The Other Side of the Bed

The Other Side of the Bed
The Other Side of the Bed
Directed by	Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Written by
Produced by
Starring	Ernesto Alterio, ; Paz Vega, ; Guillermo Toledo, ; Natalia Verbeke
Distributed by	Lions Gate Entertainment
Release date	27 April 2002;
Running time	114 minutes
Language	Spanish

The Other Side of the Bed a.k.a. The Wrong Side of the Bed (Spanish: El otro lado de la cama) is a 2002 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro. A box office hit, it became the highest-grossing Spanish film in the domestic market in 2002.^[1]

Plot[]

Sex, love, lies, bed-hopping and mistaken identities abound in this pop musical-comedy set in Madrid. The gorgeous Paula breaks up with her boyfriend Pedro in order to continue her affair with Javier. The immature Javier however, is unwilling to break up with his current girlfriend Sonia, or confess to their affair to Pedro, who happens to be his best friend.

Cast[]

Ernesto Alterio - Javier
Paz Vega - Sonia
Guillermo Toledo - Pedro
Natalia Verbeke - Paula
Alberto San Juan - Rafa
María Esteve - Pilar
Ramón Barea - Sagaz
Nathalie Poza - Lucia
Secun de la Rosa - Carlos

Sequel[]

The film was followed three years later by a sequel entitled [es; eu; fr; pl] (Los 2 Lados de la Cama in Spanish speaking markets). Martínez-Lázaro and Serrano return as director and screenwriter while Alterio, Toledo, San Juan, Esteve and de la Rosa all reprise their roles.

Remake[]

A French remake entitled [fr; es; uk] (On va s'aimer in French speaking markets) was released in 2006. The film was written and directed by [fr; de] and stars Julien Boisselier, Alexandra Lamy, Mélanie Doutey and Gilles Lellouche among others.