Just a Little Chemistry

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.

Just a Little Chemistry
Film poster
SpanishSolo química
Directed byAlfonso Albacete
Screenplay by
  • Alfonso Albacete
  • Mireia Llinás
Produced by
  • Mar Targarona
  • Joaquín Padró
Starring
CinematographyCarles Gusi
Edited byJoan Manel Vilaseca
Music byJuan Sueiro
Production
company
Rodar y Rodar
Distributed byAlfa Pictures
Release dates
  • 25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) (Málaga)
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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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.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The 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

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The 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

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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".[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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alfonso Albacete rinde homenaje a la comedia romántica con 'Sólo química'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Piñón, Manuel (21 July 2015). "Sólo química". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "...Y unas risas para terminar". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 26 April 2015.
  5. ^ Albacete, Alfonso (23 July 2015). "El cine, más que amor, ¿es sólo química?". Fotogramas.
  6. ^ a b "Concluye el rodaje de la comedia romántica de Alfonso Albacete 'Solo química'". Audiovisual451. 24 June 2014.
  7. ^ Ocaña, Javier (23 July 2015). "Piscina sin agua". El País.
  8. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (26 March 2015). "Solo química". Fotogramas.