Por un puñado de besos is a 2014 Spanish-Venezuelan romantic comedy film directed by David Menkes. It stars Ana de Armas and Martiño Rivas as Sol and Dani, alongside Marina Salas, Megan Montaner, Joel Bosqued, Alejandra Onieva, Jan Cornet and Andrea Duro.
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| Directed by | David Menkes |
| Screenplay by | David Menkes |
| Based on | Un poco de abril, algo de mayo, todo septiembre by Jordi Sierra i Fabra |
| Produced by | José Frade |
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| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
| Edited by | Esther Cardenal |
| Music by | Paco Ortega |
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| Distributed by | eOne Films Spain (es) |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot tracks the developments in the romantic relationship between Dani and Sol, both seropositive.
Cast
edit- Ana de Armas as Sol[1]
- Martiño Rivas as Dani[1]
- Marina Salas as Gloria[1]
- Megan Montaner as Lidia[1]
- Joel Bosqued[2]
- Alejandra Onieva[2]
- Jan Cornet as Darío[1]
- Andrea Duro[2]
Production
editBased on the 1993 novel Un poco de abril, algo de mayo y todo septiembre by Jordi Sierra y Fabra,[3] the screenplay was penned by David Menkes.[4] A Spanish-Venezuelan co-production, the film was produced by José Frade PC and Garra Producciones,[5] and it had the participation of RTVE and Telemadrid.[6] Shooting had already begun in Madrid by July 2013.[6] Paco Ortega was responsible for the music, Néstor Calvo for the cinematography and Esther Cardenal for film editing.[7]
Release
editThe film was presented on 26 March 2014 at the 17th Málaga Film Festival's official competition.[8][9] Distributed by eOne Films Spain,[5] it was theatrically released in Spain on 16 May 2014.[4]
Reception
editMirito Torreiro of Fotogramas considered that "mawkish, set somewhere out of time (and out of Spanish society, of course)", the film "will only appeal to adolescents with no memory and fans of its protagonists".[10]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía underscored the film to be "teen cinema, without moralizing or complexes".[4]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that David Menkes "picked up a few major themes and turned them into something inferior, unworthy, shallow and blushing".[11]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Cristina Rodríguez | Nominated | [2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (19 May 2014). "Los estrenos del 16 de mayo. 'Por un puñado de besos'. Oda a las pasiones juveniles". Aisge. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Por un puñado de besos". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "¿Qué locuras harías 'por un puñado de besos'?". RTVE. 16 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Bermejo, Andrea G. (21 July 2014). "Por un puñado de besos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b "'Por un puñado de besos' – estreno en cines 15 de mayo". 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Ana de Armas y Martiño Rivas, 'Por un puñado de besos'". Lecturas. 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Amores jóvenes". Huelva Información. 23 May 2014.
- ^ Pino, Alejandro del (26 March 2014). "'Por un puñado de besos', "una comedia romántica que evita los convencionalismos"". Diario Sur.
- ^ "'Por un puñado de besos', de David Menkes, una comedia romántica "vitalista"". Europa Press.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (11 March 2014). "Por un puñado de besos. Para incondicionales del romanticismo rosa". Fotogramas.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (16 May 2014). "Romanticismo de 'Superpop'". El País.
