La montaña rusa
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- Daniela Fejerman
- Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
| La montaña rusa | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Emilio Martínez-Lázaro |
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| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
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| Cinematography | Teo Delgado |
| Edited by | Iván Aledo |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
Production company | Enrique Cerezo PC |
| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
La montaña rusa (The Roller Coaster) is a 2012 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro from a screenplay by Daniela Fejerman and Martínez-Lázaro which stars Verónica Sánchez, Ernesto Alterio, and Alberto San Juan alongside Ara Malikian.
The plot tracks a love triangle of three longtime friends meeting up again: a clown (Lorenzo), a television host (Luis), and a frigid violinist (Ada).[1][2][3]
Cast
- Verónica Sánchez as Ada[4]
- Alberto San Juan as Luis[4]
- Ernesto Alterio as Lorenzo[4]
- Ara Malikian as Matías[4]
- Luis Bermejo as Álex[4]
- Sara Martín as Carmen[4]
- Cristina Zapata as Remedios[4]
- Marisa Zapata as Dolores[4]
- Gabriel Chamé as Abel Merino[4]
Production
The film is an Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas production.[5]
Release
Distributed by Alta Classics,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 March 2012.[6]
Reception
Jordi Costa of El País determined that "unfortunately, the film ends up being the anachronism that its own poster suggests".[7]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 1½ ouf of 5 stars, wondering "why do they call this [film] comedy".[8]