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El Calentito
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Wikipedia article
'El Calentito' is a 2005 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Chus Gutirrez. The cast stars Vernica Snchez alongside Macarena Gmez, Juan Sanz, Ruth Daz and Nuria Gonzlez.
Plot
It is set in 1981 in Spain, having the so-called "movida madrilea" as a backdrop. 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, who is leaving over personal and artistic discrepancies with the rest of the band. She is set to make her debut onstage on 23 February 1981, a date otherwise marked by the Tejero's coup d'tat attempt.
Cast
Production
The screenplay was penned by Gutirrez alongside , and tried to depict both the "movida madrilea" and the "Transition". Gutirrez herself had been a member of a band in the 1980s, Las Xoxonees. A Telespan 2000 and Estudios Picasso production, with the participation of Canal+, the film was shot in 2004 in Madrid.
Release
The film screened at the 8th Mlaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) in April 2005. Distributed by Buena Vista Internacional, it was theatrically released in Spain on 24 June 2005.
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".
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.
Reviewing for 'El Pas', Casimiro Torreiro considers that Gutirrez 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".
Awards and nominations
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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2005 || rowspan = "2" | 8th Mlaga Spanish Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography || Kiko de la Rica || || rowspan = "2" |
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| AISGE Award for Best New Performer || Nuria Gonzlez ||
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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2006 || 20th Goya Awards || Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Fermn Galn, Jorge Hernndez || ||
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| 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best New Actress || Ruth Daz || ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2005
References
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