Chill Out!
| Chill Out! | |
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| Spanish | Descongélate! |
| Directed by | Félix Sabroso Dunia Ayaso |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Mariano Marín |
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| Distributed by | Warner Sogefilms |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Chill Out!(Spanish:Descongélate!) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed byFélix Sabroso and Dunia Ayasowhich starsPepón Nieto,Candela Peña,Loles León,andRubén Ochandiano.
Plot
[edit]Set in a multicultural neighborhood ofMadrid,the plot follows struggling bit-part actor and impersonator Justo Santos, who is offered a lead role by film director Aitor, with the latter promptly dying fromdrug overdose,seemingly thwarting Justo and Justo's family (brother Berto, wife Iris, and mother Katy) yearnings to solve their dire economic hardships.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Pepón Nietoas Justo Santos[4]
- Candela Peñaas Iris[4]
- Loles Leónas Katy[1]
- Rubén Ochandianoas Berto[1]
- Pilar Castroas Anita[1]
- Óscar Jaenadaas Aitor[3]
- José Ángel Egido[5]
- Roberta Marreroas Nona[4]
- Carmen Machi[5]
Production
[edit]The film is anEl Deseo,Mediapro,and Filmanova production, with the participation ofTelemadrid,Canal+,andAntena 3.[1]
Release
[edit]The film screened at the 15th L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival in July 2003.[6]Distributed byWarner Sogefilms,[1]it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 August 2003.[2]It opened to a so-so €222,000 opening weekend gross at the domestic box office, but good word-of-mouth took it to €1.1 million after four weeks.[3]
Reception
[edit]Jonathan Holland ofVarietyconsidered that the helmers' disposable work in earlier films "settles down into something like maturity without losing its contempo edge, and first-rate performances discover unsuspected depths in the derivative, over-the-top plotline about people frantically trying to improve their lot".[1]
Jennifer Green ofScreenDailydeemed to film to be a "a sharp yet ultimately gentle comedy".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefgHolland, Jonathan (23 September 2003)."Chill Out!".Variety.
- ^ab"Descongélate".Fotogramas.29 May 2008.
- ^abcdGreen, Jennifer (19 September 2003)."Chill Out (Descongelate)".ScreenDaily.
- ^abcAyala, Miguel (3 September 2023)."20 años de un rodaje" feliz "".La Provincia.Prensa Ibérica.
- ^abSilvestre, Juan (31 August 2018)."'El Ángel' y otras 19 películas producidas por El Deseo ".Fotogramas.
- ^"El vallisoletano Iván Sáinz, mejor director de cortos en L'Alfàs".El País.13 July 2003.