U.S. Title: A Monkey in Winter
Synopsis: An innkeeper's friendship with his alcoholic guest may trigger his relapse into drinking.
Appraisal: The screenplay doesn't explore or explain the exact events that triggered the younger man's behavior, except for some superficial information (a broken relationship, a past career in bullfighting); the old man's obsession with his soldiering past is shown in a caricatural manner. Drunken people generally have more fun than whoever is watching them, but in this case, while that may still go, the spectacle of their drunkennes is made tolerable by some finely crafted dialogue, as well as the natural charisma of the central pair.
Rating: 45
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