Amantes (1991)

Director:

Vicente Aranda

Writers:

Álvaro del Amo (screenplay)
Álvaro del Amo (story)
(more)

Release Date:

12 April 1991 (Spain)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Set in '50s Spain, a young man (Sanz) leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée (Verdu) can get married...

Plot Keywords:

Fiancée | Affair | Real Estate Deal | Female Frontal Nudity | Sex

Awards:

13 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Victoria Abril	...	Luisa
Jorge Sanz	...	Paco
Maribel Verdú	...	Trini
Enrique Cerro	...	Comandante
Mabel Escaño	...	Doña Elvira, esposa del comandante
Alicia Agut	...	Madre de Trini
José Cerro	...	Minuta
Gabriel Latorre	...	Gordo
Saturnino García	...	Pueblerino
Ricard Borràs	...	Individuo bar
Lucas Martín	...	Javier
Jorge Juan García	...	Ignacio
Cosme Cortázar	...	Capataz
Carmen Ibarra	...	Francisca, mujer estanco
Fernando Hernández	...	Hombre estanco
María Valencia	...	Monja
Rafael Serna	...	Hombre escaleras
Leonor Herreros	...	Mujer escaleras
Manuel Luque	...	Taxista
María Martín	...	Niña pueblo
Tomás Martínez	...	Individuo Tren I
Fidel Rodríguez	...	Individuo Tren II
Osmundo Colorado	...	Sacerdote
Amado Cruz	...	Camarero
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Javier Martínez	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Vicente Aranda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Álvaro del Amo		screenplay
Álvaro del Amo		story
Vicente Aranda		screenplay
Vicente Aranda		story
Carlos Pérez Merinero		screenplay
Carlos Pérez Merinero		story

Produced by
Pedro Costa	....	executive producer (as Pedro Costa Muste)

Original Music by
José Nieto

Cinematography by
José Luis Alcaine

Film Editing by
Teresa Font

Production Design by
Josep Rosell

Costume Design by
Nereida Bonmatí
Pilar Tavera

Makeup Department
José Antonio Castillo	....	assistant hair stylist
Jesús Moncusi	....	hair stylist
Jesús Moncusi	....	makeup artist
César Olivares	....	assistant makeup artist
Gregorio Ros	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jesús Alonso	....	assistant production manager
Pau Costa	....	assistant production manager
Gregoria Gutiérrez	....	assistant production manager trainee
Germán Ponte	....	assistant production manager
Carlos Ramón	....	production manager
Juan Carlos Rodríguez	....	unit production manager
José Luis Rubio	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marta Calvo	....	second assistant director
Margarita Fernández	....	assistant director
Oriol Ferrer	....	assistant director
Marga Ledo	....	assistant director trainee

Art Department
Ion Arretxe	....	assistant set decorator
Augusto García Ortiga	....	props
Vázquez Hermanos	....	property master
Jesús Mateos	....	property master
Ricardo Mengíbar	....	property master
Ramón Moya	....	construction foreman
Francisco Pavón	....	props
José Ángel Pérez	....	props
Gonzalo Polo	....	assistant set decorator
Jorge Tintó	....	props
Pedro Pablo Villalba	....	props

Sound Department
Ricard Casals	....	sound re-recording mixer
Luis Castro	....	sound effects
Agustín Peinado	....	boom operator
Miguel Ángel Polo	....	sound
José Vinader	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Reyes Abades	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Mariano Cárdenas	....	lighting technician
Miguel Ángel Cárdenas	....	gaffer
Alfredo Díaz	....	key grip
Antonio García	....	electrician
José Hernández	....	grip
Alfredo F. Mayo	....	camera operator
Jordi Monferrer	....	assistant camera trainee
Miguel Ángel Muñoz	....	assistant camera (as Miguel A. Muñoz)
Manuel Peinado	....	electrician
Enrique Pérez	....	electrician
Alberto Sánchez Beltrán	....	electrician
Elvira Sánchez-Gallo	....	still photographer
Leopoldo Villaseñor	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mar Bardavío	....	assistant wardrobe
Pilar Tavera	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Bela María da Costa	....	assistant editor
Alejandro Lázaro	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Ángel Megino	....	transportation

Other crew
Emilio Ardura	....	tapestry
Montserrat Buscató	....	administration staff
Charo Ema	....	press attache
Charo Ema	....	unit publicist
María Luz Manzano	....	script supervisor
Pilar Pérez López	....	production secretary
José Ripoll	....	production accountant
Eduardo Santana	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Pedro Costa Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
• Televisión Española (TVE)

Distributors

• Aries Films (1992) (USA) (subtitled)
• Columbia TriStar

Other Companies

• Perís Hermanos  wardrobe

Also Known As:

Lovers
Lovers: A True Story (Spain) (alternative title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Pedro Costa Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The film is set in 1955 but an early-1970s VW bus drives past Madrid station.

Awesome Movie!

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen! The acting was superb and you could easily transport yourself to post WWII Spain and really immerse yourself in the movie. Paco was so immature for not realizing the treasure he had in Trini. Yes, she was puritan-like BUT these women are exactly the most passionate and affectionate lovers ONCE you get them to relax and enjoy. Getting back to the movie, Victoria Abril is tremendous as the experience and conniving "older" lady, Trini was so authentic as the shy and innocent girlfriend and Paco was very good as the inexperienced and ignorant boyfriend. Now, for me the best part of this movie is that the events and story of this movie ACTUALLY HAPPENED! Amazing! Do not miss this movie! Albert