Not Love, Just Frenzy
1996 Spanish film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not Love Just Frenzy (or Más que amor, frenesí in Spanish) is a 1996 adventure and drama film, directed by a triumvirate of Alfonso Albacete, Miguel Bardem and David Menkes. They have a collective name of Peliculas Freneticas (Frenetic Films).[2] It is Miguel Bardem's first feature film with Alfonso Albacete,[3] using Carlos Bardem, the cousin of Miguel, in his acting debut. The style of the film is reminiscent of works by Pedro Almodóvar,[4] according to a New York Times review.[5] Más que amor, frenesí brought Bardem, Albacete and Menkes a Goya Award nomination for Best Newcomer Director.[6]
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Directed by | Alfonso Albacete, Miguel Bardem and David Menkes |
Written by | Alfonso Albacete Miguel Bardem David Menkes |
Produced by | Fernando Colomo Beatriz de la Gándara |
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Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
Edited by | Miguel Ángel Santamaría |
Music by | Juan Bardem |
Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The cast also includes many of Spain's top young actors, including early appearances by Penélope Cruz (Vanilla Sky),[7] Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls) and Bibi Andersen (Kika) as a high-class lesbian pimp. It is set in Madrid.[8][9] The film is similar in plot to Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí released in 1997, with both films having gay characters chasing straight men and murdered flatmates.[8] The film is known due a gay sex scene, early in the plot.[10]