A Boyfriend for My Wife Page #3

Synopsis: Tenso (Adrián Suar) doesn't know how to deal with his wife, Tana (Valeria Bertuccelli); how to tell her that he wants to separate because the relationship is a completely mess due to her terrible temper. She constantly lives in a bad mood: if she doesn't complain about the weather she does about the government; if she doesn't complain about the neighbors she does about the teenagers... or whatever. Carlos, a friend of Tenso, suggests him to invert the situation... and cause Tana to leave him. Tenso wonders how, and Carlos has a suggestion: to hire the Cuervo Flores (Gabriel Goity), an old irresistible seducer that will try to charm his wife until she falls in love with him, and so, the Tenso finally finds the solution to his problems...
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Juan Taratuto
Production: Buena Vista
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Year:
2008
100 min
Website
433 Views


What do you want?

-Good evening, Mr. Cuervo.

-Mr. Flores to you.

Go on... go on... go on...

Mr. Flores...

l...

want...

out...

-ls he Flores?

-Yes.

Flores, Flores?

He's all the worse for wear.

-Are you f***ing me around?

-Stop it! Listen to him.

What is this, tell me?

What the f***'s this?

My name's Diego, ''El Tenso'', Polsky.

l'm married to Andrea ''La Tana'' Ferro

and l want out,

so l've come...

because of your

vast experience in seduction,

to ask you to seduce my wife

so she leaves me.

He's giving you the chance to do

things right.

Look... the girl's hard work.

l know her:
it's impossible.

Why have you come to me?

They say you never fail.

And that's what l need, Mr. Flores.

l'll think it over, uh?

ls that clear?

So... don't come looking for me.

l've never done anyone any harm.

l only ever went in when there was a

sad woman wanting out.

-ls that clear?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

l'll think it over.

l'll speakto you later, right?

Did you hear?

Thanks, Mr. Flores.

My wife's not going to like him,

he's too violent.

He was born for this.

lt's in his blood.

That's the firsttime that the pupil

has done better than the teacher.

-Hi.

-Hey, what happened?

-Nothing.

-God, you scared me!

-Where were you?

-At the club with the guys.

We stayed on chatting.

Just coming.

Listen and don't say a thing.

Listen and don't say a thing.

So l can see ifl want thejob,

bring her to me Thursdaynoon...

at "French Fries Paradise".

Got it?

She keeps ringing so l'll go with her.

Do you knowwhy she rang?

So l can go with her for her

Papanicolau test, or her smear,

whatever it is she has done

every so often.

But she doesn't stop ringing,

nagging me to go with her.

l can't bear it! l don't have all the

time in the world!

So l'm telling you up front,

so you don't go talking behind my back.

Follow me? Unbelievable, isn't it?

-Unbelievable.

-She's got a nerve! For God's sake.

-Unbelievable.

-Unbelievable.

-B*tch! Where are you going?

-The loo.

-lsn't itjust unbelievable?

-Yeah... unbelievable.

But then afterwards it's all my...

l'm going to the loo, Tana!

Bloody awful glasses!

Excuse me, madam. l'd just like to

pay tribute to your beauty.

To the most beautifulflower.

lt goes without saying.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much, on behalf of the

male sex.

Don't mention it.

-Nothing, it's just that...

-What?

Nothing. Shall we go? Shall we go?

Nothing, it'sjust that some fool...

-Shall we go?

-Yes.

Waiter!

-The bill's been paid.

-Ah, l've already paid.

Hello...

-Sorry.

-Are you alone?

Yes, why?

l've found the way. l'll do it.

Thanks very much, Cuervo.

Make a list of contacts, telephone

numbers, places she goes.

Listen and make notes...

Listen and make notes!

Ah... ah, right...

Er...

Tastes in music.

-Tastes...?

-Tastes in music.

-Sorry?

-National, progressive,

pop, rock, salsa, merengue, ethnic.

-Does she like Phil Collins?

-Who's Phil Collins?

-Does she smoke?

-A lot.

-What does she read?

-Bucay.

-What does she read?

-Bucay.

-Oh, Bucay? Does she do pills?

-Uh?

Does she get depressed, recurring

anguish, does she cry?

She cries a lot.

-Usual groups of friends?

-Doesn't have any.

-Absent father, living?

-Absent.

-Relationship with her mother...

-They've fallen out.

-Brother?

-They'vejust fallen out.

-He lends her money, she...

-ls she unfaithful?

-Threesomes, foursomes...

-Sorry?

-Voyeurism, exhibitionism?

-What's that?

Role changes? Active, passive,

does she initiate...?

-Ah, she doesn't...

-Does she need foreplay?

-What foreplay?

-Sexy talk?

-Sexy?

-ls she kinky..?

-Kinky in what sense?

-What are you like in bed?

Sado, toys? Sex aids?

No, whattoys? No, nothing, normal...

Either me on top...

or her like this... rough, on top.

But... sorry, how long is it going to

take you to do the job?

-Why?

-No, just wondering.

-From 10 to 15 days.

-ls that all?

How much is it going to cost?

You'll see.

Another thing:
where does she work?

-She doesn't work.

-What does she do?

Nothing.

Get her out ofthe house first.

l can't work there.

Get her ajob in your radio station.

She's very talented,

very talented,

but she needs a push.

Kepelsky, we're from the same

background...

She's a bit down and needs that push,

just a little...

She's a bit down and needs that push,

just a little...

-Has nobody ever helped you?

-Of course,

but l don't have the money

for it, understand?

-lt's a small radio station, Tenso.

-Yes, l know.

To bring somebody in

l need a budget l haven't got.

-Does she have qualifications?

-Of course she does...

-Yes, we can get it.

-Of course. Yes, no problem.

-Yes, we can get it.

-Of course. Yes, no problem.

Don't give up hope. l'll give you a

ring if something comes along.

Don't give up hope. l'll give you a

ring if something comes along.

But is it a yes?

lt's yes, if something turns up, yes,

l'll ring you.

-Eh?

-OK. Fine.

Sorry. Dami?

No, sorry...

How much does an announcer earn?

Approximately.

Well... about 500 pesos.

l'll pay it!

l'll pay. We're not going

to argue over money,

we're ofthe same blood.

l'll pay it. You've got

a real talent there.

She doesn't stop talking.

ln public.

You'll love her. You'll see.

-Morning.

-Hi.

Hi.

What do they mean with ''winter's

back''? l don't understand.

With two cold days in summer.

What? What does it mean?

-Well yes...

-What have people got up top?

What a load of rubbish. l understand...

is that what you understand?

People... a photo of people at the

coast on the front page?

ls that news? Haven't they got

anything else to put there?

No, they obviously don't live

here in summer.

Always, every summer...

lt's always cold somewhere.

Are they going to take that photo?

They look awful.

-Want one?

-No, thanks.

l was speaking to Kepelsky,

the owner of the radio station

in the club...

And well... we were chatting and your

name cropped up...

And... he asked me what you were

doing. l never speak about us,

of you, me, l don't like to talk.

And then Kepelsky says...

he's got something for you.

-For me?

-Yes.

-What?

-l don't know.

He wants to tell you himself.

Kepelsky, from that crap radio

station from round here?

They're a bunch of arseholes.

Come on, Tenso, l'm in a bad way,

but not that bad.

-Tana...

-No, you can't imagine,

it's absolute crap...

l listened to a couple of programs,

-and they are dross...

Tana... Tana!

l'm trying to talk and you

won't listen!

l'm trying to talk and you

won't listen!

-But you're shouting.

-l am now.

-OK, now.

-Please, go to the radio...

and do something with

your f***ing life, please.

They want to kill the thief

Who made offwith a woman.

Do you want to know where he is?

You'll neverknow.

But l know why

They want to kill the thief

Who made offwith a woman.

They want to know,

To know where he is

But they'llnever know.

And l know why.

He'llneverknow you're with me

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