Nothing in the Fridge

Nothing in the Fridge (Spanish: Nada en la nevera) is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero which stars María Esteve and Coque Malla.

Nothing in the Fridge
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNada en la nevera
Directed byÁlvaro Fernández Armero
Screenplay by
  • Coloma Fernández Armero
  • Álvaro Fernández Armero
Starring
CinematographyHans Burmann
Edited byIván Aledo
Music byManuel Villalta
Production
companies
  • Boca Boca Producciones
  • Aurum
Distributed byColumbia TriStar
Release date
  • 23 October 1998 (1998-10-23)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Carlota works a ambulance driver for the SAMUR. She becomes infatuated with a porno-comic artist (Number One), whom she meets with after the latter suffers an indigestion from eating ten hard-boiled eggs.[1][2] A trail of misunderstandings between them ensue.[2]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by siblings Coloma Fernández Armero and Álvaro Fernández Armero.[4] The film was produced by Boca Boca alongside Aurum, and it had the participation of Antena 3 and Canal+.[2]

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[2] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 1998.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "a superficially pleasant comedy with dark undertones", featuring "a nice contempo feel and the occasional thought-provoking moment".[2]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
199913th Goya AwardsBest New ActressMaría EsteveNominated[6]

See also

References
  1. Abad, Paloma (7 May 2021). "Esto es todo lo que aprendí del amor viendo 'Nada en la nevera'". Vogue.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (29 November 1998). "Nothing in the Fridge". Variety.
  3. "Nada en la nevera". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. Fernández Abad, Ana (24 July 2021). "Coloma Fernández Armero: «El pelo blanco es precioso, lo de pensar que es dejadez se acabará yendo»". Smoda – via El País.
  5. "Nada en la nevera". Sensacine. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. "Nada en la Nevera". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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