Has a verbal wit and tang to it, which set it quite above most gay film fare in literary terms.
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Bulgarian Lovers (2003)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:10
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.7/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 30, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Daniel (Fernando Guillén Cuervo) is a middle-aged, gay man who comes from an established family and lives a charmed, middle-class existence. He is a "regular" of Madrid's gay bar scene sometimes... [More]
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07/21/05
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11/07/04
cold and calculating, but it’s a life
11/04/04
Well acted, and its Faustian dynamic of mutual exploitation would be absorbing enough, but as Kyril draws Daniel into ever shadier situations, the film loses its tone and devolves into absurd political farce.
09/10/04
Top Critic...hackneyed and dull...
08/21/04
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08/08/04
Top CriticSlightly better than some recent skin-deep gay- and lesbian-themed movies.
06/25/04
Top CriticThese Bulgarians might be nice to look at, but they have no depth - kind of like this movie. So I was entertained on the surface level, who needs depth anyway,
06/11/04
Shows that Mr. De la Iglesia's long absence hasn't dulled his sense of stylish, cinematic storytelling.
06/10/04
Top CriticGarish, frenetic, but curiously dull...suffers from a serious case of the cutes, a disease that in this case proves fatal.
06/10/04
The screenplay contains enough witty elements to lift it above the average sex farce.
06/03/04
Top CriticWon't leave you disappointed, but it may leave you hungry for something more substantial.
06/01/04
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05/26/04
Top CriticSly, swift, succinct -- and very sexy.
05/13/04
Top CriticA witty, unsentimental class comedy.
05/12/04
De la Iglesia's years of filmmaking experience are obvious in the film's formal touches.
04/30/04
As Daniel is drawn deeper into Kyril's web of shady business dealings, the film completely loses its way.
04/30/04
Top CriticBulgarian Lovers observes the interplay of sex, power and money with a cool, amused attitude and a fine sense of social detail.
04/29/04
Top CriticFull of charm, entertaining enough as it unfolds, good looking, but not especially memorable in retrospect.
04/27/04
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