Not a sleazy attempt to cash in on TITANIC fever, but a feverish romantic fantasy from Spanish director Bigas Luna, who specializes in erotically tinged tales of love and obsession. Small-town foundry worker Horty (Olivier Martinez) wins a grueling
annual contest, and his reward is a lavish trip to see the Titanic's maiden departure from Southampton. It was meant to be a trip for
two, but Horty's scheming boss, who plans to make a play for his employee's beautiful wife Zoe (Romaine Bohringer), withholds that bit of information and
sends Horty off alone. While in Southampton, Horty meets the beautiful Marie (Aitana Sanchez Gijon), who says she's been engaged ...
Released:
1997
Rated:
NR
Length:
96 mins