Amanda in Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996)

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Not Love, Just Frenzy , aka Más que amor, frenesí (1996), is a Spanish comedy about 20 something drug using, sex seeking Madrid residents and the Madrid club scene in the 90's. Probably the best way to give you an idea is to introduce some of the players. Ingrid Rubio, Beatriz Santiago and Cayetana Guillén Cuervo share a flat. Rubio is the main character, is an art student, has an openly gay classmate for a best friend, and recently broke up with the love of her life who did her wrong. Cuervo is a sex maniac, a heavy drug user, and bartender at the club. Santiago has bright reddish orange hair, and is a radical. As the film starts, Rubios ex boyfriend, and gigolo, is present when someone credited only as Amanda shoots herself because she can't stand her jealous boyfriend any longer. The ex-boyfriend (Nancho Novo) is a suspect in what the police think is a murder, and hot foots it back to Madrid with the police on his trail. The policeman, of course, turns out to be the crazy lover Amanda killed herself to avoid. Novo works for pimp and lesbian Bibi Anderson, is seduced by Cuervo, and ends up with Rubio. Anderson is seen pawing a young Maite Pastor, her current female lover. Throw in some gays, some sexually ambiguous types, and three way over the top transvestites, and you are getting an idea. It has lots of pace, a dizzying array of odd, but mostly under-developed characters, and a plot that frequently becomes muddled. Despite this, it is an OK watch. C+. Nudity Report: It is a good film for nudity: • Ingrid Rubio - Breasts and buns with Novo. • Cayetana Guillén Cuervo - Breasts and a bush closeup • Bibi Anderson - Full frontal • Maite Pastor – Breasts • Amanda - full frontal. IMDB Summary: IMDB readers have it at 6.7 of 10. DVD Info: The transfer is ok, except for a lot of dirt specs, and the sub-titles, which are not a very good translation, and are white, even over white scenes, can't be turned off. Written by: Tuna …courtesy of Scoopy.net