Love Is a Fat Woman
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Love Is A Fat Woman is a 1987 Argentine
drama film
directed and written by Alejandro Agresti
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who gets fired over refusing to write an article about an American film crew, overdramatizing the situation, in Argentina
. When he goes looking for his old girlfriend, he runs into serious difficulties with the crew again.
In a recent trip to Dublin, the director came across two Irish men, Darren O'Neill and Colm Rowan. It is said that after a week socialising and drinking with the two, he became inspired to make "Loving Fat Women" a sequel to his original movie. In it, he recaps the exploits of the Irish pair on his visit to Ireland and the many hefty women they encountered on their soirees. Already rated "R" it has captivated audiences in pre-screening for its explicitness and the braun of the two lead characters-Colm and Darren in their search of the next BIG prize"(I.e. Fat woman) Original titles considered for the film were "Fat Loving Criminals" and "Larger Than Life"
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed and written by Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti
Alejandro Agresti is an Argentine film director and producer. He has become increasingly influential in the United States and directed The Lake House with top Hollywood actors Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in 2006....
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Release
The film premiered in Argentina on 12 April 2001. Alejandro Agresti won best director at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where it premiered on 23 September 1987.Plot
José is a young journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who gets fired over refusing to write an article about an American film crew, overdramatizing the situation, in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. When he goes looking for his old girlfriend, he runs into serious difficulties with the crew again.
In a recent trip to Dublin, the director came across two Irish men, Darren O'Neill and Colm Rowan. It is said that after a week socialising and drinking with the two, he became inspired to make "Loving Fat Women" a sequel to his original movie. In it, he recaps the exploits of the Irish pair on his visit to Ireland and the many hefty women they encountered on their soirees. Already rated "R" it has captivated audiences in pre-screening for its explicitness and the braun of the two lead characters-Colm and Darren in their search of the next BIG prize"(I.e. Fat woman) Original titles considered for the film were "Fat Loving Criminals" and "Larger Than Life"
Cast
- Elio Marchi .... José
- Sergio Poves Campos .... Caferata
- Carlos RofféCarlos RofféCarlos Roffé was an Argentine film and television actor active between 1969 and 2005.He worked in the cinema of Argentina. IN 1985 he appeared as himself in Bailoretto, la aventura de un rebelde. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he appeared in a number of films of Alejandro Agresti...
- Mario Luciani
- Enrique Morales
- Harry Havilio
- Tito Haas
- Christian Cardozo
- Federico Peralta Ramos
- Theodore McNabney (as Theo McNabey)
- Sergio Lerer
- Ernesto Ciliberti
- Silvina Chaine .... Mujer Tren
- Stella Fabrizzi
- José Glusman
- Norma Graziosi
- Silvana Silveri