Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

• Ana Belén: Diana
• Juanjo Puigcorbé: Santi
• Gabino Diego: Young Santi
• Penelope Cruz: Young Diana
• Carles Sans: Vittorio Raimondi
• Lola Herrera: María Luisa
• Laura Conejero: Mari Jose
• Luis Fernando Alves: Gonzalo
• Miguel Palenzuela: José

Who loves to live dangerously ( Original title: El amor perjudica seriamente la salud ) is a Spanish-French comedy film from 1996 directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, who co-produced and the film and together with Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Iborra and Joaquín Oristrell. wrote the screenplay.

Action

Diana raves in 1965 for The Beatles. During a visit to the group in Madrid, she sneaks into the room of John Lennon. She meets the hotel staff Santi.

In the course of another 30 years, Diana and Santi meet several times, sometimes they maintain a relationship. Diana married a banker, while Santi works for the royal family. Diana's husband dies. After some time, Diana and Santi meet again in Paris when Diana visited a party.

Reviews

Movie service wrote that the film was a " turbulent romantic comedy with many songs, the absurd situations and impossible" love nests "for the meetings between the two long-term lovers " conjure up.

The Journal prism certified the film an " abundance of witty ideas ". The director understand it " shiny to describe bizarre situations ".

Awards

Manuel Gómez Pereira received the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 1997. Ana Belén was honored at the 1997 Peniscola Comedy Film Festival.

Background

The film was shot in Madrid and Paris. It was shown in April 1997 at the Miami Hispanic Film Festival, in April 1999 was followed by a demonstration at the Spanish Film Festival in Australia.