Lovers: A True Story
This landlady has more than just rent on her mind
1991 · 1h 43m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Vicente Aranda
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Vicente Aranda Director
- Victoria Abril as Luisa
- Jorge Sanz as Paco
- Maribel Verdú as Trini
- Saturnino García as Pueblerino
- Enrique Cerro as Comandante
- Mabel Escaño as Esposa Comandante
- Alicia Agut as Madre Trini
- José Cerro as Minuta
- Gabriel Latorre as Gordo
- Ricard Borràs as Individuo Bar (as Ricard Borrás)
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