8 Dates (Spanish: 8 citas) is a 2008 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen which features an ensemble cast of actors.

8 Dates
Theatrical release poster
Spanish8 citas
Directed by
Written by
  • Peris Romano
  • Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Starring
CinematographyJuan Hernández
Edited byDavid Pinillos
Production
companies
  • Impala
  • Tesela PC
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 10 April 2008 (2008-04-10) (Málaga)
  • 18 April 2008 (2008-04-18) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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The plot, split in 8 parts, concerns about 8 romantic vignettes depicting the evolution of 8 couple relationships.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by the helmers Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen.[4] The film was produced by Impala and Tesela and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[5] Shooting locations included the province of Segovia.[6]

Release

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The film was selected for the Málaga Film Festival's official selection, premiering on 10 April 2008.[7][8] Distributed by Alta Classics,[5] it was theatrically released in Spain on 18 April 2008.

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an above-average if over-derivative Spanish laffer" which "has fun written all over it and contains more than its share of astute observational comedy, but too often mistakes laffs for the merely absurd".[5]

Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, comparing it to a mix of Love Actually and Escenas de matrimonio, considering that the hook consisting of the extended cast full of known faces "gets lost along the way and soon [the film] falls into cliché, clumsy and predictable love situations".[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cuéllar, Manuel (6 April 2008). "Jóvenes, guapos y pendientes de una cita". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "8 citas" (PDF). Catálogo ICAA. ICAA. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Málaga.- Festival.- Peris Romano y Rodrigo Sorogoyen presentan '8 citas', una comedia coral sobre el amor". Europa Press. 10 April 2010.
  4. ^ Martínez, Óscar (14 April 2008). "'8 citas', una comedia de enredo". ecartelera.
  5. ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (21 April 2008). "8 Dates". Variety.
  6. ^ Marcos Ramos, María (2020). "Castilla y León, un escenario de cine". Filmhistoria Online. 30. Barcelona: University of Barcelona: 27. doi:10.1344/fh.2020.1.19-34.
  7. ^ "El Festival de Málaga enfila su recta final con 'Pretextos' y '8 citas'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 10 April 2008.
  8. ^ Sotorrío, Regina (11 April 2008). "'8 citas' narra con humor las etapas de las relaciones de pareja". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  9. ^ Crespo, Irene (18 April 2008). "8 citas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.