Live Is Life (film)
2021 Spanish film
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Live Is Life is a 2021 Spanish adventure comedy-drama film directed by Dani de la Torre and written by Albert Espinosa which stars Adrián Baena, Juan del Pozo, Raúl del Pozo, David Rodríguez, and Javier Casellas.
- Adrián Baena
- Juan del Pozo
- Raúl del Pozo
- David Rodríguez
- Javier Casellas
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| Directed by | Dani de la Torre |
| Written by | Albert Espinosa |
| Produced by | Toni Novella |
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| Cinematography | Josu Inchaustegui |
| Music by | Manuel Riveiro |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Spain |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
Cast
Production
The film is an Atresmedia Cine, 4 Cats Pictures and Life is life AIE production.[3] Shooting locations included the south of the province of Lugo (Pantón, Sober, Quiroga, O’Saviñao, Monforte de Lemos) and the province of Ourense (Esgos).[4][5]
Release
The film had its official premiere at the 24th Málaga Film Festival on 6 June 2021.[6][7] Although the national theatrical release in Spain was on August 13, it was later delayed to November 5 due to the complications of the theatrical releases by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Finally, it had to be postponed again to 3 June 2022.[9] It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Spain.[5][10] It was later released in some territories on Netflix in July 2022.[11][12]
Reception
In the newspaper El Mundo, Javier Estrada said it is "an adventure film that can almost be interpreted as Goonies in Spain".[13] In Movie Nation, Roger Moore rated it 2/4 stars saying that it's "original only in the number of movies it cribs from. But it isn’t Stand By Me, it’s not really Five Teens and a Baby, and it sure as shooting isn’t Goonies.[12]
In his review in Escribiendo Cine, Juan Pablo Russo gave it a 6/10 rating saying that "De la Torre, a filmmaker accustomed to action and thrillers, steps out of his comfort zone and imbues his film with a bittersweet adventurous tone creating an effective melodrama"[14] In the newspaper A Gazeta (Brazil), Rafael Braz said that "it is interesting how Live is Life uses clichés in an intelligent way to create good dramas".[11]
In Common Sense Media, Brian Costello said that "this is an engaging coming-of-age dramedy with enough story and acting talent to overcome the familiar aspects to this 'hero's journey'."[15]
