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When Brooklyn Met Seville
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Wikipedia article
'When Brooklyn Met Seville' is a 2021 Spanish comedy film directed by Vicente Villanueva, which stars Carolina Yuste and Sergio Momo, also featuring Estefana de los Santos and Manolo Solo. It blends elements of romantic comedy and family comedy.
Plot
Facing eviction from her home in a rough Sevillian neighborhood, Carmen decides to scam an agency into renting a room to Ariel Brooklyn (an Afro-American foreign student from a well-off family) in exchange of 700. Meanwhile, Carmen's daughter, Ana, is desperate to leave the neighborhood.
Cast
Production
Directed by , the film was written by Juan Apolo and Nacho La Casa.
Featuring a budget of around 2.6 million , the film was produced by Capitn Araa and Pecado Films alongside 700 pavos AIE, with the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Movistar+, support from the Junta de Andaluca and funding from ICAA, ICO and Crea SGR. Shooting began in Alcal de Guadara by July 2020.
Composed by Riki Rivera, the score feature songs performed by , and Miguel Poveda.
Release
The film was presented on 9 June 2021 at the 24th Mlaga Spanish Film Festival (FCME), as part of the festival's official selection, but out of competition. Distributed by Filmax, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 17 September 2021.
Reception
Anton Merikaetxebarria of 'El Correo' gave the film 1 out of 3 stars, describing it as "typical 'costumbrista' plot, full of clichs about the Andalusian people, in which bits of social criticism are inserted", otherwise highlighting Yuste's performance as the best thing about the film.
Declaring himself unable to withstand ten minutes of the film's tone and manners, Manuel J. Lombardo of 'Diario de Sevilla' considered that the film exploits "the most stale clichs about class differences" in a sort of a "decaffeinated 'sainete'".
Sergio F. Pinilla of 'Cinemana' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it a "delicious" film "blending the idiosyncratic, miscegenation and class struggle" in which Villanueva finds "the right balance between hilarity, movement and emotion".
Pablo Vzquez of 'Fotogramas' gave it 3 out of 5 stars, finding Yuste's performance to be the best of the film whereas negatively assessing "some somewhat questionable plot licenses" as the worst thing of the film.
Beatriz Martnez of 'El Peridico de Catalunya' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering it a "cocktail full of wit in which the overwhelming [presence of] Estefana de los Santos, who plays the matriarch of the clan, becomes the real queen of the show".
Awards and nominations
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| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2021 || rowspan = "4" | 34th ASECAN Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "4" |
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| Best Actor || Manolo Solo ||
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| Best Actress || Estefana de los Santos ||
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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera ||
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| align = "center" rowspan = "11" | 2022 || rowspan = "11" | 1st Carmen Awards || Best Fiction Feature Film || Pecado Films || || rowspan = "11" |
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| Best Actress || Estefana de los Santos ||
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| Best Original Score || Riki Rivera ||
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| Best Special Effects || Amparo Martnez ||
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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Anabel Beato & Carmela Martn ||
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| Best Art Direction || Lala Obrero ||
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| Best Sound || Antonio Rodrguez, Jorge Marn ||
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| Best New Actress || Andrea Haro ||
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| Best Editing || Ana lvarez-Ossorio ||
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| Best Costume Design || Lourdes Fuentes ||
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| Best Supporting Actor || Manolo Solo ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2021
References
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