El otro lado de la cama (2002)

Director:

Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Writer:

David Serrano (writer)

Release Date:

5 July 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes the game of love requires a little cheating...

Plot:

Two couples entwine on their search for love.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Lesbian | Cheating | Love | Nitroglycerine

Awards:

6 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Ernesto Alterio	...	Javier
Paz Vega	...	Sonia
Guillermo Toledo	...	Pedro
Natalia Verbeke	...	Paula
Alberto San Juan	...	Rafa
María Esteve	...	Pilar
Ramón Barea	...	Sagaz
Nathalie Poza	...	Lucia
Secun de la Rosa	...	Carlos
Carol Salvador	...	Victoria
Geli Albaladejo	...	Professor
Blanca Marsillach	...	Monica
Leticia Dolera	...	Jennifer
Cote Soler	...	Tennis Player
Luis Bermejo	...	Tennis Player
Curro Iglesias	...	Julio
Javier Gutiérrez	...	Fernando
Mohamed Khashoggi	...	Waiter
Daniel González	...	Daniel
Roma Alfaro	...	Marilyn Monroe
Coral Ortega	...	Dancer 1
Dacia González	...	Dancer 2
Mercedes del Castillo	...	Dancer 3
Julio Viero	...	Male Dancer 1
Julio Reches	...	Male Dancer 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carolina Garrigues		(as Carol Garrigues)
Clara Martínez Lázaro	...	Betty

Directed by
Emilio Martínez Lázaro		(as Emilio Martínez-Lázaro)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Serrano		writer

Produced by
Ghislain Barrois	....	associate producer
Tomás Cimadevilla	....	producer
José Herrero de Egaña	....	associate producer
Mohamed Khashoggi	....	producer
José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña	....	producer
Ignacio Salazar-Simpson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Roque Baños
Bernardo Fúster
Luis Mendo

Cinematography by
Juan Molina		(as Juan Molina Temboury)

Film Editing by
Ángel Hernández Zoido

Art Direction by
Julio Torrecilla

Costume Design by
Inma García

Sound Department
Álex F. Capilla	....	assistant sound editor
Patrick Ghislain	....	foley mixer
Pelayo Gutiérrez	....	sound editor
Gilles Ortion	....	sound mixer
Alfonso Pino	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Tomás Gómez	....	special effects: Artefacto Escenografia crew

Camera and Electrical Department
Saturnino Beltrán	....	first assistant camera
Borja Grandio	....	video assistant
Susana López Rubio	....	best boy

Editorial Department
Nino Martínez Sosa	....	assistant editor (as Fernando Martínez Sosa)
Javier Ugarte	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
José Vinader	....	score mixer
José Vinader	....	score recordist

Other crew
Pablo Atienza	....	production assistant
Pedro Berdayes	....	choreographer
Angel de la Serna	....	production assistant
Jesus de la Vega	....	marketing supervisor
Patricia Echevarría	....	marketing director
Sergio Madrid	....	production assistant
Pablo Más	....	production assistant

Thanks
Sergio Barrejón	....	thanks: script collaboration

Production Companies

• Impala
• Telecinco
• Telespan 2000
• Vía Digital

Distributors

• Swipe Films (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sundance Film Series (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International Spain (Spain)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films (outside North America)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2002) (Romania) (all media)
• Sundance Channel Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (video)
• Sundance Channel (2003) (USA) (subtitled)
• The Walt Disney Company (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Other Side of the Bed (International: English title) (USA)
El lado malo de la cama (Spain) (working title)
The Wrong Side of the Bed (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

114 min | Canada:109 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Spain:104 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Italy:T | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Impala

Trivia:

The dress shown by María Esteve was worn by his mother Marisol in Marisol rumbo a Río (1963).

Movie Connections:

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Soundtrack:

No sé qué hacer

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