Spanish romantic romp (and part-time political romp) about a Republican Army deserter, circa 1931, who hides out in a household of four nubile daughters -- lesbian, widow, fiancée, virgin -- and who cozies up to each in turn before finding the one right for him. The first cozying-up is the most interesting: post-costume party, with the lesbian dressed up as a mustachioed soldier and the soldier dressed up as a housemaid. After that -- after the itinerary becomes apparent -- it's more of a grind. Renoir has been brought up as a point of reference, and the high-boil style of performance perhaps justifies it. (Why else? The French title? The shotgunned rabbit?) There again, the lesbian, Ariadna Gil, is the most interesting: cooler, calmer, quieter than the rest. With Jorge Sanz, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Penelope Cruz, Maribel Verdu, and Miriam Diaz-Aroca; directed by Fernando Trueba. (1993) — Duncan Shepherd
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