Hitchcock's influence lives on in this sometimes-mystifying, always-provocative thriller which eschews black comedy and edge-of-the-seat suspense for a slow, but steady, infusion of frissons.
Socialite Mrs. Isabel Harris (Carmen Maura) promotes her one-night stand Antonio (Antonio Banderas) to the status of live-in gigolo, despite her professed inability to tolerate intercourse. Allegedly suffering from a recurring rape nightmare, Mrs. Harris attempts to gain maximum value from
Antonio's presence in her domain by undergoing treatment with a sex therapist, Dr. Ana Alonso (Victoria Abril). Rather than cure her client's neurosis, though, Alonso becomes involved wit...
Released:
1988
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins