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The Most Amusing Game (Spanish: El juego más divertido) is a 1988 Spanish screwball comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and co-written with Luis Ariño. It stars Victoria Abril, Antonio Valero, Antonio Resines, Maribel Verdú, and Santiago Ramos.

SpanishEl juego más divertido
Screenplay by
  • Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
  • Luis Ariño
Produced by
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The Most Amusing Game
SpanishEl juego más divertido
Directed byEmilio Martínez-Lázaro
Screenplay by
  • Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
  • Luis Ariño
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJuan Amorós
Edited byNieves Martín
Music byÁngel Muñoz-Alonso
Production
companies
Distributed byIberoamericana Distribución
Release date
  • 22 January 1988 (1988-01-22)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
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Plot

Ada and Bruno, the co-stars of the popular television series Hotel de Fez develop an adulterous affair, but they are so popular that, unlike in the series, they do not get the chance to have sex in real life.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film boasted a budget of around 147 million .[1] Shooting locations in Madrid included AZCA.[4]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 22 January 1988.[5] It had 254,906 admissions.[6]

Reception

Octavi Martí of El País considered that "on paper, the film is splendid; in practice, not so much", resenting Valero's lack of comedy chops.[7]

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