Things That Make Living Worthwhile

Things That Make Living Worthwhile (Spanish: Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena) is a 2004 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, starring Ana Belén and Eduard Fernández.

Things That Make Living Worthwhile
Theatrical release poster
SpanishCosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena
Directed byManuel Gómez Pereira
Written by
Produced byCésar Benítez
Starring
CinematographyJuan Amorós
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byBinguen Mendizábal
Production
company
BocaBoca Producciones
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Spain
Release dates
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot features the relationship between Hortensia, a divorced woman working as a civil officer at the INEM, and Jorge, an also divorced unemployed man and recovering alcoholic.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira whereas the screenplay was penned by Joaquín Oristrell, Yolanda García Serrano, Carlos Molinero and Luis Piedrahita.[2] It was produced by BocaBoca Producciones with the participation of TVE and Canal+.[2]

Release

The film screened at the 7th Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) in 2004.[6] Distributed by Columbia Tristar Spain,[2] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film be "an enjoyable, adult-oriented comedy romancer beefed up by a thought-provoking darker side".[2]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas gave it 4 out of 5 stars highlighting the chemistry between the leads to be the best about the film.[5]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20047th Málaga Spanish Film FestivalPublic Choice AwardWon[5]
200519th Goya AwardsBest ActorEduard FernándezNominated[7]
Best ActressAna BelénNominated
14th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Leading RoleEduard FernándezNominated[8][9]
Best Film Actress in a Leading RoleAna BelénNominated

See also

References
  1. J.E (26 November 2004). "La vida vuelve a comenzar a los 50". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (1 December 2004). "Things That Make Living Worthwhile". Variety.
  3. Sanz Mingo, Carlos A. (2017). "La mujer en dos películas españolas" (PDF). Revista Electrónica del Lenguaje (4): 16.
  4. Sanz Mingo 2017, p. 16.
  5. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena". Fotogramas.
  6. "Se estrena 'Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena', de Manuel Gómez Pereira". Cine y Tele. 25 November 2004.
  7. "Cosas que hacen que la vida merezca la pena". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. "El Congreso premiado por la unión de actores por aprobar la ley contra la violencia de género". Fanzine Digital. 16 June 2005.
  9. "'Aquí no hay quien viva', 'Mar adentro' y 'Yo Claudio' vencen en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 21 June 2005.
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