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Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to Mouth
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Boca a boca
Directed by	Manuel Gómez Pereira
Written by	Joaquín Oristrell; Juan Luis Iborra; Manuel Gómez Pereira; Naomi Wise;
Starring	Javier Bardem; Aitana Sánchez-Gijón; Josep Maria Flotats; María Barranco;
Production; companies	Sogetel; BocaBoca Producciones; Star Line TV Productions;
Release dates	October 1995 (Sitges); 10 November 1995 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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Mouth to Mouth (Spanish: Boca a boca) is a 1995 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The cast, led by Javier Bardem, also features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Josep Maria Flotats.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

The aspiring actor Víctor Ventura has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.

Cast

Javier Bardem as Víctor Ventura.^[4]
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Amanda.^[5]
Josep Maria Flotats as Ricardo / "Bill".^[6]
María Barranco as Ángela.^[7]
Amparo Baró as Margot.^[8]
Candela Peña as Tanya.^[8]
Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Raúl.^[9]
Myriam Mézières [es] as Shelia Crawford.^[10]^[11]
Jordi Bosch as matón.^[10]^[12]
Sam Mckenzie as Oswaldo.^[7]
Tres Hanley as Debra Reynolds.^[4]^[13]
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as David.^[14]
Kiti Manver as Luci.^[7]

Production

Mouth to Mouth was directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, who also wrote the screenplay together with Joaquín Oristrell, Naomi Wise and Juan Luis Iborra.^[4] The production companies were Sogetel, BocaBoca Producciones [es] and Star Line TV Productions.^[15] Shot in Madrid from 19 December 1994 to 8 February 1995,^[12] shooting locations included the Palacio de Gaviria [es].^[15]

Release

The film was presented at the 28th Sitges Film Festival in October 1995, screened as part of the 'Premiére' selection dedicated to non-fantasy films.^[16] Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain in 1995.^[15] The film grossed 374.2 million ₧ in 1995.^[17] It was released by Miramax in the United States.

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1996	10th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[18]^[19]
		Best Director	Manuel Gómez Pereira	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Joaquín Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Naomi Wise	Nominated
		Best Actor	Javier Bardem	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Fernando Guillén Cuervo	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Josean Gómez	Nominated
		Best Editing	Guillermo Represa	Nominated
		Best Sound	Brian Saunders, Carlos Faruolo, James Muñoz	Nominated
	51st CEC Medals	Best Actor	Javier Bardem	Won	^[20]
1998	13th Independent Spirit Awards	Best International Film		Nominated	^[21]^[22]

References

Citations

^ Brodesser, Claude (8 February 2001). "Bardem signing on with UTA". Variety.
^ Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford University Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
^ Reitman, Janet (25 March 2001). "Awaiting His Crossover Moment". Los Angeles Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "'Boca a boca', de Manuel Gómez Pereira, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 24 January 2020.
^ Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 205.
^ Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 205–205.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 212.
^ ^a ^b Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 207, 209.
^ Clark 2018, p. 65.
^ ^a ^b Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 217.
^ Clark, Jonathan (2018). "Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)". In Jiménez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 9781442271333.
^ ^a ^b "Anuario de cine español 1995". Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. 1996. p. 21.
^ Clark 2018, p. 66.
^ Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 211.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Boca a Boca". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Torreiro, Casimiro (9 October 1995). "Manuel Gómez Pereira presenta con "Boca a Boca" su mejor filme hasta la fecha". El País.
^ Perriam 2003, p. 110.
^ "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "Estos son las premios de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1995". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Wallace, Amy (9 January 1998). "Duvall's 'Apostle' Truly Filled With Spirit". Los Angeles Times.
^ Hernandez, Eugene (21 March 1998). ""The Apostle" Takes Top Prizes at 13th Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire.

Bibliography

Cuadros Muñoz, Roberto (2001). "Algunas notas sobre la comedia de Manuel Gómez Pereira". Cine español: situación actual y perspectivas: actas del I Congreso de Cine Español, Granada, del 3 al 5 de noviembre de 2000. pp. 203–221. ISBN 84-8491-131-4.

External links

Boca a boca at IMDb
Boca a boca at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Brodesser, Claude (8 February 2001). "Bardem signing on with UTA". Variety.

[2] Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford University Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.

[3] Reitman, Janet (25 March 2001). "Awaiting His Crossover Moment". Los Angeles Times.

[10min-4] "'Boca a boca', de Manuel Gómez Pereira, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 24 January 2020.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001205-5] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 205.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001205–205-6] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 205–205.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001212-7] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 212.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001207,_209-8] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 207, 209.

[FOOTNOTEClark201865-9] Clark 2018, p. 65.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001217-10] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 217.

[11] Clark, Jonathan (2018). "Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)". In Jiménez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 9781442271333.

[anuario-12] "Anuario de cine español 1995". Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. 1996. p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEClark201866-13] Clark 2018, p. 66.

[FOOTNOTECuadros_Muñoz2001211-14] Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 211.

[comfo-15] "Boca a Boca". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[16] Torreiro, Casimiro (9 October 1995). "Manuel Gómez Pereira presenta con "Boca a Boca" su mejor filme hasta la fecha". El País.

[FOOTNOTEPerriam2003110-17] Perriam 2003, p. 110.

[18] "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[19] "Estos son las premios de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[20] "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1995". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[21] Wallace, Amy (9 January 1998). "Duvall's 'Apostle' Truly Filled With Spirit". Los Angeles Times.

[22] Hernandez, Eugene (21 March 1998). ""The Apostle" Takes Top Prizes at 13th Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire.

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+| story          =
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+* [[María Barranco]]
+}}
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+'''''Mouth to Mouth''''' ({{langx|es|'''Boca a boca'''|links=no}}) is a 1995 Spanish [[sex comedy]] film directed by [[Manuel Gómez Pereira]]. The cast, led by [[Javier Bardem]], also features [[Aitana Sánchez-Gijón]] and [[Josep Maria Flotats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/biz/news/bardem-signing-on-with-uta-1117793498/amp/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Bardem signing on with UTA|date=8 February 2001|first=Claude|last=Brodesser}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5gUWAqpUPK0C&pg=PA110|page=110|title=Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem|first=Chris|last=Perriam|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2003|isbn=0-19-815996-X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-25-tm-42300-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Awaiting His Crossover Moment|first=Janet|last=Reitman|date=25 March 2001}}</ref><ref name="10min" />
-== Plot ==
+==Plot==
-The aspiring actor Victor Ventura ([[Javier Bardem]]) has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda ([[Aitana Sánchez-Gijón]]) drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.
+The aspiring actor Víctor Ventura has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.
-== Cast ==
+==Cast==
+{{Cast listing|
-*[[Javier Bardem]] - Víctor Ventura
+* [[Javier Bardem]] as Víctor Ventura.<ref name="10min">{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/programacion-tv/a30648526/boca-a-boca-pelicula-javier-bardem-aitana-sanchez-gijon-maria-barranco/|website=[[Diez Minutos]]|title='Boca a boca', de Manuel Gómez Pereira, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'|date=24 January 2020}}</ref>
-*[[Aitana Sánchez-Gijón]] - Amanda
+* [[Aitana Sánchez-Gijón]] as Amanda.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=205}}
-*[[Josep Maria Flotats]] - Bill / Ricardo
+* [[Josep Maria Flotats]] as Ricardo / "Bill".{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|pp=205–205}}
-*[[María Barranco]] - Angela
+* [[María Barranco]] as Ángela.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=212}}
-*[[Myriam Mézières]] - Sheila Crawford
+* [[Amparo Baró]] as Margot.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|pp=207; 209}}
-*[[Jordi Bosch]] - Belvedere
+* [[Candela Peña]] as Tanya.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|pp=207; 209}}
-*[[Tres Hanley]] - Deborah Reynolds
+* [[Fernando Guillén Cuervo]] as Raúl.{{Sfn|Clark|2018|p=65}}
+* {{ill|Myriam Mézières|es}} as Shelia Crawford.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=217}}<ref>{{Cite book|page=65|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7pTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|first=Jonathan|last=Clark|chapter=Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)|title=The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films|editor-first=Salvador|editor-last=Jiménez Murguía|editor-first2=Alex|editor-last2=Pinar|location=Lanham|year=2018|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|isbn = 9781442271333}}</ref>
+* [[Jordi Bosch]] as matón.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=217}}<ref name="anuario">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/anuario_de_cine_espanyol_1995/page/n17/mode/2up|page=21|publisher=Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales|title=Anuario de cine español 1995|year=1996}}</ref>
+* [[Alastair Mackenzie|Sam Mckenzie]] as Oswaldo.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=212}}
+* Tres Hanley as Debra Reynolds.<ref name="10min" />{{Sfn|Clark|2018|p=66}}
+* [[Emilio Gutiérrez Caba]] as David.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=211}}
