El Calentito
El Calentito | |
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Directed by | Chus Gutiérrez |
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Produced by | Tomás Cimadevilla |
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Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica |
Edited by | Nacho Ruiz-Capillas |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Internacional |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
El Calentito is a 2005 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Chus Gutiérrez. The cast, lead by Verónica Sánchez, also features Macarena Gómez, Juan Sanz, Ruth Díaz and Nuria González, among others.
Plot[]
It is set in 1981 in Spain, having the so-called "movida madrileña" as a backdrop.[1] Sara, a virgin girl, gets drunk after being abandoned by her boyfriend Toni. She joins all-female punk act "Las Siux" (initially formed by Leo, Carmen and Chus) after being told to replace Chus,[2] who is leaving over personal and artistic discrepancies with the rest of the band.[1] She is set to make her debut onstage on 23 February 1981, a date otherwise marked by the Tejero's coup d'état attempt.[3]
Cast[]
- Verónica Sánchez as Sara[4]
- Macarena Gómez as Leo[4]
- [4] as Ernesto
- Ruth Díaz as Carmen[4]
- Nuria González as Antonia[4]
- [4] as Toni
- Estíbaliz Gabilondo as Marta[4]
- [4] as Ferdy
- Lluvia Rojo as Chus[4]
- [4] as Jorge
- Antonio Dechent as Sr. Matas[4]
- Isabel Ordaz as Ana[4]
- Mariano Peña as Antonio.[2]
Production[]
The screenplay was penned by Gutiérrez alongside [5] and tried to depict both the "movida madrileña" and the "Transition".[5] Gutiérrez herself had been a member of a band in the 1980s, Las Xoxonees.[5] A Telespan 2000 and Estudios Picasso production, with the participation of Canal+,[2] the film was shot in 2004 in Madrid.[1]
,Release[]
The film screened at the 8th Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) in April 2005.[3] Distributed by Buena Vista Internacional,[2] it was theatrically released in Spain on 24 June 2005.[4]
Reception[]
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that "thankfully lacking the earnestness of many movies with the same theme, pic's sheer exuberance carries it through its flaws".[2]
Reviewing for Fotogramas, rated it with 3 out of 5 stars considering that with "without renouncing a critical and progressive vision" the film's point of view "avoids complacency like the plague", highlighting the film's self-ironic proposal and biographical honesty while citing the sometimes over-the-top caricature of the bad guys and some historical licenses as negative points.[6]
Reviewing for El País, Casimiro Torreiro considers that Gutiérrez comes out of it well with her "self-ironic" proposal, writing that the story features "a desire to come to terms with the past, but also the will to do so with sufficient doses of irony so that there is no opportunity for nostalgia to show itself".[7]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | 8th Málaga Spanish Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica | Won | [8] |
AISGE Award for Best New Performer | Nuria González | Won | |||
2006 | 20th Goya Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Fermín Galán, Jorge Hernández | Nominated | [9] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Chus Gutiérrez rueda "El calentito", un filme ambientado en la movida madrileña". La Voz de Galicia. 28 July 2004.
- ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (4 July 2005). "El Calentito". Variety.
- ^ a b "Festival de Málaga: No hay flores muertas en El Calentito". Noticine. 24 April 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "El Calentito". Goya 2006. Listado de películas nominadas. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via El Mundo.
- ^ a b c "Una mirada hilarante sobre la movida". Córdoba. 17 May 2005.
- ^ Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "El calentito". Fotogramas.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (24 June 2005). "Aquellos maravillosos años". El País.
- ^ Rosales, Raúl (30 April 2005). "Biznaga de Oro para Tapas". Espinof.
- ^ "El Calentito". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links[]
- El Calentito at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
- 2005 films
- Spanish-language films
- Films set in 1981
- Films set in Spain
- Spanish comedy films
- Films shot in Madrid
- Spanish musical comedy films
- 2000s musical comedy films