Tales of an Immoral Couple (2016)

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Original Title: La vida inmoral de la pareja ideal

Lucio and Martina used to share an indescribable chemistry during their highschool years, however, they took separate ways. 25 years later they meet again, but this time they decide to invent an ideal life in order to hide themselves from an inevitable truth: they were really waiting for each other in all of these years.

Film Overview
"Tales of an Immoral Couple" is a 2016 Mexican romantic comedy film written and directed by critically well-known filmmaker Manolo Caro. The original Spanish title is "La vida inmoral de la pareja suitable". Cinematic styles consist of love, love, deception, and the classic power of the past. The movie stars Cecilia Suarez and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, two powerful Latin actors.

Plot
The motion picture checks out the complex and comical characteristics of a long-lost love between protagonists Lucio and Martina, both 25 years apart in the past and today. The film changes in between these 2 periods cleverly, drawing contrasts and sewing similarities.

In the teenage background at the San Miguel de Allende boarding school in 1985, Lucio and Martina are shown as young defiant enthusiasts. However, they are separated due to a scandal triggered by their unethical play and resourcefulness, triggering each to go their separate methods.

Reunion
Quick forward to the present, both Lucio and Martina have actually entered their forties, leading independent lives in the very same city, unbeknownst to each other. Coincidentally, they meet again, and instead of revealing their real lives, both decide to conceal the truth. Each constructs a sophisticated lie about their current scenario - declaring to be in successful careers and happy marital relationships - while suppressing the truth of their stopped working relationships and unfulfilling jobs.

Reviving Romance and Unraveling Truths
While they navigate through their lies, their renowned previous rekindles, and they find themselves falling in love again. The humor in the movie is mostly drawn from the elaborate lies that Lucio and Martina develop to impress each other and the lengths they go to keep them. The couple's stories unfold in amusing events that complicate their lives even further.

Resolution
The climax of the film gets here when Lucio and Martina's lives start to fall apart under the weight of their deceptive fronts. Their fake personalities unravel, and their fact is laid bare - Lucio is merely a worker at his ex-wife's company, and Martina runs a tequila bar contrary to her claims of tequila production. They need to face their insecurities, their courses come full swing, and the veil of deceptiveness is raised.

Despite the revelation, the acknowledgment of their still burning affection for each other makes them choose to remain together, accepting each other's truth. The beauty of this movie depends on this approval of imperfections leading to an ideal reunion.

Conclusion
"Tales of an Immoral Couple" is a heartwarming tale that checks out the styles of love, deception, and acceptance masterfully. With a keen eye for information, Manolo Caro provides a comedic but touching story of two lovers reuniting, uncovering, and rekindling their love. The movie is a robust blend of humor, nostalgia, and love that will leave audiences chuckling, thinking back, and contemplating the ethical behind the story. It's a charming testimony that true love can hold up against time, lies, and even our flawed selves. The movie stands as a delightful exploration of love, past, and present.

Top Cast

  • Cecilia Suárez (small)
    Cecilia Suárez
    Martina
  • Ximena Romo (small)
    Ximena Romo
    Martina (17 años)
  • Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (small)
    Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
    Lucio
  • Mariana Treviño (small)
    Mariana Treviño
    Beatriz
  • Paz Vega (small)
    Paz Vega
    Loles
  • Sebastián Aguirre (small)
    Sebastián Aguirre
    Lucio (17 años)
  • Juan Pablo Medina (small)
    Juan Pablo Medina
    Igor
  • Andrés Almeida (small)
    Andrés Almeida
    Vicente
  • Natasha Dupeyrón (small)
    Natasha Dupeyrón
    Amelia
  • Nina Rubín Legarreta
    Queta
  • Eréndira Ibarra (small)
    Eréndira Ibarra
    Florentina Calle