I Watch Films: Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing
Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing Walter (Timothy Bottoms), a directionless American college student, is sent on a biking tour of Spain to try and buck him up. Finding it hot and difficult (he’s asthmatic) he abandons his group and joins a coach tour, sitting next to prim and proper English spinster Lila Fisher (Maggie Smith). Lila is hit on by a Spanish man who uses bird calls as his chat up technique and she awkwardly puts him off. When Lila is trapped in a toilet and left behind, Walter convinces the driver to turn back and rescues her. The two, both awkward, slowly form a relationship. Neither can quite bring themselves to trust, even after they have sex, both seeking and refusing commitment. Leaving the tour Walter buys a car and caravan so they can carry on together. Lila is unimpressed and they get bogged down in a storm. The Duke, who lives in a castle up the hill, sees them in trouble and invites them to dry out. When the Duke starts to charm Lila, Walter ma...
