Bulgarian Lovers (2002)
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53% of critics liked it
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34% of users liked it
(788 ratings)
A well-to-do Spanish attorney finds himself in hot water after falling for a shady Bulgarian man in the 2002 comedy-drama, Los novios bulgaros (Bulgarian Lovers). Middle-aged Madrid native Daniel (Fernando Guillen Cuervo, who also helped adapt the script) lives a life of relative comfort and is… More A well-to-do Spanish attorney finds himself in hot water after falling for a shady Bulgarian man in the 2002 comedy-drama, Los novios bulgaros (Bulgarian Lovers). Middle-aged Madrid native Daniel (Fernando Guillen Cuervo, who also helped adapt the script) lives a life of relative comfort and is generally pretty happy with how things have been going for him lately. His one guilty pleasure is frequenting the city's gay quarter looking for men to pick up for an evening of reckless abandon. One night, Daniel meets Bulgarian Kyril (Dritan Biba) and is quickly smitten beyond all hope of reason. Finding out that Kyril is essentially homeless and penny-less, Daniel nonetheless gets him into bed--after buying him dinner--even after Kyril confesses to having a fiancee back in Bulgaria. As Daniel falls deeper in love with Kyril, Kyril takes advantage of the situation by convincing the lawyer to complete various tasks for him, which range from the morally questionable to the highly illegal and dangerous. A more than willing stooge to Kyril's demands--and all too aware of his situation--Daniel resigns himself to following this relationship through to the end, wherever it may lead. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
- Directed By
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 3, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- TLA Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Joe Brown, San Francisco Chronicle
Well acted, and its Faustian dynamic of mutual exploitation would be absorbing enough, but as Kyril draws Daniel into ever shadier situations, the film loses its tone and devolves into absurd political farce.
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Slightly better than some recent skin-deep gay- and lesbian-themed movies.
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Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News
Shows that Mr. De la Iglesia's long absence hasn't dulled his sense of stylish, cinematic storytelling.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
The screenplay contains enough witty elements to lift it above the average sex farce.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Sly, swift, succinct -- and very sexy.
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Cast
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Fernando Guillén Cuervo
as Daniel
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Dritan Biba
as Kyril
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Pepón Nieto
as Gildo
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Anita Sinkovic
as Kalina
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Roger Pera
as Lawyer
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Fernando Albizu
as Mogambo
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Roman Lucknar
as Simeon
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Simón Andreu
as Daniel's father
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Julia Martínez
as Daniel's mother
