Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Spanish	El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
Directed by	Manuel Gómez Pereira
Written by	Yolanda García Serrano; Manuel Gómez Pereira; Juan Luis Iborra; Joaquín Oristrell
Produced by	César Benítez; Manuel Gómez Pereira; Joaquín Oristrell
Starring	Ana Belén; Juanjo Puigcorbé; Gabino Diego; Penélope Cruz
Cinematography	Juan Amorós
Edited by	Guillermo Represa
Music by	Bernardo Bonezzi
Production; companies	Sogetel; BocaBoca Producciones;
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date	10 January 1997;
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (Spanish: El amor perjudica seriamente la salud) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira^[1] and starring Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Gabino Diego and Penélope Cruz.

Synopsis

In Paris, King Juan Carlos I offers a dinner at Hôtel Crillon. Diana (Ana Belén) meets Santi (Juanjo Puigcorbé), an old lover, who now is the King's bodyguard. They remember how they met each other, 30 years ago, in another hotel, in Madrid. Diana (Penélope Cruz) and Santi (Gabino Diego) met when The Beatles were going to play. He works in the hotel. She hides under John Lennon's bed because she's in love with the singer. But, what starts is an attraction between them. It is an impossible love because she wants to be rich and famous, and he is poor and has to join the Air Force. When they meet again, Diana has become a socialite, and Santi is a pilot. Both are married, but the love goes on...

Cameo appearances

The film uses cameo appearances by real figures from vintage footage and other fields to great comic effect. They include John Lennon, Carmen Polo, Raphael, King Juan Carlos I and his daughters. There are other cameos during the film: actors Javier Bardem, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón or film director Fernando Colomo have got small roles.

Production

The film was produced by Sogetel and BocaBoca Producciones.^[2]

Reception

The film opened on 110 screens and grossed $982,575 for the week finishing second at the Spanish box office behind fellow opener Ransom. ^[3]

References

^ Castilla, Amelia (2 January 1997). "Gómez Pereira muestra en su quinta comedia que "todo lo que gusta acaba haciendo daño"". El País.
^ "'El amor perjudica seriamente la salud' supera las 600.000 entradas". El País. 1 February 1997.
^ "International box office". Screen International. 31 January 1997. p. 31. $1=Pts 132

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[1] Castilla, Amelia (2 January 1997). "Gómez Pereira muestra en su quinta comedia que "todo lo que gusta acaba haciendo daño"". El País.

[2] "'El amor perjudica seriamente la salud' supera las 600.000 entradas". El País. 1 February 1997.

[3] "International box office". Screen International. 31 January 1997. p. 31. $1=Pts 132

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