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.
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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 |
Plot
editPerfume 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.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- Ana Carlota Fernández as Oli[4]
- Alejo Sauras as Carlos[4]
- Rodrigo Guirao as Eric Soto[4]
- José Coronado as Julián[3]
- María Esteve as Berta[3]
- Bibiana Fernández as Sabrina[3]
- Martina Klein as Alessandra[5]
- Jaime Olías as Hans[3]
- Rossy de Palma[3]
- Neus Asensi[3]
- Silvia Marsó as Mónica[3]
- Natalia de Molina as Melanie[3]
- Miranda Makaroff[1]
- Àlex Monner[3]
- Esmeralda Moya[3]
Production
editThe film was produced by Rodar y Rodar with the participation of TVE, Canal+, and TVC.[6] Shooting locations included Barcelona, Sitges, and Costa Brava.[6]
Release
editThe film screened in a non-competitive slot of the 18th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2015.[1] Distributed by Alfa Pictures,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 24 July 2015.
Reception
editManuel 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".[2]
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 [everything] be a dream or a self-parodic nod".[7]
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "its expressive liveliness, fearless".[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Alfonso Albacete rinde homenaje a la comedia romántica con 'Sólo química'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Piñón, Manuel (21 July 2015). "Sólo química". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (22 July 2015). "Los estrenos del 24 de julio. 'Solo química'. Personajes frágiles en el torbellino del amor". Aisge.
- ^ a b c "...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.
- ^ a b "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.