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
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.