Disputas en la cama
Disputas en la cama, also known as Los divorciados, is a 1972 Argentine sex comedy film directed by Mario David. It stars Tato Bores, Norman Briski, Zulma Faiad, Víctor Laplace and Soledad Silveyra. A preview function with 250 guests for the film was suspended by the Qualification Body, which objected to scenes with Soledad Silveyra and Alejandra Romanof. Upon release on 11 May 1972, the film was largely panned by critics but was a box office success.
Plot
The film consists of a series of sketches on the themes of infidelity, sexuality and divorce. In one scene, a man dons a long beard and impresses an attractive female sunbather at a local park and later spies on a woman in the shower. A man fails miserably at a yoga class full of women.A man orders seafood at a restaurant, hoping that it will prove to be an aphrodisiac. Unfortunately is advances towards his partner in his car are disturbed by a gunman.
When a child is born Japanese, he looks for a would-be father.
Later, a couple arrive at the solicitors office requesting a divorce. Another man, a museum curator, has an unhealthy habit of discussing his paintings as a means of seducing young women.
Cast
- Tato Bores
- Norman Briski
- Zulma Faiad
- Víctor Laplace
- Soledad Silveyra
- Henny Trailes
- Oscar Viale
- Gloria Guzmán
- Gogó Andreu
- Lydia Lamaison
- Alexandra Romanof
- Héctor Malamud
Production
The film was Mario David's second picture and a stark contrast to his debut drama El Ayudante, succumbing to trends in commercial production for sex comedies, according to one publication.The film was produced by Rafael Cohen, and the screenplay was written by the director Mario David, working with Alejandro Faccio. Cinematographer Arsenio Reinaldo Pica
was hired to shoot the film. Alberto Núñez Palacios composed the soundtrack. The film's editing was done by Oscar Pariso.