Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
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Director Manuel Gomez Pereira Initial DVD release October 23, 2001 Duration Country Spain | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Romance Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Yolanda Garcia Serrano , Juan Luis Iborra , Joaquin Oristrell Release date January 10, 1997 Cast (Diana Balaguer), Juanjo Puigcorbé (Santi Garcia), (Santi joven), (Diana Joven), Carles Sans Similar movies Penelope Cruz movies, Spain movies, Comedies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A woman seduces a hotel janitor to gain access to the famous musicians coming into town.
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El amor perjudica seriamente la salud (English: Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gomez Pereira and starring Penelope Cruz, Ana Belen, Javier Bardem, Juanjo Puigcorbe and Gabino Diego.
Two young people meet in the 60's as a result of their devotion to John Lennon, and have a recurring relationship during the next thirty years at the oddest of moments, in the most diverse places, and during very important moments that defined several decades. Pay attention as one couple of younger actors alternate with the other couple of older actors to recreate this 30 year span in this Spanish-French comedy.
Synopsis
Paris. King Juan Carlos I offers a diner at Hotel Crillon. Diana (Ana Belen) meets Santi (Juanjo Puigcorbe), an old lover, who now is the Kings bodyguard. They remember how they met each other, 30 years ago, in another hotel, in Madrid. Diana (Penelope Cruz) and Santi (Gabino Diego) met when The Beatles were going to play. He works in the hotel. She hides under John Lennons bed because shes in love with the singer. But, what starts is an attraction between them. It is an impossible love because she wants to be rich and famous, and he is poor and has to join the Army. When they meet again as grown-ups, Diana has become a socialite, and Santi is a pilot. Both are married, but the love goes on...
Cameo appearances
The film uses cameo appearances by real figures from vintage footage and other fields to great comic effect. They include John Lennon, Carmen Polo, Raphael, King Juan Carlos I and his daughters. There are other cameos during the film: actors Javier Bardem, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon or film director Fernando Colomo have got small roles.
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