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Twisted Obsession
Twisted Obsession
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El sueño del mono loco
Directed by	Fernando Trueba
Written by	Fernando Trueba; Manolo Matji; Menno Meyjes;
Based on	The Dream of the Mad Monkey; by Christopher Frank
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Jeff Goldblum; Miranda Richardson; Anémone; Daniel Ceccaldi; Dexter Fletcher; Liza Walker
Cinematography	José Luis Alcaine
Edited by	Carmen Frías
Music by	Antoine Duhamel
Production; companies	Iberoamericana; French Production; International Production; Sofica Valor;
Release date	September 1989 (Venice);
Running time	103 min.
Countries	Spain; France;
Language	English

Twisted Obsession (Spanish: El sueño del mono loco; lit. 'The Dream of the Mad Monkey') is a 1989 Spanish-French erotic thriller directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson. It consists of an adaptation of the 1976 novel The Dream of the Mad Monkey (Le rêve du singe fou) by Christopher Frank.^[1]

Plot

Screenwriter Dan Gillis becomes involved with a young incestuous brother and sister.

Cast

Jeff Goldblum as Dan Gillis
Miranda Richardson as Marilyn
Anémone as Marianne^[2]
Daniel Ceccaldi as Julien Legrand
Dexter Fletcher as Malcolm Greene
Liza Walker as Jenny^[2]
Jerome Natali as Danny^[2]
Arielle Dombasle as Marion^[2]
Asunción Balaguer as Juana^[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Trueba, Manolo Matji [es] and Menno Meyjes.^[3] Shot in English, the film is a Spanish-French co-production,^[4] produced by Iberoamericana in association with French Production, International Production and Sofica Valor.^[5] Shooting took place in Paris and Madrid.^[5]

Release

The film screened at the 46th Venice International Film Festival in September 1989.^[6]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1990	4th Goya Awards	Best Film		Won	^[3]
		Best Director	Fernando Trueba	Won
		Best Art Direction	Pierre-Louis Thévenet	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	José López Rodero	Won
		Best Cinematography	José Luis Alcaine	Won
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Fernando Trueba, Manolo Matji, Menno Meyjes	Won
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	José Antonio Sánchez, Paquita Núñez	Nominated
		Best Editing	Carmen Frías	Won
		Best Original Score	Antoine Duhamel	Nominated
		Best Sound	Eduardo Fernández, Georges Prat, Pablo Blanco	Nominated
		Special Effects	Christian Bourqui	Nominated

References

^ Mejón Miranda, Ana María (2019). Cine transnacional. La coproducción hispanofrancesa (1987-1999) (PDF). Getafe: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. p. 174.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mejón Miranda 2019, p. 176.
^ ^a ^b "El sueño del mono loco". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ Jordan, Barry; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki (1998). Contemporary Spanish Cinema. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-7190-4413-8.
^ ^a ^b Mejón Miranda 2019, p. 178.
^ Francia, Ignacio (16 December 1989). "Trueba: "El sueño del mono loco' es mi filme más personal"". El País.

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[1] Mejón Miranda, Ana María (2019). Cine transnacional. La coproducción hispanofrancesa (1987-1999) (PDF). Getafe: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. p. 174.

[FOOTNOTEMejón_Miranda2019176-2] Mejón Miranda 2019, p. 176.

[goya-3] "El sueño del mono loco". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[4] Jordan, Barry; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki (1998). Contemporary Spanish Cinema. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-7190-4413-8.

[FOOTNOTEMejón_Miranda2019178-5] Mejón Miranda 2019, p. 178.

[6] Francia, Ignacio (16 December 1989). "Trueba: "El sueño del mono loco' es mi filme más personal"". El País.

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