Diary of a Nymphomaniac
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| Directed by | Christian Molina |
| Produced by | Mariví de Villanueva Carlos Fernández Julio Fernández |
| Written by | Cuca Canals |
| Based on |
Insatiable - The Sexual Adventures of a French Girl in Spain by Valérie Tasso |
| Starring |
Belén Fabra Leonardo Sbaraglia |
| Music by |
Roque Baños Mariano Marín |
| Cinematography | Javier Salmones |
| Edited by | Luis de la Madrid |
| Distributed by | Megavision |
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95 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Diario de una Ninfómana (Diary of a Nymphomaniac) is a 2008 Spanish erotic drama directed by Christian Molina and starring Belén Fabra and Leonardo Sbaraglia. It is based on Insatiable - The Sexual Adventures of a French Girl in Spain, the best-selling memoir of French author Valérie Tasso. It is unrelated to the French erotic drama Le journal intime d'une nymphomane ("The intimate diary of a nymphomaniac"). In the United States and the United Kingdom the film was released under the title Insatiable – Diary of a Sex Addict.
The movie is about Val (Belén Fabra), a young, middle-class woman with a strong desire for sex. She recalls that she lost her virginity when she was 15 with her classmate, Edouard. Even though she didn't feel anything in her first time, she wanted to have sex again and asks Edouard to have sex with her another hundred times. Afterwards, she continues to have several sexual partners including Alex and Hassan. She continues to have sexual relationships with Alex knowing that he has a girl friend. Tired of Val's voracious sexual appetite, Alex asks her, "Are you always thinking about sex?" and breaks off with her angrily after a night of wild love making. Val is deeply affected by not having anyone to have sex with. So, she goes to a train station, finds a stranger and has sex with him in the empty station.
Val is also disturbed by her excessive sexual appetite and feels that she's not a normal woman. She discusses her sexual life openly with her grandmother who encourages her to do what she loves to do. She also encourages her granddaughter to keep a diary of her life as it helps to get a clarity of thoughts. Val asks her grandmother about her sexual life. Her grand mother replies that in those days, you were either somebody's wife or a prostitute and she had no other choice other than marrying Val's grand father and complains that she was never satisfied by her grand father in bed. When Val asks her if she was given another chance, she would choose to marry her grand father again and her grand mother replies, "hell, no, I'd go on finding as many sexual partners as I can".
Val works in marketing department for a firm in Barcelona and when her old friend, Hassan, visits Barcelona, she quits work early and meets him in her house. They have a wild night having sex, trying different things and Val shows up late for work the following day. Val's friend and co-worker, Sonia, warns her to be careful as they do restructuring in her company and she could get fired for showing up late for work. While Sonia, (Llum Barrera) is interested in finding the right man to get married, have children and start her family, Val is more interested in finding new sexual partners and continues to live a free spirited life.
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