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Torremolinos 73 (2005)

TOMATOMETER

70%
71%

AUDIENCE SCORE

70%

Critic Consensus: 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 feature film called "Torremolinos 73." Instead of a career in show business, Carmen is eager to have a baby, and the tension between the artist and his muse grows.

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Cast

Candela Pena
as Carmen Lopez
Juan Diego
as Don Carlos
Thomas Bo Larsen
as Dennis
Javier Cámara
as Alfredo Lopez
Fernando Tejero
as Juan Luis
Candela Pena
Mads Mikkelsen
Thomas Bo Larson
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Critic Reviews for Torremolinos 73

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

June 24, 2005 | Rating: B
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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 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
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The narrative eventually runs out of steam. But writer-director Pablo Berger maintains a lighthearted tone.

June 23, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
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It works, but just barely (no pun intended, considering all the nudity).

June 10, 2005 | Full Review…
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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…
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Torremolinos 73 goes overboard with the movie within a movie gag.

June 3, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Torremolinos 73

½

[font=Century Gothic][color=indigo]"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 Scandinavian company. Well, what is a soon-to-be-homeless married couple supposed to do? Oh, and his wife desperately wants to have a baby...[/color][/font] [font=Century Gothic][color=#4b0082]"Torremolinos 73" is an amusing satire of sexual and social attitudes and filmmaking. There are very good and convincing performances from the two leads.[/color][/font]

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