The Summer We Lived[1] (Spanish: El verano que vivimos) is a 2020 romantic melodrama film directed by Carlos Sedes which stars Javier Rey, Blanca Suárez, and Pablo Molinero in a love triangle.
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| Spanish | El verano que vivimos |
| Directed by | Carlos Sedes |
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| Cinematography | Jacobo Martínez |
| Edited by | Julia Juanatey |
| Music by | Federico Jusid |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
The plot delves into a love triangle that took place in the summer of 1958 in Jerez de la Frontera, concerning an architect who arrived to town to build a winery (Gonzalo), the one ordering the winery (Hernán) and the latter's fiancee (Lucía). A different timeline set in 1998 deals with the reconstruction of the aforementioned love story upon the investigations carried out by a journalist trainee working with obituaries (Isabel) who enlists the collaboration of Carlos, the architect's son.[2][3][4][5]
Cast edit
- Javier Rey as Gonzalo[6]
- Blanca Suárez as Lucía[6]
- Pablo Molinero as Hernán[6]
- Guiomar Puerta as Isabel[2]
- Carlos Cuevas as Carlos[2]
- Adelfa Calvo[6]
- Manuel Morón[6]
- María Pedraza as Adela[6]
- Moreno Borja[6]
- Mercedes Sampietro[7]
- Joaquín Núñez[6]
- Pedro Rudolphi[6]
- Paloma Reynaud[6]
- Antonio Durán[8]
- Alfonso Agra[9]
Production edit
The screenplay was penned by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Salvador S. Molina, Javier Chacártegui and David Orea.[10] The film is an Aquel Verano Movie AIE, Warner Bros Entertainment España, Atresmedia Cine, Mr. Fields and Friends, La Claqueta PC, Bambú Producciones and 4 Cats Pictures production.[11] Shooting began on 5 August 2019 in Jerez de la Frontera.[12] Shooting locations also included Galicia.[13]
Release edit
The film was presented at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20 September 2020.[4] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España,[14] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2020.[15]
Reception edit
Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País wrote that the film "confuses eroticism and passion with a grandiloquent epic akin to a tourist postcard, redundant music, aerial shots, and a string of metaphors", with the film resenting from, among other issues, a screenplay "without much narrative foundation" and otherwise also turning out to be "implausible and whimsical".[3]
Mireia Mullor of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the landscapes of Jerez de la Frontera vis-à-vis the film's setting as the best thing about the film.[16]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, determining as a veredict that the film is "a formulaic [kind of] cinema... which, for that reason, [it] works".[5]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Original Score | Federico Jusid | Nominated | [17] |
| Best Original Song | "El verano que vivimos" by Alejandro Sanz, Alfonso Pérez Arias | Nominated |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Summer We Lived". Prime Video. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Drama en 'El verano que vivimos'". Las Provincias. 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b Fernández-Santos, Elsa (4 December 2020). "Un folletín regado en Tío Pepe". El País.
- ^ a b Gimeno, Santiago; Zamora, Andrea (20 September 2020). "San Sebastián 2020: 'El verano que vivimos', una película romántica sin fisuras para los adeptos al amor verdadero". Sensacine.
- ^ a b Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 November 2020). "El verano que vivimos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Valero, M. (27 October 2020). "Abre los ojos... es Jerez". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly.
- ^ Zurro, Javier (4 December 2020). "El triángulo amoroso que quiere rescatar al cine español en la taquilla". El Español.
- ^ "Javier Rey protagoniza 'El verano que vivimos': "Estrenar en cines es un acto de valentía y responsabilidad"". Europa Press. 3 December 2020.
- ^ Fernández, Miguel Anxo (11 December 2020). "«El verano que vivimos»: Un amor de época". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ "San Sebastián 2019: 'El verano que vivimos' se presenta en el festival". Fotogramas. 22 September 2019.
- ^ "El verano que vivimos". Film Madrid. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "'El verano que vivimos' se traslada a la Catedral y a la Tasca San Pablo". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Ya hay fecha de estreno para la película 'El verano que vivimos'". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Ya puedes ver el póster de 'El verano que vivimos', con Blanca Suárez, Javier Rey y Pablo Molinero". Atresmedia Cine. 10 November 2020.
- ^ Alverú, Santiago (6 December 2020). "Entrevistamos a Javier Rey y Pablo Molinero por 'El verano que vivimos'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Mullor, Mireia (3 December 2020). "Crítica de 'El verano que vivimos'". Fotogramas.
- ^ "El verano que vivimos". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 September 2020.