The Summer We Lived
2020 Spanish film
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The Summer We Lived[1] (Spanish: El verano que vivimos) is a 2020 romantic melodrama film directed by Carlos Sedes which stars Javier Rey, Blanca Suárez, and Pablo Molinero in a love triangle.
- Ramón Campos
- Gema R. Neira
- David Orea
- Salvador S. Molina
- Javier Chacártegui
- Ramón Campos
- Teresa Fernández-Valdés
- Mercedes Gamero
- Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo
- Jordi Gasull
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| Spanish | El verano que vivimos |
| Directed by | Carlos Sedes |
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| Cinematography | Jacobo Martínez |
| Edited by | Julia Juanatey |
| Music by | Federico Jusid |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot delves into a love triangle that took place in the summer of 1958 in Jerez de la Frontera, concerning an architect who arrived in town to build a winery (Gonzalo), the one ordering the winery (Hernán) and the latter's fiancée (Lucía). A different timeline set in 1998 deals with the reconstruction of the aforementioned love story upon the investigations carried out by a journalist trainee working with obituaries (Isabel) who enlists the collaboration of Carlos, the architect's son.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
- Javier Rey as Gonzalo[6]
- Blanca Suárez as Lucía[6]
- Pablo Molinero as Hernán[6]
- Guiomar Puerta as Isabel[2]
- Carlos Cuevas as Carlos[2]
- Adelfa Calvo[6]
- Manuel Morón[6]
- María Pedraza as Adela[6]
- Moreno Borja[6]
- Mercedes Sampietro[7]
- Joaquín Núñez[6]
- Pedro Rudolphi[6]
- Paloma Reynaud[6]
- Antonio Durán[8]
- Alfonso Agra[9]
Production
The screenplay was penned by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Salvador S. Molina, Javier Chacártegui and David Orea.[10] The film is an Aquel Verano Movie AIE, Warner Bros Entertainment España, Atresmedia Cine, Mr. Fields and Friends, La Claqueta PC, Bambú Producciones and 4 Cats Pictures production.[11] Shooting began on 5 August 2019 in Jerez de la Frontera.[12] Shooting locations also included Galicia.[13]
Release
The film was presented at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20 September 2020.[4] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España, it was initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on 6 November 2020 but it was postponed to 4 December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15][16]
Reception
Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País wrote that the film "confuses eroticism and passion with a grandiloquent epic akin to a tourist postcard, redundant music, aerial shots, and a string of metaphors", with the film resenting from, among other issues, a screenplay "without much narrative foundation" and otherwise also turning out to be "implausible and whimsical".[3]
Mireia Mullor of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the landscapes of Jerez de la Frontera vis-à-vis the film's setting as the best thing about the film.[17]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, determining as a verdict that the film is "a formulaic [kind of] cinema... which, for that reason, [it] works".[5]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Original Score | Federico Jusid | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Original Song | "El verano que vivimos" by Alejandro Sanz, Alfonso Pérez Arias | Nominated |