Amantes

"This landlady has more than just rent on her mind"

Apr 12 1991 R 1h 43m
Crime, Drama, Romance

Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.

Plot

Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married. He rents a room from a widow (Abril), and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.

Written by

Carlos Pérez Merinero, Álvaro del Amo, Vicente Aranda

Directed by

Vicente Aranda

Cast

Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

TVE, Pedro Costa P. C.

Languages

Español

Awards

14 wins & 9 nominations

Trailers
Promo Trailer for the 2011 DVD release of AMANTES
Scores
# of Votes
3,648
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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