La adúltera

A dry, observant comedy of frustration, where quiet desperation and absurd domesticity mix with a sly, satirical edge.

Directed by

Roberto Bodegas

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Amparo Soler Leal, Rufus, José Luis Coll

Overview

With more than thirty years, Malena Fonseca is a spinster and provincial woman who, after coincidentally meeting a Frenchman named Lucien, also a thirty-something bachelor like her, decides to marry him. However, after that, and having moved to Madrid in the company of her unbearable and possessive mother-in-law, Malena will gradually discover that her husband is a very rational man whose zero interest in sex despairs her, making the woman feel attracted to the pharmacist in the corner and the hunky bread delivery man.

How it feels

Satirical, melancholic, light and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Sexuality, family, identity, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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