With Miramax, no less, acquiring North American and English-language remake rights, Manuel Gomez Pereira's sparky comedy Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) sets new international standards for Spanish filmmaking.
Out of work actor Victor Ventura (Javier Bardem) kills time before a screen test for a big part in an American movie by working as a sex telephonist.
One call stands out, from his first and only female client. He meets a sassy up-town babe, Amanda (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, star of Arau's A Walk in the Clouds). They make love, Victor can't believe his luck. But Amanda isn't what she seems, and what seemed like a straight sex comedy (Gomez Pereira's familiar stamping ground) becomes a suspense thriller in which everyone, it is revealed, has something to hide. John Hopewell
Prod co: Sogetel, Bocaboca, Star Line
Prods: Cesar Benitez, Joaquin Oristrell, Manuel Gomez Pereira
Dir: Manuel Gomez Pereira
Scr: Joaquin Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Naomi Wise, Manuel Gomez Pereira
Ph: Juan Amoros
Ed: Guillermo Represa
Cast: Javier Bardem, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Joseph Maria Flotats, Maria Barranco
Running time: 104 mins
Int sales: Sogepaq
Screenings: Tuesday 12 November, 16.00 and 21.00 (Gala Screening), Odeon West End 2
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