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Oliver's Universe
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Wikipedia article
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'Oliver's Universe' is a 2022 coming-of-age film directed by which stars Rubn Fulgencio as the title character alongside Salva Reina, Mara Len and Pedro Casablanc. It adapts the novel 'El universo de liver' by Miguel ngel Gonzlez Carrasco.
Plot
Set in 1985, with the backdrop of the approach of Comet Halley to Earth, the plot tracks the mishaps of liver, an overly imaginative tween, who, having just moved together with his parents to the home of crazed grandfather Gabriel near Algeciras, seeks the latter's help in order to cope with his problems.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the novel 'El universo de liver' by Miguel ngel Gonzlez, the screenplay was penned by Miguel ngel Gonzlez, Alexis Morante and Ral Santos. The film was produced by Pecado Films (Jos Alba) and La Claqueta PC (Olmo Figueredo Gonzlez-Quevedo) alongside Sinehan Capital AIE. It had the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and CreaSGR, funding from ICO, and support from Creative Europe's MEDIA, Junta de Andaluca and . It was shot in Campo de Gibraltar in 2021.
Bunbury performed a theme for the film: "Esperando una seal", produced by Rafa Sardina and otherwise also featuring Mike Garson (piano), Carmine Rojas (bass), Rafael Padilla (percussionist), Victor Indrizzo (drums) and Gabi Martnez (guitar).
Release
The film was pre-screened on 7 May 2022 at the Algeciras' Teatro Municipal Florida. Distributed by Filmax, the film had a wide release in Spanish theatres on 13 May 2022.
Reception
Sergio F. Pinilla of 'Cinemana' rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars assessing that it blends the fantasy imagery of films from the 1980s with the family portrait of a society and era, bringing in an universe in "which children and adults, gitanos and payos, the unfortunate and the fortunate, live side by side and collide".
Pablo Vzquez of 'Fotogramas' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that it allows a committed cast to shine while the overall product perhaps languishes compared to other works, highlighting "a gigantic Casablanc and a no less brilliant Reina" and the subplot pertaining the girl respectively as the best and worst things about the film.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2022
References
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