The Minister's Wife (1981)

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Released:
1981-08-27

Overview:
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.

Director:
Eloy de la Iglesia

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Amparo Muñoz
    as
    Teresa
  • Simón Andreu
    as
    Ministro Fernández Herrador
  • María Martín
    as
    Marquesa de Montenegro
  • Irina Kuberskaya
    as
    Marta
  • Julieta Serrano
    as
    Angelina