Spanish Fly (1999)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Dec 1, 1999
Running Time: 93 mins.
Country Of Origin: Spain
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Country Of Origin: France
synopsis
Zoe is researching a book on machismo in Madrid, where she interviews Antonio, an arrogant translator and prime example of her subject. However, romance with him is postponed when she meets Carl, a professor who owns a bookstore. This relationship goes wrong, as did her previous one with John, an ex who shows up in Madrid to complicate the situation. Comic situations ensue among the main characters, as Zoe moves towards a better realisation of what she wants romantically.
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Antonio
Carl Livingston
Taxi Driver
French Girl
Antonio's Date No 1
Bathrooom Couple--Male
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Judging from her appearance, it's quite clear that Zoe (Daphna Kastner, who also wrote and directed) is sexually repressed. Wearing her hair in a tight bun and buttoned up in her proper business suit, this journalist seems walking cliche.

Having fled a bad relationship, she has landed in Spain to research a book on machismo. Trouble is, she doesn't speak the language, and her interpreter, Antonio (the handsome Toni Canto, oozing charm and charisma), irritates her, a sure sign that they are meant… Continued