La montaña rusa is a 2012 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro from a screenplay by Daniela Fejerman and Martínez-Lázaro which stars Verónica Sánchez, Ernesto Alterio, and Alberto San Juan alongside Ara Malikian.
| La montaña rusa | |
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| Directed by | Emilio Martínez-Lázaro |
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| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
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| Cinematography | Teo Delgado |
| Edited by | Iván Aledo |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
Production company | Enrique Cerezo PC |
| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
The plot tracks a love triangle of three longtime friends meeting up again: a clown (Lorenzo), a television host (Luis), and a frigid violinist (Ada).[1][2][3]
Cast edit
- Verónica Sánchez as Ada[4]
- Alberto San Juan as Luis[4]
- Ernesto Alterio as Lorenzo[4]
- Ara Malikian as Matías[4]
- Luis Bermejo as Álex[4]
- Sara Martín as Carmen[4]
- Cristina Zapata as Remedios[4]
- Marisa Zapata as Dolores[4]
- Gabriel Chamé as Abel Merino[4]
Production edit
The film is an Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas production.[5]
Release edit
Distributed by Alta Classics,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 March 2012.[6]
Reception edit
Jordi Costa of El País determined that "unfortunately, the film ends up being the anachronism that its own poster suggests".[7]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 1½ ouf of 5 stars, wondering "why do they call this [film] comedy".[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Roldán, Daniel (12 March 2012). "Martínez-Lázaro vuelve a la cama". El Comercio. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "Esta es la última película protagonizada por Verónica Sánchez y está disponible en RTVE Play". rtve.es. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Emilio Martínez-Lázaro vuelve a la comedia". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Zorrilla, Mikel (16 March 2012). "Estrenos de la semana | 16 de marzo | Los demonios, Mark Wahlberg y las sobras de los Oscar". Espinof.
- ^ "'La montaña rusa', la nueva película de Martínez-Lázaro". rtve.es. 22 February 2012.
- ^ "La actriz Verónica Sánchez y el director Emilio Martínez Lázaro participan en el ciclo 'La buena estrella'". 20minutos.es. 18 March 2012.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (15 March 2012). "Otra vez camino de la cama". El País.
- ^ Crespo, Irene (16 March 2012). "La montaña rusa". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
External links edit
- La montaña rusa at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol