The Best Thing That Can Happen to a Croissant (Spanish: Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Paco Mir based on the novel by Pablo Tusset. It stars Pablo Carbonell alongside Marta Belaustegui, Nathalie Seseña, and José Coronado.
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| Spanish | Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán |
| Directed by | Paco Mir |
| Screenplay by | Paco Mir |
| Based on | Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán by Pablo Tusset |
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| Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica |
| Edited by | Frank Gutiérrez |
| Music by | Pepín Tre |
Production company | Ovideo TV |
| Distributed by | Lauren Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editFull-time slacker Pablo Miralles sets for searching his missing brother Sebastián encouraged by Fina and Gloria.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- Pablo Carbonell as Pablo Miralles[2]
- José Coronado as Sebastián Miralles[2]
- Marta Belaustegui as Gloria[1]
- Nathalie Seseña as Fina[1]
- Anna M. Barbany as mother[2]
- Arseni Corsellas as father[2]
- Amparo Valle[4]
- Pep Ferrer as Luigi[2]
- Lola Marceli[4]
- Irene Montalà as Carmela[2]
- André Oumansky as Pierre François[2]
Production
editThe film was produced by Ovideo TV, and it had the participation of Trivideo, Tricicle, TVE, Canal+, and TVC.[3] It boasted a budget of €2.2 million.[1]
Release
editDistributed by Lauren Films,[3] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 21 November 2003.[4][5]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety considered that the film "raises an occasional smile but is largely indigestible thanks to the anything-goes plotline, lack of warmth and general derivativeness".[3]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that the broad-brush comedy is "seasoned with an intrigue plot lacking in interest and a nefarious direction of actors".[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Cine con humor de Tricicle". El País. 21 November 2003.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán". TV3. 2 February 2009 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (7 December 2003). "The Best Thing That Can Happen To A Croissant". Variety.
- ^ a b c "Lo mejor que le puede pasara un cruasán". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ "Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán · España 2003". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (21 November 2003). "Ayuno cinematográfico". El País.