The Truth and Other Lies (Spanish: El juego de la verdad) is a 2004 Spanish comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero which stars Tristán Ulloa, Natalia Verbeke, Óscar Jaenada and María Esteve.
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| Spanish | El juego de la verdad |
| Directed by | Álvaro Fernández Armero |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | David Pinillos |
| Music by | Eduardo Arbide |
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| Distributed by | Manga Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editUpon being misdiagnosed with a terminal cancer, Ernesto proposes telling the truth to his girlfriend Lea and his friends Alberto and Susana, confessing that he wishes to bang Susana.[1]
Cast
edit- Óscar Jaenada as Alberto[2]
- Natalia Verbeke as Susana[2]
- Tristán Ulloa as Ernesto[2]
- María Esteve as Lea[2]
Production
editThe film was produced by Morena Films, DeAPlaneta and DePalacio and it had the participation of Canal+, Antena 3, Telemadrid, TVC, TVV, TVG, EiTB, TV Canarias, and TV Castilla-La Mancha.[3] Shooting locations included Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]
Release
editDistributed by Manga Films,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 24 September 2004.
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an attractively unassuming if conventional couples comedy that starts slowly but later warms successfully to its task".[3]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the duo consisting of Verbeke and Esteve as the best thing about it while pointing out that the film takes time in finding the right tone.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "El juego de la verdad". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d Garzón, Raquel (24 September 2004). "Fernández Armero intercambia parejas y mentiras en 'El juego de la verdad'". El País.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (17 October 2004). "The Truth and Other Lies". Variety.
- ^ "Álvaro Fernández Armero impregna de humor negro «El juego de la verdad»". ABC. 7 April 2004.
- ^ "Las coproducciones activan los rodajes del cine español". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 12 April 2004.