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2024 Spanish-French black comedy film
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Spanish | Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres |
Directed by | Clara Bilbao |
Screenplay by | Miguel Barros |
Based on | On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes by Raymond Queneau |
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Cinematography | Imanol Nabea |
Edited by | Ascen Marchena |
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Distributed by | Filmax |
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Language | Spanish |
We Treat Women Too Well (Spanish: Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres) is a 2024 Spanish-French black comedy film directed by Clara Bilbao [ca] (in her full-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by Miguel Barros based on the novel by Raymond Queneau. It stars Carmen Machi.
Plot
Set in 1945, the plot follows the plight of stubborn fascist woman Remedios Buendía, determined not to let some Maquis guerrilla fighters spoil her day.
Cast
- Carmen Machi as Remedios Buendía
- Antonio de la Torre as Doce
- Luis Tosar as Antonio
- Isak Férriz as Bocas
- Óscar Ladoire [es] as Soria
- Julián Villagrán as Julian
- Diego Anido as Anton
- Gonzalo de Castro as Aguado
- Cris Iglesias [gl] as Aurora
Production
The film is based on the novel On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes by Raymond Queneau. It is a Spanish-French co-production by Ficción Producciones alongside Noodles Production with backing from Xunta de Galicia, TVG, TVE, and Prime Video. It was lensed by Imanol Nabea, edited by Ascen Marchena and scored by Nacho Mastretta and Marina Sorín. Filming began in March 2023. Shooting locations in Galicia included the parish of San Simón da Costa [es], Vilalba.
Release
The film was presented in the competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 3 March 2024. Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 15 March 2024.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be an "intriguing if uneven mashup of dark comedy, anti-war satire, slasher horror, feminist fable and more" with "a delightfully deranged performance" delivered by Machi.
See also
References
- "Berlin 2024: The buzz titles from Spain". ScreenDaily. 16 February 2024.
- Soto Flores, Gibran Alejandro (29 November 2023). "Carmen Machi, Antonio de la Torre y Luis Tosar encabezan la cinta 'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres'". Mundiario.
- Martínez, Luis (3 March 2024). "'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres' irrumpe en Málaga como una revelación contra los tópicos del cine español". El Mundo.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (11 April 2023). "Clara Bilbao makes her directorial debut with Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres". Filmax. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- Rebolledo, Matías G. (31 March 2023). "Arranca el rodaje de "Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres", con Carmen Machi y Antonio de la Torre". La Razón.
- Santos, Amara (31 March 2023). "Se rueda en Galicia 'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres' con Luis Tosar y Carmen Machi". Quincemil – via El Español.
- ^ Mancebo, Marta (29 November 2023). "La película de Clara Bilbao rodada en San Simón llegará a los cines en marzo". El Progreso.
- Rosado, Alba (4 March 2024). "Carmen Machi estrena película en Málaga: "Me irrita el exceso de paternalismo con la mujer"". El Español.
- Holland, Jonathan (5 March 2024). "'We Treat Women Too Well': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
External links
Categories:- 2024 films
- Films shot in Galicia (Spain)
- 2020s Spanish-language films
- 2020s Spanish films
- 2024 black comedy films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- Spanish black comedy films
- French black comedy films
- Films based on French novels
- Films set in 1945
- Films about the Spanish Maquis
- Spanish historical comedy films
- French historical comedy films
- Films about fascists