THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BED

Spain, 2003, 114 minutes, Colour.
Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo, Natalie Verbeke.
Directed by Emilio Martinez- Lazaro.

A Spanish musical about two couples, their uncoupling, their cross-coupling and deceptions, their re-coupling - along with a few more eccentric characters caught up in this emotional merry-go-round.

It comes with the backing of the Sundance Festival, awards in Spain, rave reviews from Spain as well.

This highlights just how vastly different sensibilities can be. I found myself wishing the film would end and then agreeing with the British critics who used such words as 'gruelling' and 'avoid'.