The Best Summer of My Life
The Best Summer of My Life (Spanish: El mejor verano de mi vida) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden starring Leo Harlem, Toni Acosta, Maggie Civantos and Jordi Sánchez together with Alejandro Serrano and Stephanie Gil. It is a remake of the 2013 Italian film Sole a catinelle.
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| Spanish | El mejor verano de mi vida |
| Directed by | Dani de la Orden |
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| Based on | Sole a catinelle by Gennaro Nunziante and Checco Zalone |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Valentín Álvarez |
| Music by | Zacarías M. de la Riva |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Curro, a salesman, is a scoundrel with a heart of gold who promises his son Nico a holidays that he is not able to afford.
Reparto
- Leo Harlem as Curro.[1]
- Toni Acosta as Daniela.[1]
- Maggie Civantos as Zoe.[1]
- Jordi Sánchez as Víctor.[1]
- Alejandro Serrano as Nico.[1]
- Isabel Ordaz as Julieta.[1]
- Stephanie Gil as Laura.[1]
- Salva Reina as Usha.[1]
- Gracia Olayo as Martirio.[1]
- Berto Romero as Rafa.[1]
- Antonio Dechent as Jorge.[1]
- Arturo Valls as Morales.[1]
- Silvia Abril as profesora de Nico.[1]
- Mariam Hernández as Alicia.[1]
- Ricardo Castella as Director de ventas.[1]
- Nathalie Seseña as profesora de meditación.[1]
Production
Consisting of a remake of the 2013 Italian film Sole a catinelle (written by Gennaro Nunziante and Checco Zalone), the screenplay of The Best Summer of My Life was written by Dani de la Orden, Marta Suárez, Daniel Castro and Olatz Arroyo.[2] Valentín Álvarez was charged with the cinematography whereas Zacarías M. de la Riva authored the score.[3] Produced by Álamo Audiovisual, A.I.E., Atresmedia Cine, S.L. and Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, S.L.,[4] the film was primarily shot in the island of Tenerife, the province of Toledo, Arganda del Rey and Aluche.[5] Tenerife was used to primarily portray the fictional setting in Marbella.[6] Only two brief aerial shots actually correspond to the latter city.[7]
Release
The film was presented at the 21st Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FCME) on 21 April 2018.[8] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[9] the film was theatrically released on 12 July 2018.[10] The Best Summer of My Life became the third best performing Spanish film at the domestic box office in 2018, grossing circa €8 million.[11]
Reception
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 78 out of 100 points, considering it to be "a fresh and white comedy, tremendously well-intentioned", highlighting Leo Harlem's performance as well as the supporting cast while negatively assessing the overly "childish" and "dumbish" dramatic side.[2]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla wrote that the film encapsulates the comedic performance of Leo Harlem within a bland format displaying a "shameful plot" and "shoddy forms" making "any complicity with the proposal literally impossible".[3]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Leo Harlem's performance.[12]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that despite being "well directed", the film was at the service of a "forgetful insubstantiality" and that it was particularly "innocuous".[13]
See also
References
- Citations
- "El mejor verano de mi vida". Catálogo de Cinespañol (in Spanish). ICAA. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Hernández Luján, Raquel (10 July 2018). "Crítica de El mejor verano de mi vida, con Leo Harlem desatado". HobbyConsolas.
- Lombardo, Manuel J. (13 July 2018). "Leo Harlem contra el cine". Diario de Sevilla.
- "El mejor verano de mi vida". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Dani de la Orden rueda "Sol a cántaros", comedia familiar "como las de antes"". Ecodiario. El Economista. 28 November 2017.
- Osman 2020, pp. 63, 70.
- Osman 2020, p. 71.
- Griñán, Francisco (21 April 2018). "'El mejor verano de mi vida' recupera la comedia familiar de los 90 para clausurar el festival". Diario Sur.
- "'El mejor verano de mi vida' – estreno en cines 12 de julio". Audiovisual451. 13 July 2018.
- "'El mejor verano de mi vida' de Leon Harlem supera en dos semanas los 500.000 espectadores". El Norte de Castilla. 27 July 2018.
- Belinchón, Gregorio (29 December 2018). "El cine español supera por quinto año los 100 millones en taquilla". El País.
- "El mejor verano de mi vida". Fotogramas. 9 July 2018.
- Vall, Toni (6 July 2018). "El mejor verano de mi vida". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es.
- Bibliography
- Osman, Juan Pablo (2020). "El mejor verano de mi vida o el falso destino turístico". L'Atalante. Revista de Estudios Cinematográficos. 30. ISSN 2340-6992.