Semen, A Love Story (Spanish: Semen, una historia de amor) is a 2005 Spanish-British screwball comedy film directed and written by Daniela Fejerman and Inés París which stars Ernesto Alterio and Leticia Dolera alongside Héctor Alterio.
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| Spanish | Semen, una historia de amor |
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| Produced by | César Benítez |
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| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
| Edited by | Iván Aledo |
| Music by | Christopher Slaski |
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| Distributed by | DeAPlaneta (es) |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Artificial insemination clinic neurotic worker Serafín falls in love with trapeze artist Ariadna (client of the centre) and decides to use his own sperm to inseminate her.[1][2]
Cast edit
- Ernesto Alterio as Serafín[3]
- Leticia Dolera as Ariadna / Penélope[4]
- Héctor Alterio as Emilio[4]
- María Pujalte[2]
- María Isbert[2]
Production edit
The film is a Spanish-British co-production by BocaBoca Producciones and Future Films Limited, and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[5][4]
Release edit
The film was presented in April 2005 at the Málaga Film Festival.[6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[5] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 15 July 2005.[2]
Critical reception edit
Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that "witty premise" notwithstanding, the film quickly "becomes a standard, lab-produced screwballer badly in need of a heart".[5]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the Alterio & Alterio duo as the best thing about the film.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Martín-Arroyo, Javier (29 April 2005). "Ernesto Alterio se empeña en dominar el destino en 'Semen'". El País.
- ^ a b c d e Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Semen, una historia de amor". Fotogramas.
- ^ Smith, Paul Julian (2009). Spanish Screen Fiction: Between Cinema and Television. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-84631-201-4.
- ^ a b c Smith 2009, p. 193.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (3 August 2005). "Semen, A Love Story". Variety.
- ^ ""Semen. Una historia de amor» con título «raro"". ABC. 29 April 2005.