A Perfect Couple (Spanish: Una pareja perfecta) is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Francesc Betriu from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona based on the novel Diario de un jubilado by Miguel Delibes which stars Antonio Resines and José Sazatornil "Saza". The film proved to be a critical failure and a commercial flop.[1]
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| Spanish | Una pareja perfecta |
| Directed by | Francesc Betriu |
| Screenplay by | Rafael Azcona |
| Based on | Diario de un jubilado by Miguel Delibes |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Carlos Suárez |
| Edited by | Nicholas Wentworth |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Tri-Star Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
The plot tracks the friendship between a pedantic homosexual poet and an unemployed typographer.[2]
Cast edit
- Antonio Resines as Lorenzo[3]
- José Sazatornil "Saza" as Don Tadeo[3]
- Kiti Manver as Anita[3]
- Chus Lampreave as Doña Cuca[3]
- Ramón Barea as Melecio[3]
- Antonio Canal as Toni[3]
- Luis Ciges as Partenio[3]
- Pedro Mari Sánchez as Silvio[3]
- Lucía Jiménez as Sonia[3]
- Daniel Guzmán as Terry[3]
- José María Pou as Presidente[3]
- Mabel Lozano as Faustina[4]
- Pablo Carbonell[5]
Production edit
Written by Rafael Azcona, the screenplay is an adaptation of the 1995 novel Diario de un jubilado by Miguel Delibes.[6] The film is a Lolafilms, Cartel, and Vía Digital production.[7]
Release edit
The film opened the 1st Málaga Film Festival in May 1998.[2] Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España,[8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 June 1998.[3]
Reception edit
Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that "the film is not a marvel, but among its images there emerges at least a dignity of well-practiced craft that saves it from ridicule".[9]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1998 |
1st Málaga Film Festival | Best Actress | Kiti Mánver | Won | [10] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Faulkner, Sally (2013). A History of Spanish Film: Cinema and Society 1910–2010. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 210. ISBN 9781501340215.
- ^ a b Márquez, Héctor (30 May 1998). "Betriu abre el Festival de Cine Español de Málaga con una comedia "provinciana" sobre la amistad". El País.
- ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 446. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- ^ "Una pareja perfecta". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Obras de Miguel Delibes adaptadas al cine y al teatro". Más allá de las novelas. Delibes, el cine y el teatro (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. 2021. p. 95. ISBN 978-84-451-3940-0.
- ^ "Relación de estrenos durante 1998" (PDF). Banda Aparte (14). ISSN 1138-1981.
- ^ "Una pareja perfecta · España 1997". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (30 May 1998). "El parado y el poeta". El País.
- ^ Márquez, Héctor (7 June 1998). ""La primera noche de mi vida" gana en el Festival de Cine Español de Málaga". El País.