Andrés, a dowdy Spaniard, goes to Paris on holiday, hoping to meet a pretty French girl. His wishes may come true after meeting Ninette, his landlord's sensual and possessive young daughter.
Acting
Pataky commits fully to unhinged girlfriend energy before Fast & Furious fame.
Production
Paris locations scream 'we shot this on a tight budget in six days'.
Director
José Luis Garci
Carlos Hipólito
Andrés
Elsa Pataky
Alejandra 'Ninette'
Enrique Villén
Armando
Beatriz Carvajal
Madame Bernarda
Fernando Delgado
Monsieur Pierre
Mar Regueras
Maruja
Miguel Rellán
Don Roque
Javivi
Vecino de Ninette / Director del hotel
Carlos Iglesias
Jugador de mus
Eduardo Gómez
Jugador de mus
Jorge Roelas
Jugador de mus
María Elena Flores
Melchora
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Garci shot this immediately after his Oscar-winning 'Mar adentro,' making it possibly the whiplash-inducingest career pivot in Spanish cinema.
The film's 4.8 TMDB score reflects Garci's declining reputation; Spanish critics dubbed his later work 'abuelo cinema'—grandpa movies.
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