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The Two Sides of the Bed

Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro2005Spain108 mins

Though he still has a roving eye, Javier (Ernesto Alterio) is ready to leave his bachelor days behind him and marry girlfriend Marta (Verónica Sánchez), while his best friend Pedro (Guillermo Toledo) wants to do the same with his sexy bi torch singer lover Raquel (Lucía Jiménez). There is just one problem with this happily-ever-after scenario: Marta and Raquel are in love with each other. That is only one of the many complications in this Spanish import, a frothy, bisexual musical comedy celebrating passion and desire and the sequel to director Emilio Martínez Lázaro’s 2002 The Other Side of the Bed.

The guys’ pal Rafa (Alberto San Juan) has problems of his own with his lovely Pilar (Maria Esteve), while Javier and Pedro face a delicious dilemma when they meet ebullient Carlota (Pilar Castro), and she proposes a ménage à trois with the two men. Meanwhile, Raquel is less than enthusiastic when Marta suggests a trip to Paris, and rightly so, since their own hometown Madrid is ground zero for erotic and romantic possibilities. Part of the fun is in watching Javier and Pedro’s bisexual panic evolve into something unexpected, but the entire ensemble’s enthusiasm is infectious as the characters play out a variety of sensual combinations. Best of all, no quandary is so complex that it can’t be expressed with a pop song and a peppy dance number.

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Original Language Title
Los dos lados de la cama
Director
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Year
2005
Country
Spain
Running Time
108 mins
Language
Spanish
Section
World Cinema
Program Note Writer
Pam Grady