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Things That Make Living Worthwhile
2004 film by Manuel Gómez Pereira From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Things That Make Living Worthwhile (Spanish: Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena) is a 2004 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, starring Ana Belén and Eduard Fernández.
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Plot
The plot features the relationship between Hortensia, a divorced woman working as a civil officer at the INEM, and Jorge, an also divorced unemployed man and recovering alcoholic.[1][2]
Cast
- Ana Belén as Hortensia[3]
- Eduard Fernández as Jorge[4]
- María Pujalte as Ángeles[4]
- José Sacristán as Juan[4]
- Rosario Pardo as América[4]
- Zoe Berriatúa as Estudiante de la autoescuela[4]
- Carlos Wu as Chen[4]
- Carmen Balagué as Farmacéutica[4]
- Raúl Arévalo as Vendedor[4]
- Fernando Colomo[5]
- Carlos Kaniowsky[5]
Production
The film was directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira whereas the screenplay was penned by Joaquín Oristrell, Yolanda García Serrano, Carlos Molinero and Luis Piedrahita.[2] It was produced by BocaBoca Producciones with the participation of TVE and Canal+.[2]
Release
The film screened at the 7th Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) in 2004.[6] Distributed by Columbia Tristar Spain,[2] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 2004.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film be "an enjoyable, adult-oriented comedy romancer beefed up by a thought-provoking darker side".[2]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas gave it 4 out of 5 stars highlighting the chemistry between the leads to be the best about the film.[5]
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