Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo, internationally known as Escobar, is a 2017 English-language Spanish biographical crime drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, based on Virginia Vallejo's memoir Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar.[4][5] It was screened out of competition in the 74th Venice International Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

Loving Pablo
Film poster
Directed byFernando León de Aranoa
Screenplay by
Based onLoving Pablo, Hating Escobar
by Virginia Vallejo[1]
Produced by
  • Dean Nichols
  • Javier Bardem
  • Miguel Menendez de Zubillaga
  • Kalina Kottas
  • Michael Zimbalist
Starring
CinematographyAlex Catalan
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byFederico Jusid
Release dates
  • 6 September 2017 (2017-09-06) (Venice)
  • 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) (Spain)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageEnglish
Budget€14.6 million[2]
Box office$17.5 million[3]

Plot

Between 1983 and 1987, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a romantic relationship with the journalist and the television presenter, Virginia Vallejo.

Cast

Reception

Box office

Loving Pablo grossed $22,017 in the United States and Canada, and $17,5 million in other territories,[3] plus $60,312 with home video sales.[7]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 31% based on 48 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 4.82/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Loving Pablo bungles its seemingly cinematic real-life story -- and a pair of talented stars -- in producing a lurid biopic that adds nothing to the Escobar subgenre."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 42 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]

References
  1. "Book: Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar". Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. "Loving Pablo (2017)". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "Loving Pablo (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. McNary, Dave (13 May 2015). "Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Starring in Pablo Escobar Movie". Variety. Cannes. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. Zsalai, Georg (28 July 2017). "San Sebastian Unveils First Competition Titles, Will Screen Pablo Escobar Film With Javier Bardem". The Hollywood Reporter. San Sebastian. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. Pond, Steve (15 August 2017). "Aaron Sorkin, Brie Larson, Louis CK Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup". The Wrap. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. "Loving Pablo (2017)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "Loving Pablo (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. "Loving Pablo Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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