Fidelity: A Motion Picture Myth?

Abstract

This chapter examines how different religious and nonreligious beliefs look at this betrayal behavior from a moral (religious or not) point of view. Trough the studies of films such as Balada triste de trompeta (2010) by Álex de la Iglesia, Belle Epoque (1992) by Fernando Trueba, El otro lado de la cama (2002) by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Huevos de oro (1993) by Bigas Luna, and Chuecatown (2007) by Juan Flahn, among many others, the author emphasizes the need for a new ethics theory and the role Western values plays in how we see fidelity in our societies. The role of Spanish films is paramount in the representation of this current Spanish reality and in the eliciting of public awareness of the issue.