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Bulgarian Lovers (2003)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:10

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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 hunting for good-looking, young foreigners. At one of these bars, he meets Kyril (Dritan Beba), a hunky 23-year-old Bulgarian. After a night of animalistic passion, Daniel is under his Eastern European spell. Wild, reckless and slightly dangerous, Kyril seems to turn Daniel's conservative and rather predictable life upside down. With each sexual encounter with his Bulgarian lover, Daniel is pulled deeper into Kyril's web of nefarious activities. Can Daniel meet the challenges of his brand new lover or has he bitten off more than he can chew? -- © TLA Releasing [More]

Starring: Fernando Guillen-Cuervo

Starring: Fernando Guillen-Cuervo

Director: Eloy De La Iglesia

Director: Eloy De La Iglesia
Studio: TLA Releasing

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Reviews for Bulgarian Lovers

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Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/16/04
Chicago Reader

Shows that Mr. De la Iglesia's long absence hasn't dulled his sense of stylish, cinematic storytelling.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
06/10/04
Charles Ealy
Charles Ealy
Dallas Morning News
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Slightly better than some recent skin-deep gay- and lesbian-themed movies.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
06/25/04
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Has a verbal wit and tang to it, which set it quite above most gay film fare in literary terms.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/04/07
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International
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08/08/04
Film Journal International

cold and calculating, but it’s a life

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11/04/04
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

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11/07/04
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

The screenplay contains enough witty elements to lift it above the average sex farce.

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06/03/04
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

A witty, unsentimental class comedy.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
05/12/04
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

Sly, swift, succinct -- and very sexy.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/13/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Won't leave you disappointed, but it may leave you hungry for something more substantial.

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06/01/04
Gabriel Shanks
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05/26/04
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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As Daniel is drawn deeper into Kyril's web of shady business dealings, the film completely loses its way.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
04/30/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

Bulgarian Lovers observes the interplay of sex, power and money with a cool, amused attitude and a fine sense of social detail.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/29/04
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Garish, frenetic, but curiously dull...suffers from a serious case of the cutes, a disease that in this case proves fatal.

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06/10/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

...hackneyed and dull...

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08/21/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/10/04
Joe Brown
Joe Brown
San Francisco Chronicle

These 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,

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
06/11/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

De la Iglesia's years of filmmaking experience are obvious in the film's formal touches.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/30/04
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
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