''A Perfect Couple'' () is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Francesc Betriu from a screenplay by

Rafael Azcona Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetim ...

based on the novel ''Diario de un jubilado'' by

Miguel Delibes Miguel Delibes Setién MML (; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, wh ...

which stars

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and José Sazatornil "Saza". The film proved to be a critical failure and a commercial flop.

Plot

The plot tracks the friendship between a pedantic homosexual poet and an unemployed typographer.

Cast

Production

Written by

, the screenplay is an adaptation of the 1995 novel ''Diario de un jubilado'' by

. The film is a Lolafilms, Cartel, and Vía Digital production.

Release

The film opened the 1st

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in May 1998. Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España, it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 June 1998.

Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of ''

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'' wrote that "the film is not a marvel, but among its images there emerges at least a dignity of well-practiced craft that saves it from ridicule".

Accolades

, - , , , 1st

, , Best Actress , , Kiti Mánver , , , ,

References

{{authority control Films about friendship 1990s Spanish films 1990s Spanish-language films 1998 comedy films Spanish comedy films Spanish LGBTQ-related films Spanish-language comedy films Films scored by Roque Baños Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Miguel Delibes LolaFilms films Films with screenplays by Rafael Azcona 1998 LGBTQ-related films