The Bilingual Lover

El Amante Bilingüe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vicente Aranda
Written by	Vicente Aranda
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Imanol Arias Ornella Muti Loles León Javier Bardem
Cinematography	Juan Amorós
Edited by	Teresa Font
Music by	José Nieto
Distributed by	Lola Films
Release dates	1 April 1993 (1993-04-01) (Spain) 8 June 1993 (1993-06-08) (Italy)
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Spain Italy
Languages	Spanish Catalan
Budget	P163,969,792

The Bilingual Lover (Spanish: El Amante Bilingüe) is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda and adapted from a novel by Juan Marsé. The film stars Imanol Arias, Ornella Muti and Loles León. The film is a grotesque drama, with some elements of comedy. Set in Barcelona in the 1980s, El Amante Bilingüe takes an ironic approach to Catalan linguistic policies, nationalism and eroticism with a pattern of double identity that was based on elements from the author's life.