Women in the Park
| Women in the Park | |
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| Spanish | Mujeres en el parque |
| Directed by | Felipe Vega |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Gerardo Herrero |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Alfonso Parra |
| Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
Production company | Tornasol Films |
| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
Release dates |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Women in the Park (Spanish: Mujeres en el parque) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by Felipe Vega. It stars Adolfo Fernández, Blanca Apilánez, Bárbara Lennie, Emma Vilarasau, and Alberto Ferreiro.
Plot
[edit]Set in Madrid, the plot features the relationship of a father (Daniel, a music teacher and pianist recently separated from Ana, now dating Clara) with his job hunting daughter Mónica, dating David.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Adolfo Fernández as Daniel[4]
- Bárbara Lennie as Mónica[4]
- Blanca Apilánez as Ana[4]
- Alberto Ferreiro as David[2]
- Emma Vilarasau as Clara[4]
Production
[edit]The film is a Tornasol Films production, and it had the participation of TVE.[2]
Release
[edit]The film was presented at the 51st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2006.[1] It was released theatrically in Spain on 12 January 2007.[4]
Reception
[edit]Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "as precise as a laser beam but sans the heat".[2]
Esteve Riambau of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Lennie's performance as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing an overly forced final twist.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Torreiro, Casimiro (22 October 2006). "El Festival de Valladolid arranca con dos dramas íntimos". El País.
- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (28 January 2007). "Women in the Park". Variety.
- ^ "Mujeres en el parque (Poznan)". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "Mujeres en el parque". Fotogramas.