Women in the Park (Spanish: Mujeres en el parque) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by Felipe Vega [es]. It stars Adolfo Fernández, Blanca Apilánez, Bárbara Lennie, Emma Vilarasau, and Alberto Ferreiro.

Women in the Park
SpanishMujeres en el parque
Directed byFelipe Vega
Screenplay by
  • Manuel Hidalgo
  • Felipe Vega
Produced byGerardo Herrero
Starring
CinematographyAlfonso Parra
Edited byÁngel Hernández Zoido
Production
company
Tornasol Films
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 21 October 2006 (2006-10-21) (Seminci)
  • 12 January 2007 (2007-01-12) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Set in Madrid, the plot features the relationship of a father (Daniel, a music teacher and pianist recently separated from Ana, now dating Clara) with his job hunting daughter Mónica, dating David.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Tornasol Films production, and it had the participation of TVE.[2]

Release

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The film was presented at the 51st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2006.[1] It was released theatrically in Spain on 12 January 2007.[4]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "as precise as a laser beam but sans the heat".[2]

Esteve Riambau of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Lennie's performance as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing an overly forced final twist.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Torreiro, Casimiro (22 October 2006). "El Festival de Valladolid arranca con dos dramas íntimos". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (28 January 2007). "Women in the Park". Variety.
  3. ^ "Mujeres en el parque (Poznan)". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "Mujeres en el parque". Fotogramas.