Live Is Life (film)

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Live Is Life
Directed byDani de la Torre
Written byAlbert Espinosa
Starring
  • Adrián Baena
  • Juan del Pozo
  • Raúl del Pozo
  • David Rodríguez
  • Javier Casellas
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures Spain
Release dates
  • 6 June 2021 (2021-06-06) (Málaga)
  • 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) (Spain)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Live Is Life is a 2021 Spanish adventure comedy-drama film directed by Dani de la Torre [gl] and written by Albert Espinosa which stars Adrián Baena, Juan del Pozo, Raúl del Pozo, David Rodríguez, and Javier Casellas.

Synopsis

It is set in 1985.[1] Five friends plan to escape on midsummer's night to look for a flower that, according to legend, has magical powers.[2]

Cast

  • Adrián Baena as Rodri[1]
  • Juan del Pozo as Álvaro[1]
  • Raúl del Pozo as Maza[1]
  • David Rodríguez as Suso[1]
  • Javier Casellas as Garriga[1]

Production

The film is an Atresmedia Cine, 4 Cats Pictures and Life is life AIE production.[3] Shooting locations included the south of the province of Lugo (Pantón, Sober, Quiroga, O’Saviñao, Monforte de Lemos) and the province of Ourense (Esgos).[4][5]

Release

It had its official premiere at the 24th Málaga Film Festival on 6 June 2021.[6][7] Although the national theatrical release in Spain was on August 13, it was later delayed to November 5 due to the complications of the theatrical releases by the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Finally, it had to be postponed again to 3 June 2022.[9] It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Spain.[5][10] It was later released in some territories on Netflix in July 2022.[11][12]

Reception

In the United States'

critics reviews. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the score achieved is 6.30/10.[2]

In the newspaper El Mundo, Javier Estrada said it is "an adventure film that can almost be interpreted as Goonies in Spain".[13] In Movie Nation , Roger Moore rated it 2/4 stars saying that it's "original only in the number of movies it cribs from. But it isn’t Stand By Me, it’s not really Five Teens and a Baby, and it sure as shooting isn’t Goonies.[12]

In his review in Escribiendo Cine, Juan Pablo Russo gave it a 6/10 rating saying that "De la Torre, a filmmaker accustomed to action and thrillers, steps out of his comfort zone and imbues his film with a bittersweet adventurous tone creating an effective melodrama"[14] In the newspaper A Gazeta (Brazil), Rafael Braz said that "it is interesting how Live is Life uses clichés in an intelligent way to create good dramas".[11]

In Common Sense Media, Brian Costello said that "this is an engaging coming-of-age dramedy with enough story and acting talent to overcome the familiar aspects to this 'hero's journey'."[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cámara, Nora (18 July 2022). "'Live is Life': la emotiva (y nostálgica) película de Dani de la Torre y Albert Espinosa en Netflix". Diez Minutos.
  2. ^ a b "Live is Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Dani de la Torre rodará en Ourense en verano su nueva película, "Life is live"". La Región. 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Lúa (21 July 2022). "La Ribeira Sacra se asoma a Netflix con "Live is Life"". La Voz de Galicia.
  5. ^ a b Sánchez-Montáñez, Rebeca (30 May 2022). "'Live is life: la gran aventura' – estreno en cines 3 de junio". Audiovisual451.
  6. ^ "Málaga Film Festival's 24th Edition Opens and Closes with Feature Comedies 'El Cover,' 'García y García'". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ Sotorrío, Regina (6 June 2021). "Dani de la Torre emociona con el viaje a los veranos de su adolescencia de 'Live is life'". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. ^ "'Live is Life' llega a los cines el 13 de agosto". Audiovisual (in Spanish). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (8 January 2022). "El deslumbrante despliegue del cine en la temporada 2022". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Live is Life". Warner Bros. Spain. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b ""Live is Life", da Netflix, emociona e diverte com boa aventura". A A Gazeta. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Netflixable? A Spanish "Stand by Me" on Steroids — "Live is Life"". Movie Nation. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Garra, lo nuevo de Adam Sandler, y todos los estrenos de cine del fin de semana". El Mundo. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Crítica de "Live is Life: la gran aventura", Dani de la Torre entre "Los Goonies", "Súper 8" y "Cuenta conmigo"". Escribiendo Cine. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Livi Is Life". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

External links

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