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Torremolinos 73 (2005)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 12

A light tale that's big on heart, this spicy snapshot of domestic sexuality in '70s Spain treats its wacky protagonists with enough gentle humanity to be delightfully entertaining.

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 5

A light tale that's big on heart, this spicy snapshot of domestic sexuality in '70s Spain treats its wacky protagonists with enough gentle humanity to be delightfully entertaining.

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Alfredo Lopez is a tired encyclopedia salesman, and Carmen is his faithful wife. The lives of this married couple change forever when the Montoya publishing house, in which Alfredo works, makes a proposal to them to make erotic films that will sold in the Scandinavian countries, under the guise of being a false encyclopedia about reproduction. Unknown to them both, Carmen has become a porn star in the Northern countries, and a Danish crew flies in to help Alfredo make an Ingmar Bergman inspired

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Pablo Berger

Feb 21, 2006

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All Critics (46) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (13) | DVD (9)

Torremolinos isn't perfect, but it stands as an amusing entry into the world of art-house cinema.

June 24, 2005 Comment
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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As a first feature-length effort for Berger, Torremolinos 73 shows promise of a director with a humane touch, with or without the extra skin.

June 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Denver Post
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The narrative eventually runs out of steam. But writer-director Pablo Berger maintains a lighthearted tone.

June 23, 2005 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Comment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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It works, but just barely (no pun intended, considering all the nudity).

June 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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A small, honest comedy about passion, movies and love, so human that it leaves a bittersweet aftertaste that may soften the laughter and provoke some reflection.

June 10, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Torremolinos 73 goes overboard with the movie within a movie gag.

June 3, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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A bawdy sitcom which careens back and forth between the ridiculous and the sublime.

May 31, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | Comment
Upstage Magazine

The film ranges from wacky and hilarious to downright romantic, yet Berger manages to shift tone smoothly and expertly. He's aided by top performances from his leads.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

A bawdy sitcom which careens back and forth between the ridiculous and the sublime.

January 13, 2007 Comment
BlackFilm.com

...decidedly hit-and-miss affair.

February 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

If you think Pedro Almodóvar is too deep, this kiddie-pool Spanish dud is for you.

February 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

The humor is mostly low-key, with writer/director Pablo Berger doing little to draw attention to his film's highly unusual premise.

August 30, 2005 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | Comment
EricDSnider.com

An amiable, if not exactly novel, Spanish farce

June 27, 2005 Full Review | Comment
New Times

Deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible

June 25, 2005 Full Review Source: ViewLondon | Comment
ViewLondon

Far too much of Torremolinos is devoted to Alfredo's dream project, a dingy, black-and-white, Ingmar Bergman-influenced movie in which a woman waltzes with Death.

June 23, 2005 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | Comment
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Audience Reviews for Torremolinos 73

"Torremolinos 73" starts out with an unsuccessful encylopedia salesman making the rounds in 1973 Spain.(Well, if somebody showed up on my doorstep with a bust of Francisco Franco, I would slam the door in his face, too.) The company he works for has decided there is more money in making educational sex films for a

April 17, 2005
Harlequin68
Walter M.

Super Reviewer

It's not as lighthearted as Rotten Tomatoes makes it out to be, but I liked it. Note: Not for the prudish.

March 4, 2011

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