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Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)

Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
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Set amidst the gender-bending tumult of the Madrid nightclub scene, this black and twisted Spanish comedy features excerpts from the lives of a number of offbeat characters. First there is Max, a gigolo who has returned to Madrid to rekindle an affair with Yeye, the lover he betrayed. Max is a murder suspect and is pursued by a psychotic cop. Yeye's roommates are the nymphomaniacal Monica and lovesick Maria, who yearns for the love of her neighbor Carlos. Then there is Alberto, a gay fellow who finds innocent solace in the arms of the heterosexual David after learning that his latest lover Alex is married with children. The main character's lives converge at a series of parties and club hopping sprees all of which are presided over by a trio of lavishly made-up drag queens. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Nancho NovoCayetana Guillen Cuervo, (more)
Director(s):
Miguel BardemDavid Menkes, (more)
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Not Love, Just Frenzy

Set amidst the gender-bending tumult of the Madrid nightclub scene, this black and twisted Spanish comedy features excerpts from the lives of a number of offbeat characters. First there is Max, a gigolo who has returned to Madrid to rekindle an affair with Yeye, the lover he betrayed. Max is a murder suspect and is pursued by a psychotic cop. Yeye's roommates are the nymphomaniacal Monica and lovesick Maria, who yearns for the love of her neighbor Carlos. Then there is Alberto, a gay fellow who finds innocent solace in the arms of the heterosexual David after learning that his latest lover Alex is married with children. The main character's lives converge at a series of parties and club hopping sprees all of which are presided over by a trio of lavishly made-up drag queens. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
104 mins

Complete Cast of Not Love, Just Frenzy


Director(s):
David MenkesAlfonso AlbaceteMiguel Bardem
Writer(s):
Alfonso AlbaceteDavid MenkesMiguel Bardem
Producer(s):
Beatriz De La GandaraFernando Colomo
Categories:
Comedy
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    Surendra B.

    This is a bad movie. All the character are liars, cheater and self absorbed, who are out to just help themselves. There is no one to root for. Very bad script, poor performances and with 3 directors you think one of them would have a vision and know where to take this movie. DO NOT WATCH...

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    Laurence G.

    This movie is a wild ride! It is full of wild uninhibited people who live life passionately. The women are beautiful passionate creatures longing to be loved. The body language among the male characters is telling. The plot is an intricate pattern which involves an overzealous police officer, the murder suspect he pursues who is trying regain his ex-girlfriend's love and trust. A man who shows his fondness consecutively toward to two others he attracted to. The unpredictable ending(s) are killer! ! !

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    James V.

    As a movie-lover who has flipped for the work of filmmaking duo Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes ("I Love You Baby," "Sobrevivire"), and more recently for Miguel Bardem ("Incautos"), I was delighted to discover that the 1996 Spanish film NOT LOVE, JUST FRENZY was directed by all three. The movie is not a tri-part compilation, however; it's a single story. (I'd love to learn just how the directorial chores were divided). While "Love/Frenzy" is not wholly successful, it holds your interest, though there is a darker quality here than doesn’t always jell. The cast is appealing--gorgeous and talented--and the story rife with mistaken identity, misunderstanding and outright deception. Comparisons have been made to Almodovar, and while they are apt, this film rises to neither Pedro's early heights of crazy comedy nor his manic, over-the-top distortions. There' a nice, easy reality that makes some comic scenes even funnier and other expository moments a bit draggy. Overall, it's fun.

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