The Other Side of the Bed

"If love is only a game...Why not cheat?"

2002 1h 54m ES

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★6.0TMDB · 120

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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When Paula leaves her mate Pedro, he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier and Sonia. Paula is having an affair with Javier. Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has a one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating on him with her lesbian friend Luzia.

“If love is only a game...Why not cheat?”

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Cast

Ernesto Alterio
Javier
Paz Vega
Sonia
Guillermo Toledo
Pedro
Natalia Verbeke
Paula
Alberto San Juan
Rafa
María Esteve
Pilar
Ramón Barea
Sagaz
Nathalie Poza
Lucia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Writers: David Serrano
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Sides of the Bed Colection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, shot by Juan Molina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ernesto Alterio and Paz Vega and Guillermo Toledo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If love is only a game...Why not cheat?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0301524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Emilio Martínez Lázaro directs. Juan Molina behind the camera. Roque Baños scores. Ángel Hernández Zoido cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Part of the "Sides of the Bed Colection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, shot by Juan Molina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ernesto Alterio and Paz Vega and Guillermo Toledo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If love is only a game...Why not cheat?".
8IMDB entry: tt0301524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.