Torremolinos 73 (2003)
Director
Pablo Berger
Main cast
Javier Cámara; Candela Peña; Juan Diego; Fernando Tejero; Mads Mikkelsen
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy, Foreign
Description
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.
Pablo Berger
Main cast
Javier Cámara; Candela Peña; Juan Diego; Fernando Tejero; Mads Mikkelsen
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy, Foreign
Description
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.
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