Celos (1999)

A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his ... See full summary »

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Álvaro del Amo, Vicente Aranda

Stars:

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, María Botto

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Carmen
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Antonio
María Botto	...	Cinta Vidal
Luis Tosar	...	Luis
Alicia Sánchez	...	Madre
Pepo Oliva	...	Padre
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Féculas (as Carlos Kaniowski)
Andrés Lima	...	Mirindas
Empar Ferrer	...	Modista
Itziar Miranda	...	Trini
Aitor Merino	...	Chico Autoestop
Marta Belenguer	...	Chica empaquetadora 3
Silvio Pullani	...	José
Joan Gadea	...	Dueño zapatería
Trinidad Rugero	...	Chona

Storyline

A month before he's to marry Carmen, Antonio finds a photograph of a man with his arm on her shoulder. The photograph triggers jealousy: he questions Carmen, Carman's friend Cinta, and his friend Luis who introduced him to Carmen. Cinta tells Antonio the man's first name. Carmen tells him that the man meant nothing to her, and that the photograph was taken before she met Antonio. She loves Antonio and sets out to wipe the photograph from his mind through exuberant sex, but her ploy backfires and Antonio remains fixated. Slowly he finds out about the man, and about Carmen's past. Will jealousy consume this couple or can they find a way to kill the green-eyed monster?

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | jealous husband | female worker | female pubic hair | pubic hair | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 September 1999 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Jealousy

Filming Locations:

Tavernes de la Valldigna, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

User Reviews

Interesting theme that cops out at the end

This Spanish film is basically well carried out by director Vicente Aranda and his leading actors, Aitana Sanchez-Gijón and Daniel Gimenez, but the ending is absolutely senseless because it doesn't confront the dramatic situation that is being set up during its long 110-minutes of running time. It leaves the audience with a feeling of having been cheated out of a more interesting denoument, without having to take what to us is the "easy" way out. For such a let-down of an ending, the film should have been shorter.