A+ (film)

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	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	A+ (Amas)
Directed by	Xavier Ribera Perpiñá
Screenplay by	Xavier Ribera Perpiñá
Starring	Eloy Azorín; Carlos Fuentes; Elvira Herrería; Misia; Ricardo Moya; Fernando Ramallo; Eloi Yebra; Jose Coronado; Najwa Nimri; Dani Macaco;
Cinematography	Julio Ribeyro
Edited by	Xavier Ribera Perpiñá; Patrick Bosset;
Music by	Javier Navines; Jordi Grau; Andreas Frey;
Production; companies	A+; Lateco; DeAPlaneta;
Distributed by	DeAPlaneta
Release dates	April 2004 (Málaga); 28 May 2004 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

A+ is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed and written by Xavier Ribera Perpiñá. Its cast features Eloy Azorín, Carlos Fuentes, Elvira Herrería, Misia, Ricardo Moya, Fernando Ramallo, Eloi Yebra, Jose Coronado, Najwa Nimri, and Macaco.

Plot

Involving three intertwining stories, the plot follows Ace and his relationship with Mar, the journey of a group of three friends (Pau, Gus, and Ton) to a music festival, and the story of maladjusted teenage girl (Luna).[1][2]

Cast

Eloy Azorín as Ace[2]
Carlos Fuentes as Ton[1]
Elvira Herrería as Mar[2]
Misia as Luna[2]
Ricardo Moya as Dad[3]
Fernando Ramallo as Pau[1]
Eloi Yebra as Gus[1]
José Coronado as Leo[1]
Najwa Nimri as Dam[1]
Dani Macaco as Deal[3]

Production

The film was produced by A+, Lateco, and DeAPlaneta.[1] Shooting locations included the Monegros Desert, the province of Castellón, Barcelona, and Madrid.[4] Najwa Nimri, Macaco, and Ojos de Brujo composed themes for the film.[4][5]

Release

The film screened at the 7th Málaga Film Festival in 2004.[6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta,[1] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 28 May 2004.[2]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a distinctive, willfully edgy low-budgeter", getting "top marks for style but B- for substance".[1]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, citing "the brazenness of the proposal" and the discovery of Elvira Herrería as positive elements.[2]

F.M. of El Mundo gave the film a 0 rating, writing that "the bad thing is not so much the weak approach but its conception as a pretext to develop the aesthetics of an advertising film".[7]

References

Holland, Jonathan (2 June 2004). "A+". Variety.
Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "A (Amas)". Fotogramas.
"A+ (Amas)" (PDF). mcu.es. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
Silió, Elisa (21 May 2004). "Xavier Ribera debuta con 'A+', hecha en digital y 16 mm". El País.
Ramos Martín, Manuel (18 July 2003). "Azorín y Ramallo ruedan un filme sobre el amor, la amistad y la familia". El País.
Sotorrío, Regina (23 April 2010). "Xavier Ribera da vueltas en torno al amor en 'Circuit'". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
F.M. (4 June 2004). "Vanguardismo de «spot»". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.

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[holland-1] Holland, Jonathan (2 June 2004). "A+". Variety.

[fotogramas-2] Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "A (Amas)". Fotogramas.

[mcu-3] "A+ (Amas)" (PDF). mcu.es. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[silio-4] Silió, Elisa (21 May 2004). "Xavier Ribera debuta con 'A+', hecha en digital y 16 mm". El País.

[5] Ramos Martín, Manuel (18 July 2003). "Azorín y Ramallo ruedan un filme sobre el amor, la amistad y la familia". El País.

[6] Sotorrío, Regina (23 April 2010). "Xavier Ribera da vueltas en torno al amor en 'Circuit'". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.

[7] F.M. (4 June 2004). "Vanguardismo de «spot»". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.