Upon turning 55, Pepe, a bank manager, feels bored with his life. He abandons his family, quits his job, takes a woman younger than him as a lover, and becomes associated with a moneylender.
The film is a satirical look at a middle-aged marriage in crisis, set against the backdrop of 1980s Argentina. While Pepe (Federico Luppi) is the catalyst—convinced that the "Year of the Rabbit" entitles him to a sexual awakening and a break from his monotonous domestic life—the film actually portrays a symmetrical breakdown of the marriage. As Pepe chases his "second youth" with younger women like Karina (Katja Alemann), his wife Norma (Luisina Brando) does not simply wait at home. Reacting to his neglect and the crumbling of their partnership, she engages in her own sexual and emotional rebellion. The film shifts from being a simple comedy about a philandering husband to a more cynical look at how two people in a long-term commitment can become strangers who both seek validation in the arms of others.
Cheating Notes
The husband, a bank manager, is convinced that the "Year of the Rabbit" entitles him to a sexual awakening and a break from his monotonous domestic life, so he takes a young female employee at the bank as his mistress. His kissing/sex/bed scenes with her are at 1:03:41 (kiss in the elevator and sex in the bedroom), and 1:17:30 (naked bed scene, she displays her nice body as she stands on top of him on the bed).
Meanwhike, his wife does not simply wait at home. Reacting to his neglect and the crumbling of their partnership, she has sex with a real estate agent when he shows her a property (55:41).
The husband notices his wife's glow (perhaps because she had sex with another man) and sees that she has gotten sexier, so he makes a move and screws her (1:10:15), but they get interrupted.
