Wednesdays Don't Exist

Wednesdays Don't Exist (Spanish: Los miércoles no existen)[1] is a 2015 Spanish-Venezuelan romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Peris Romano which stars Eduardo Noriega, Inma Cuesta, Gorka Otxoa, Alexandra Jiménez, Andrea Duro, and William Miller alongside María León.

Wednesdays Don't Exist
SpanishLos miércoles no existen
Directed byPeris Romano
Written byPeris Romano
Produced by
  • José Frade
  • Constantino Frade
Starring
CinematographyJon D. Domínguez
Edited byRaúl de Torres
Music by
  • Esther Rodríguez
  • Alberto Matesanz
Production
companies
  • José Frade PC
  • Garra Producciones
Distributed byeOne Films Spain
Release date
  • 16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Venezuela
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Set in Madrid from 2010 to 2014, the plot follows the romantic tribulations and pursuits of a group of thirty-somethings.[2][3][4]

Cast

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Production

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Originally conceived as a film screenplay, the script first took instead the form of a stage play after it did not find a producer.[3] Upon the play's success, the script became a feature film, featuring returning actors William Miller and Gorka Otxoa.[6] The film is a Spanish-Venezuelan co-production by José Frade PC and Garra Producciones,[7] and it had the participation of TVE and Movistar+.[8] It was shot in Madrid in late 2014.[3]

Release

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Distributed by eOne Films Spain,[8] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 October 2015.

Reception

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Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that Romano's "elegant mise-en-scène" and his proven ability to compose sentimental dilemmas "full of humor", lead the film to a "general sympathy", unevenness of the situations notwithstanding.[4]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated Wednesdays Don't Exist—"a film about relations following the likes of Closer, In the City and The Other Side of the Bed"—3 out of 5 stars, pointing out that it is not a comedy even if the trailer pretends to convince viewers otherwise.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mira, Alberto (2020). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 303.
  2. ^ "'Lo de Évole' recupera su rutina con Sandro Rosell, y Ana Pastor entrevista a la vicepresidenta Teresa Ribera". vertele!. 3 May 2020 – via eldiario.es.
  3. ^ a b c Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (13 October 2015). "Los estrenos del 16 de octubre. 'Los miércoles no existen'. El deseo y el amor". Aisge.
  4. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (16 October 2015). "La música del (des)amor". El País.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "¿Los miércoles existen?". El Mundo. 6 October 2015.
  6. ^ "'Los miércoles no existen': del teatro a la pantalla". Fotogramas. 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Los miércoles no existen" (PDF). Academia (210). Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 63. December 2004. ISSN 2174-0097.
  8. ^ a b "'Los miércoles no existen' con Eduardo Noriega e Inma Cuesta". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 14 July 2015.
  9. ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (16 October 2015). "Los miércoles no existen". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.