How to Become a Modern Man

How to Become a Modern Man (Spanish: Como Dios manda)[2] is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by Paz Jiménez from a screenplay by Marta Sánchez which stars Leo Harlem alongside María Morales, Daniel Pérez Prada, and Stéphanie Magnin.

How to Become a Modern Man
Theatrical release poster
SpanishComo Dios manda
Directed byPaz Jiménez
Screenplay byMarta Sánchez
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEva Díaz
Edited byAntonio Frutos
Music byMiguel Rivera
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures España
Release dates
  • 18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) (Málaga)
  • 2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office€2.1 million[1]

Plot

The plot follows Andrés Cuadrado, an averagely racist, machista and LGBT-phobic "man of order" demoted from his longtime post as a civil servant in the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Equality as a punishment for his bigoted behaviour, thereby grappling with a more diverse working environment under new boss Lourdes and undergoing a re-education in values.[3][4]

Cast

Production

The film is an Atresmedia Cine, Áralan Films, and Como Dios manda la película AIE production.[6] Filming locations included Seville and Málaga.[5]

Release

The film was presented on 18 March 2013 at the 26th Málaga Film Festival, screening out of competition as the festival's closing film.[7] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 June 2023.

Reception

Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ stars, considering that while it is dragged in its beginnings by a "stale mise-en-scène", a "more dynamic direction boosted by the good vibes and the (foregone) redemption arc", leaves a smile [on your face] in the last stretch.[4]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that "the sociological satire is deflated and padded in favor of good intentions, bemused morals and the family discourse".[5]

Ekaitz Ortega of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 42 points ('bad'), deeming it to be "a film that seeks to learn and laugh at different perspectives of society, from the traditional to the more progressive", but remains a range of stereotypes.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Acumulado cine español 2023" (PDF). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. Rivera, Alfonso (16 May 2023). "Country Focus: Spain". Cineuropa.
  3. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (31 May 2023). "Los estrenos del 2 de junio. 'Como Dios manda'. Aprendiendo vida". Aisge.
  4. Ocaña, Javier (29 May 2023). "'Como Dios manda': buena idea que no escapa a la españolada contemporánea". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  5. Lombardo, Manuel J. (3 June 2023). "Reeducando al cuñado Harlem". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  6. Sánchez Sequera, Marcos (30 May 2023). "'Como Dios manda' – estreno en cines 2 de junio". Audiovisual451.
  7. "'Como Dios manda' cierra el Festival de Málaga con una cómica llamada al respeto en una sociedad plural". El Español. 18 March 2013.
  8. Ortega, Ekaitz (1 June 2023). "Crítica de Como Dios manda: humor de los 90 en 2023". HobbyConsolas.
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