+* [[Kiti Manver]] as Luci.{{Sfn|Cuadros Muñoz|2001|p=212}}
+}}
-== Reception ==
+==Production==
+''Mouth to Mouth'' was directed by [[Manuel Gómez Pereira]], who also wrote the screenplay together with [[Joaquín Oristrell]], Naomi Wise and [[Juan Luis Iborra]].<ref name="10min" /> The production companies were Sogetel, {{ill|BocaBoca Producciones|es|BocaBoca}} and Star Line TV Productions.<ref name="comfo" /> Shot in Madrid from 19 December 1994 to 8 February 1995,<ref name="anuario" /> shooting locations included the {{ill|Palacio del Marqués de Gaviria|es|lt=Palacio de Gaviria}}.<ref name="comfo" />
-''Boca a boca'' was nominated for seven [[Goya Awards]] and [[Javier Bardem]] won the [[Goya Award for Best Actor|award for the best actor]].
+==Release==
+The film was presented at the 28th [[Sitges Film Festival]] in October 1995, screened as part of the 'Premiére' selection dedicated to non-fantasy films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1995/10/09/cultura/813193201_850215.html|website=[[El País]]|title=Manuel Gómez Pereira presenta con "Boca a Boca" su mejor filme hasta la fecha|date=9 October 1995|first=Casimiro|last=Torreiro}}</ref> Distributed by [[Sony Pictures]], the film was theatrically released in Spain in 1995.<ref name="comfo">{{Cite web|url=https://cityofmadridfilmoffice.com/produccion/boca-a-boca/|title=Boca a Boca|website=City of Madrid Film Office|publisher=[[Madrid Destino|Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A]]|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> The film grossed 374.2 million [[Spanish peseta|₧]] in 1995.{{Sfn|Perriam|2003|p=110}} It was released by [[Miramax]] in the United States.
+==Awards and nominations==
+{{Awards table|5}}
+|-
+| align = "center" rowspan = "9" | 1996 || rowspan = "8" | [[10th Goya Awards]] || colspan = "2" | [[Goya Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || {{nom}} || rowspan = "8" align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Goya Awards|Premios Goya]]|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/10-edicion/nominaciones/por-categoria/|title=Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1996|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Goya Awards|Premios Goya]]|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/10-edicion/premios/por-categoria/|title=Estos son las premios de los Premios Goya 1996|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Manuel Gómez Pereira || {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] || Joaquín Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Naomi Wise || {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || Javier Bardem || {{won}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || Fernando Guillén Cuervo || {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Production Supervision|Best Production Supervision]] || Josean Gómez || {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] || Guillermo Represa || {{nom}}
+|-
+| [[Goya Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] || Brian Saunders, Carlos Faruolo, James Muñoz || {{nom}}
+|-
+| 51st [[Premios CEC|CEC Medals]] || Best Actor || Javier Bardem || {{won}} || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1995.htm|title=Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1995|publisher=Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202205621/http://www.cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/1995.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+|-
+| align = "center" | 1998 || [[13th Independent Spirit Awards]] || colspan = "2" | [[Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film|Best International Film]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jan-09-ca-6380-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Duvall's 'Apostle' Truly Filled With Spirit|date=9 January 1998|first=Amy|last=Wallace}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/1998/03/the-apostle-takes-top-prizes-at-13th-independent-spirit-awards-82991/|website=[[IndieWire]]|title="The Apostle" Takes Top Prizes at 13th Independent Spirit Awards|date=21 March 1998|first=Eugene|last=Hernandez}}</ref>
+|}
+==See also==
+* [[List of Spanish films of 1995]]
+==References==
+;Citations
+{{reflist}}
+;Bibliography
+* {{Cite book|chapter=Algunas notas sobre la comedia de Manuel Gómez Pereira|first=Roberto|last=Cuadros Muñoz|title=Cine español: situación actual y perspectivas: actas del I Congreso de Cine Español, Granada, del 3 al 5 de noviembre de 2000|year=2001|isbn=84-8491-131-4|pages=203–221|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340583756}}
 ==External links==
-*{{imdb title|112546}}
+*{{IMDb title|112546}}
+*{{Rotten Tomatoes|mouth_to_mouth}}
+{{Manuel Gómez Pereira}}
+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:Spanish-language films]]
+[[Category:1990s Spanish-language films]]
-[[Category:Spanish films]]
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-[[Category:Miramax films]]
+[[Category:Spanish sex comedy films]]
+[[Category:1990s sex comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Madrid]]
-{{1990s-Spain-film-stub}}
+[[Category:BocaBoca Producciones films]]
+[[Category:1990s Spanish films]]