This is an intriguing and suspenseful Spanish production full of thrills , cheating , lots of nudity , twists and turns . It deals with a robber woman named Fanny (Fanny Cottencon) , she has been in prison and now , she has got freedom at last ; as Fanny seeks vengeance against the corrupt cop called Andres Gallego (Bruno Cremer) that broke her denture when he arrested her . However , the brutal policeman spontaneously became passionately involved with her into a masochist relationship . Later on , she organizes a robbing to an armored van , in which the ex-cop is now working . The hold-up is carefully schemed , Fanny pretends the perfect robbery recruiting expert delinquents , involving the robbery of a blinded security truck . Fanny along with her colleagues wielding ¨Cetme¨ rifles and carry out a perfect hold-up and after that , they head to skirts city where she again meets Andres Gallego and executes her vendetta . But the bad luck does the crime gone awry . Then , Fanny nearly rents a room from a hotel and takes place a surprising final .
Exciting thriller plenty of violence , suspense , sexual scenes , intrigue , crude language , delusions and plot twists . Despite being somewhat of a cinematic cliché, rarely has a feature been so aptly deserving of its description as a thriller film along with some elements from Noir cinema such as Femme Fatale appearance . It is a decent picture in which suspense is well developed from start to finish by means of some flashbacks , though crammed with abundant erotic scenes -in Softcore style- between Fanny Cottencon and Bruno Cremer . Interesting as well as twisted screenplay from the same director , he adapted the script based on a novel by Andreu Martín titled "Prótesis" filled with violence , emotion , intrigue , turns and profanities , as almost every dialog revolves around sexual relations . This is a film in which the roles are unpleasant and unfriendly , and when you start making your own conclusions on the topic, suddenly something happens and you instantly change the course of your thoughts . Passable performance by protagonist duo as Fanny Cottencon as a sexy thief with a shady past and whose behavior defying any reasoning . Nice acting by Bruno Cremer as rotten as well as grumpy policeman who mistreats Fanny and his family . Bruno has appeared in dozens of films, including The 317th Platoon, Is Paris Burning?, William Friedkin's Sorcerer and Bertrand Blier's Ménage . Cremer also appeared in over fifty television movies as the popular Commissaire Jules Maigret . Fine support cast such as Paco Algora , Berta Cabré , Ian Sera ,Marta Padovan and Paca Gabaldón . Colorful cinematography by Juan Amoros , filmed on location in Barcelona , showing efficiently slums , barrios and squares . I think it's an acceptable thriller and it sure kept me interested till the very amazing end . This heist movie packs thrills , emotion , violent scenes , extraordinary performances and exciting finale . Recommended to the suspense , Noir Film and thriller buffs .
This motion picture titled "Fanny Straw-Top" - International title - was well produced by Spanish/French producers , being professionally directed by veteran filmmaker Vicente Aranda . He directed a series of award-winning movies firmly establishing him as one of the best Spanish filmmakers . Vicente is an expert on literary adaptations , he has been working from the 60s with ¨Fata Morgana¨ , Las Crueles¨ and ¨Novia Ensangrentada¨ . His greatest successes were intense dramas with plenty of sex such as ¨Amantes¨, ¨Pasion Turca¨ , ¨Si Dicen Que Cai¨ , ¨Intruso¨ , ¨Tiempo De Silencio¨ , ¨Carmen¨ , and specially the historical story titled ¨Juana La Loca¨.
