Madrid, 1987

Part political allegory, part material for sexual and philosophical fantasy-making, this daring Spanish drama depicts the startling encounter between a lecherous older writer and a young woman, whose meeting is first meant (at least to her) to be conducted as a mentor-student interview. Circumstance then finds them trapped together─naked─in a bathroom, where their relationship evolves in unexpected ways. José Sacristán, María Valverde star. 104 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Spanish; Subtitles: English. In Spanish with English subtitles.