Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)
Directed by Alfonso Albacete / Miguel Bardem / David Menkes
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Gay & Lesbian Films |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - Spain |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
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.
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gigolo, homosexual, killing, nightclub, nymphomaniac, police, prostitute/prostitution, slice-of-life