Espagnole and Russian Dolls   Both films also follow Isabelle's
love life. In L'Auberge Espagnole, her girlfriend is introduced
briefly as well as the relationship she begins to develop with
her flamenco teacher. After her teacher hits on her, she tells
Xavier: â€œShe was so gorgeous, a shiver went up my spine. So
intense!â€ As she tells the story, the film cuts to the two
women dancing closely before they begin to kiss.  Although
Isabelle starts the relationship with her teacher while having a
girlfriend in Belgium, Isabelle is not portrayed as any more
promiscuous or less devoted than the heterosexual characters,
many of whom find it difficult to remain faithful to the
relationships they left back home. Some of the romantic
entanglements take on an element of farce, especially when
combined with â€œgayâ€ pranks.  Wendy (Kelly Reilly), a student
from England , cheats on her boyfriend, Alistair (Iddo
Goldberg), with an American she meets in Spain. When the
roommates discover Alistair has made an unplanned v