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Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

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I enjoyed this film over the holidays. It stars an the Spanish actress Penelope Cruz who manages to steal my breath away with her refreshing non-hollywoodish beauty. In the beginning, there was the Beatles and there is scene where she almost touches them- a real image of the beatles is used (i'm assuming from the 1965 era)...she steals into John Lennon's suite and plans to give herself to him but ends up hiding under a bed with the bellboy who she will casually encounter over the rest of her life; even as she loses that refreshing charm to become increasingly borgoueis and very much likea hollywood has been...the film captures the change and then returns to that refreshing beauty once more for a brief surprise towards the end...the film is charming, ful of wit and picardia; and should provide refreshing viewing from those tired of thetypical blockbuster rental...

Ésta es una apariencia divertida en la infidelidad. Penelope Cruz (Diana) es bella, como siempre. El director recrea unas pocas escenas de viejas películas románticas para ayudar a hacer esta historia. Tú podrías comenzar a pensar en amores que tú tuviste en el pasado. La película es un poco largo. La banda sonora de música acrecienta el romanticismo. Me gusta el uso de los Beatles en la historia - te ayude a entender la referencia de tiempo de la película. Ve la película con tu cariño. Tú no puedes remover los subtítulos de la película, desafortunadamente.

The first part of the movie is really enjoyable, Penelope Cruz as beautiful as ever, but by the time that the parts of the young lovers are taken over by the mature actors, these characters become not so likable, she for being so selfish and manipulative and him for being such a sap.
And I can not see how Penelope could "grow" to look like the other actress, I found her features rather unatractive, but beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and Penelope's is hard to match.
If you are not fluent in Spanish, beware, the titles are very small and white, very difficult to read, at times impossible.
For Penelope's fans, but remember, she is only in half the movie!

This movie has a great soundtrack, and follows an interesting progression from the Spain of the 1960s to the present. There are a number of scenes in which historical figures or events form an inconsequential backdrop to the storyline. The movie is supposed to be a decades-long love story between two people from very different backgrounds that never end up together, but at times it seems more like the story of an ambitious and not-too-likable woman. This is born out in the ending which portrays more of her ambition rather than a romantically satisfying conclusion. There is also an odd transition from younger actors to older actors that do a good job but don't necessarily seem like they look quite right as older versions of the same people. If you are interested in a Penelope Cruz movie, there are better choices. She appears as the younger version of the main character for less than half of the film and isn't very likable.

Two young people meet in the 60's as a result of their devotion to John Lennon, and have a recurring relationship during the next thirty years at the oddest of moments, in the most diverse places, and during very important moments that defined several decades. Pay attention as one couple of younger actors alternate with the other couple of older actors to recreate this 30 year span in this Spanish-French comedy. Written by Gonz30

I need help. My question is someone could tell me the number of the hotel room where Diana meets Santiago. Please email me if you know. I will apreciate it a lot. cosars20@hotmail.com

This film is a romanitic comedy about a couple whose relationship consists of a sequence of chance and planned encounters beginning in the sixties. It is a conventional tale, well executed. The passage of time requires two sets of actors, both well chosen. The music and settings quite nice. There are a few silly scenes, but overall it is a good movie for a quiet evening.

Only complaint - the production seems to be made for Spanish television. The picture quality is not great, and the subtitles are small, white, and often unreadable.

Written and directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira in 1996, LOVE CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH is a spanish comedy presented by Vanguard in its original widescreen version with english subtitles. Only a trailer as bonus feature.

Santi and Diana first met under John Lennon's bed in Madrid while the Beatles were giving a press conference in a 5 star hotel. Over the years, the couple will meet again a number of times but their life together will not exceed a full week in a 30 years period. Santi and Diana are madly in love but who knows whether their love would have lasted so long if they had the opportunity to live together.

Four actors playing two characters, a couple of eccentric secondary parts and a few really hilarious scenes could persuade you to buy or rent this DVD. I've liked very much the first part of the movie that gives to Penélope Cruz the opportunity to create the character of a young hysterical Beatles fan. The director perfectly recreates the 60's with tricks that could have appeared in Robert Zemeckis' FORREST GUMP or Woody Allen's ZELIG.

The second part of the movie lacks of the energy distillated by Penélope and Gabino Diego. In my opinion, with 30 minutes less, the movie would have been a perfect romantic comedy. But LOVE CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH still is a very good surprise for the curious movie lover lost in the wide choice of the available DVD's.

A DVD zone Penélope reserved shelf.