Al Otro Lado del Tunel (1994)
Directed by Jaime de Armiñán
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - Spain |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This Spanish film, shot in the lovely Huesca region, pokes gentle fun at the showbiz aspirations of five monks in a lonely monastery. When the grouchy old screenwriter cannot meet his deadline for the script for a new and already dull movie, he and his partner end up sequestered in a Spanish monastery. The five monks cannot help but add their two pesos worth every chance they get. The screenwriter also finds unwanted advice from the town baker who believes the script, which was set in 19th-century Scotland and written for Sean Connery, would be more interesting if it were a modern Spanish story with local settings. The baker, a pretty young woman, has many great ideas for the film. She, the screenwriter and his partner end up in a triangle that parallels the triangle in the story.
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filmmaker, behind-the-scenes, love-triangle, monastery, monk, screenwriter, show-business