The shy professor Emilio is about to celebrate a wedding nobody wants. At the last minute he escapes and settles in a Madrid apartment shared by four friends of his ex-fiancee. The unhappy man is like a little lamb in a wolf's lair - in this case four wolves.
Acting
Alfredo Landa's sweating, stammering everyman desperation
Production
Peak tacky Madrid apartment aesthetic
Costume
Polyester nightmares you cannot unsee
Director
Fernando Merino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Spain's destape movement — post-Franco cinema rushing to show skin after decades of censorship. The title alone scandalized conservative audiences.
Mirta Miller appears credited as 'Mirtha Miller' — international distributors constantly renamed her for different markets. She reportedly hated this film.
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