The Summer We Lived

The Summer We Lived[1] (Spanish: El verano que vivimos) is a 2020 romantic melodrama film directed by Carlos Sedes which stars Javier Rey, Blanca Suárez, and Pablo Molinero in a love triangle.

The Summer We Lived
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl verano que vivimos
Directed byCarlos Sedes
Screenplay by
  • Ramón Campos
  • Gema R. Neira
  • David Orea
  • Salvador S. Molina
  • Javier Chacártegui
Produced by
  • Ramón Campos
  • Teresa Fernández-Valdés
  • Mercedes Gamero
  • Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
  • Jordi Gasull
Starring
CinematographyJacobo Martínez
Edited byJulia Juanatey
Music byFederico Jusid
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) (Zinemaldia)
  • 4 December 2020 (2020-12-04) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot delves into a love triangle that took place in the Summer of 1958 in Jerez de la Frontera, concerning an architect who arrived to town to build a winery (Gonzalo), the one ordering the winery (Hernán) and the latter's fiancee (Lucía). A different timeline set in 1998 deals with the reconstruction of the aforementioned love story upon the investigations carried out by a journalist trainee working with obituaries (Isabel) who enlists the collaboration of Carlos, the architect's son.[2][3][4][5]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Salvador S. Molina, Javier Chacártegui and David Orea.[10] The film is an Aquel Verano Movie AIE, Warner Bros Entertainment España, Atresmedia Cine, Mr. Fields and Friends, La Claqueta PC, Bambú Producciones and 4 Cats Pictures production.[11] Shooting began on 5 August 2019 in Jerez de la Frontera.[12] Shooting locations also included Galicia.[13]

Release

The film was presented at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20 September 2020.[4] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España,[14] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2020.[15]

Reception

Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País wrote that the film "confuses eroticism and passion with a grandiloquent epic akin to a tourist postcard, redundant music, aerial shots, and a string of metaphors", with the film resenting from, among other issues, a screenplay "without much narrative foundation" and otherwise also turning out to be "implausible and whimsical".[3]

Mireia Mullor of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the landscapes of Jerez de la Frontera vis-à-vis the film's setting as the best thing about the film.[16]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, determining as a veredict that the film is "a formulaic [kind of] cinema... which, for that reason, [it] works".[5]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
202135th Goya AwardsBest Original ScoreFederico JusidNominated[17]
Best Original Song"El verano que vivimos" by Alejandro Sanz, Alfonso Pérez AriasNominated

See also

References

  1. "The Summer We Lived". Prime Video. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. "Drama en 'El verano que vivimos'". Las Provincias. 4 December 2020.
  3. Fernández-Santos, Elsa (4 December 2020). "Un folletín regado en Tío Pepe". El País.
  4. Gimeno, Santiago; Zamora, Andrea (20 September 2020). "San Sebastián 2020: 'El verano que vivimos', una película romántica sin fisuras para los adeptos al amor verdadero". Sensacine.
  5. Bermejo, Andrea G. (30 November 2020). "El verano que vivimos". Cinemanía via 20minutos.es.
  6. Valero, M. (27 October 2020). "Abre los ojos... es Jerez". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly.
  7. Zurro, Javier (4 December 2020). "El triángulo amoroso que quiere rescatar al cine español en la taquilla". El Español.
  8. "Javier Rey protagoniza 'El verano que vivimos': "Estrenar en cines es un acto de valentía y responsabilidad"". Europa Press. 3 December 2020.
  9. Fernández, Miguel Anxo (11 December 2020). "«El verano que vivimos»: Un amor de época". La Voz de Galicia.
  10. "San Sebastián 2019: 'El verano que vivimos' se presenta en el festival". Fotogramas. 22 September 2019.
  11. "El verano que vivimos". Film Madrid. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. "'El verano que vivimos' se traslada a la Catedral y a la Tasca San Pablo". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 21 August 2019.
  13. "Ya hay fecha de estreno para la película 'El verano que vivimos'". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 9 February 2020.
  14. "Ya puedes ver el póster de 'El verano que vivimos', con Blanca Suárez, Javier Rey y Pablo Molinero". Atresmedia Cine. 10 November 2020.
  15. Alverú, Santiago (6 December 2020). "Entrevistamos a Javier Rey y Pablo Molinero por 'El verano que vivimos'". Cinemanía via 20minutos.es.
  16. Mullor, Mireia (3 December 2020). "Crítica de 'El verano que vivimos'". Fotogramas.
  17. "El verano que vivimos". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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