2015 Spanish film
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| Spanish | Solo química |
| Directed by | Alfonso Albacete |
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| Cinematography | Carles Gusi |
| Edited by | Joan Manel Vilaseca |
| Music by | Juan Sueiro |
| Production company | Rodar y Rodar |
| Distributed by | Alfa Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Just a Little Chemistry (Spanish: Solo química) is a 2015 Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Alfonso Albacete in his solo directorial debut which stars Ana Fernández alongside Alejo Sauras and Rodrigo Guirao.
Plot
Perfume shop worker and boxing aficionado Oli falls for film and television star Eric Soto while her friend Carlos, a psychologist, tells her that love does not exist.
Cast
- Ana Carlota Fernández as Oli
- Alejo Sauras as Carlos
- Rodrigo Guirao as Eric Soto
- José Coronado as Julián
- María Esteve as Berta
- Bibiana Fernández as Sabrina
- Martina Klein as Alessandra
- Jaime Olías as Hans
- Rossy de Palma
- Neus Asensi
- Silvia Marsó as Mónica
- Natalia de Molina as Melanie
- Miranda Makaroff [ca]
- Àlex Monner
- Esmeralda Moya
Production
The film was produced by Rodar y Rodar with the participation of TVE, Canal+, and TVC. Shooting locations included Barcelona, Sitges, and Costa Brava.
Release
The film screened in a non-competitive slot of the 18th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2015. Distributed by Alfa Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 24 July 2015.
Reception
Manuel Piñón of Cinemanía rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a romcom in which everything is missing, but above all sanity".
Javier Ocaña of El País compared negatively the film to Sex, Party and Lies (co-directed by Albacete) and wrote that it is a film "during which you pray from your seat that be a dream or a self-parodic nod".
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "its expressive liveliness, fearless".
See also
References
- ^ "Alfonso Albacete rinde homenaje a la comedia romántica con 'Sólo química'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 26 April 2015.
- ^ Piñón, Manuel (21 July 2015). "Sólo química". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (22 July 2015). "Los estrenos del 24 de julio. 'Solo química'. Personajes frágiles en el torbellino del amor". Aisge.
- ^ "...Y unas risas para terminar". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 26 April 2015.
- Albacete, Alfonso (23 July 2015). "El cine, más que amor, ¿es sólo química?". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Concluye el rodaje de la comedia romántica de Alfonso Albacete 'Solo química'". Audiovisual451. 24 June 2014.
- Ocaña, Javier (23 July 2015). "Piscina sin agua". El País.
- Martínez, Beatriz (26 March 2015). "Solo química". Fotogramas.