily discards afterwards. In order to deal with her sex addiction, she signs up for therapy. Also in the group is Javier, a successful scriptwriter and producer who is a sex-phone junkie. The two misfits hit off and a steamy affair ensues. But things get a little complicated when Javier finds out that this phone sex trysts have been secretly taped and being distributed all over Madrid, and that his ex-wife is living with his business partner. Elsewhere, while investigating a murder case, Felix discovers Miranda's affair with Javier.

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Plot Keywords:

casual sex | sex in a car | adulterous wife | murder | dog | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Connections

Features Hay que matar a B. (1974)

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Soundtracks

Você
Written by Ray Gilbert (as R. Gilbert), Roberto Menescal (as R. Menescal) and Ronaldo Boscoli (as R. Boscoli)
Performed by RL and BB
Courtesy of Siesta Records, S.L.

User Reviews

A Movie with a Slant

Where to begin! I admit that I had to watch this movie several time in order catch all of its details and subtle nuances. The title goes to the motivation of the characters. Something that I heard in college, that "biology is fate," also refers to the title. Something the taxi taxi driver says at the beginning to Javier, implies as much. The movies' characters, major and minor, all have one crisis or another to confront. How they handle their particular situation, highlights their character. Some run from them, others confront them. Each has his or her own style. So much for the plot. The photography was great, the acting was very good, the dialogue was exceptional. The ending, and the scenes leading up to it, were just fine. The writers clearly had a point of view, and say it loud and clear. This movie is highly entertaining, and thought-provocative. I would not be surprised if Hollywood re-made this movie.

Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

22 January 1999 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Between Your Legs

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bocaboca Producciones, Entertainment One, DMVB Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min (TV)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1