Boca a boca
1995 film
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Mouth to Mouth (Spanish: Boca a boca) is a 1995 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The cast, led by Javier Bardem, also features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Josep Maria Flotats.[1][2][3][4]
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- Joaquín Oristrell
- Juan Luis Iborra
- Manuel Gómez Pereira
- Naomi Wise
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| Spanish | Boca a boca |
| Directed by | Manuel Gómez Pereira |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The aspiring actor Víctor Ventura has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Víctor Ventura.[4]
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Amanda.[5]
- Josep Maria Flotats as Ricardo / "Bill".[6]
- María Barranco as Ángela.[7]
- Amparo Baró as Margot.[8]
- Candela Peña as Tanya.[8]
- Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Raúl.[9]
- Myriam Mézières as Shelia Crawford.[10][11]
- Jordi Bosch as matón.[10][12]
- Sam Mckenzie as Oswaldo.[7]
- Tres Hanley as Debra Reynolds.[4][13]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as David.[14]
- Kiti Manver as Luci.[7]
Production
Mouth to Mouth was directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, who also wrote the screenplay together with Joaquín Oristrell, Naomi Wise and Juan Luis Iborra.[4] The production companies were Sogetel, BocaBoca Producciones and Star Line TV Productions.[15] Shot in Madrid from 19 December 1994 to 8 February 1995,[12] shooting locations included the Palacio de Gaviria.[15]
Release
The film was presented at the 28th Sitges Film Festival in October 1995, screened as part of the 'Premiére' selection dedicated to non-fantasy films.[16] Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain in 1995.[15] The film grossed 374.2 million ₧ in 1995.[17] It was released by Miramax in the United States.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1996 | 10th Goya Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [18][19] | |
| Best Director | Manuel Gómez Pereira | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Joaquín Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Naomi Wise | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Fernando Guillén Cuervo | Nominated | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Josean Gómez | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Guillermo Represa | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Brian Saunders, Carlos Faruolo, James Muñoz | Nominated | |||
| 51st CEC Medals | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Won | [20] | |
| 1998 | 13th Independent Spirit Awards | Best International Film | Nominated | [21][22] | |