Women in the Park | |
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Spanish | Mujeres en el parque |
Directed by | Felipe Vega |
Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Gerardo Herrero |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Alfonso Parra |
Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
Production company | Tornasol Films |
Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Women in the Park (Spanish: Mujeres en el parque) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by Felipe Vega [es]. It stars Adolfo Fernández, Blanca Apilánez, Bárbara Lennie, Emma Vilarasau, and Alberto Ferreiro.
Plot
Set in Madrid, the plot features the relationship of a father (Daniel, a music teacher and pianist recently separated from Ana, now dating Clara) with his job hunting daughter Mónica, dating David.
Cast
- Adolfo Fernández [es] as Daniel
- Bárbara Lennie as Mónica
- Blanca Apilánez [es] as Ana
- Alberto Ferreiro [es] as David
- Emma Vilarasau as Clara
Production
The film is a Tornasol Films production, and it had the participation of TVE.
Release
The film was presented at the 51st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2006. It was released theatrically in Spain on 12 January 2007.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "as precise as a laser beam but sans the heat".
Esteve Riambau of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Lennie's performance as the best thing about the film, while negatively citing an overly forced final twist.
See also
References
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (22 October 2006). "El Festival de Valladolid arranca con dos dramas íntimos". El País.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (28 January 2007). "Women in the Park". Variety.
- "Mujeres en el parque (Poznan)". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "Mujeres en el parque". Fotogramas.