Friends Have Reasons
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| Spanish | Las razones de mis amigos |
| Directed by | Gerardo Herrero |
| Screenplay by | Ángeles González-Sinde |
| Based on | La conquista del aire by Belén Gopegui |
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| Cinematography | Alfredo Mayo |
| Edited by | Carmen Frías |
| Music by | Lucio Godoy |
Production company | Tornasol Films |
| Distributed by | Alta Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Friends Have Reasons (Spanish: Las razones de mis amigos) is a 2000 Spanish drama film directed by Gerardo Herrero from a screenplay by Ángeles González-Sinde based on a novel by Belén Gopegui. It stars Marta Belaustegui, Joel Joan, and Sergi Calleja.
Plot
Set in Madrid in the 1990s,[1][2] the plot explores the crisis in the friendship between Marta, Santiago, and Carlos, after Carlos asks Marta and Santiago for money so he can keep his IT company afloat.[3][4]
Cast
- Marta Belaustegui as Marta[5]
- Joel Joan as Santiago[6]
- Sergi Calleja as Carlos[5]
- Lola Dueñas as Ainhoa[5]
- José Tomé as Guillermo[5]
- Ana Duato as Leticia[5]
- Paz Gómez as Sol[5]
- Ricardo Moya as Lucas[7]
- Jorge de Juan as Pablo[7]
- Roberto Enríquez as Vicente[7]
- Víctor Clavijo as Esteban[7]
- Sonia Almarcha[8]
Production
Written by Ángeles González-Sinde the film is an adaptation of the novel La conquista del aire by Belén Gopegui.[9][10] The film was produced by Tornasol Films.[10]
Release
Kevin Williams Associates (KWA) acquired global sales rights to the film.[11] The film's festival run included selections for screenings in the 'Contemporary World Cinema' sidebar programming of the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 45th Valladolid International Film Festival, and the 'Panorama' section of the 51st Berlin International Film Festival.[11][12] Distributed by Alta Films,[10] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 3 November 2000.[13]
Reception
Eddie Cockrell of Variety described the "Rohmerish" film as "an insightful drama from a precise Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde script".[6]
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País deemed the film to be "admirably constructed from its foundation, from its writing, which follows a gradual ascetic development, dry and harsh".[14]
Jennifer Green of ScreenDaily considered that the film "gives a faithful portrayal of modern-day, Madrid-dwelling professionals, though perhaps with aspects more attuned to an even older generation than the one depicted here".[10]
See also
References
- ^ Reyes Martín 2017, p. 726.
- ^ Bianco, Ana (11 January 2001). "El dinero es el primer motor de las sociedades". Página/12.
- ^ Reyes Martín, Raquel (2017). "Las razones del desencanto: comparativa entre La conquista del aire de Belén Gopegui y Las razones de mis amigos de Gerardo Herrero". In Marcos Ramos, María (ed.). Historia, literatura y arte en el cine en español y portugués: estudios y perspectivas (PDF). Centro de Estudios Brasileños. p. 723, 724. ISBN 978-84-697-3695-1.
- ^ "Las razones de mis amigos". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 154.
- ^ a b Cockrell, Eddie (2 October 2000). "Friends Have Reasons". Variety.
- ^ a b c d "Las razones de mis amigos" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Programación: ¿Qué ver hoy en TV? Viernes 28 octubre 2022". rtve.es. 28 October 2022.
- ^ Reyes Martín 2017, p. 724.
- ^ a b c d Green, Jennifer (22 November 2000). "Las Razones De Mis Amigos". ScreenDaily.
- ^ a b Green, Jennifer (6 September 2000). "Kevin Williams takes three from Tornasol". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Ruiz Mantilla, Jesús (6 February 2001). "La primera Berlinale del siglo arranca mañana con 24 películas en competición". El País.
- ^ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 154. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Ángel (22 October 2000). "Gerardo Herrero da vida al concurso con 'Las razones de mis amigos'". El País.