El efecto mariposa (1995)
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María Barranco, Coque Malla, Rosa Maria Sardà, James Fleet, Peter Sullivan, John Faal, Cécile Pallas, Raju Patel
A young Spaniard’s studies in London take an unexpected turn when he falls for his aunt.
The story
Twenty-year-old Luis travels from Spain to London with his mother, Noelia, to study economics. There, they are met by Noelia’s younger sister Olivia and her husband Duncan, an unemployed actor. Luis rents a room from Oswald, Olivia’s neighbor, a rather odd man fascinated by Edward Lorenz’s chaos theory. After a short stay, Noelia returns to Spain, asking Olivia to help Luis shape up. Olivia follows her sister’s advice, but the relationship between aunt and nephew takes an unexpected romantic turn, setting up a conflict when Noelia comes back.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Luis (Coque Malla) is 20 years old and travels to London with his mother, Noelia (Rosa María Sardà), to study economics. They are met by Noelia’s younger sister, Olivia (María Barranco), who is married to Duncan (Peter Sullivan), an unemployed actor. Luis rents a room from Oswald (James Fleet), Olivia’s neighbor, a rather odd man with a great interest in Edward Lorenz’s chaos theory. After a short time in London, Noelia returns to Spain, having asked her sister to get Luis to shape up a little. Olivia follows her advice, but a romance develops between aunt and nephew, and is put in jeopardy by Noelia’s return.
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