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Summer's Clouds

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Summer's Clouds
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNubes de verano
Directed byFelipe Vega
Screenplay by
  • Felipe Vega
  • Manuel Hidalgo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlfonso Parra
Edited byÁngel Hernández Zoido
Music byJosep Sanou
Production
companies
  • Tornasol Films
  • Messidor Films
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 26 April 2004 (2004-04-26) (Málaga)
  • 30 April 2004 (2004-04-30) (Spain)
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

Summer's Clouds (Spanish: Nubes de verano) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by Felipe Vega [es]. It features Roberto Enríquez, Natalia Millán, David Selvas, Irene Montalà, and Roger Casamajor.

Plot

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Set in the Costa Brava, in the Baix Empordà, a couple from Madrid (Ana and Daniel) and their son (Manuel) move in there to have a Summer vacation, coming across local Marta, Marta's boyfriend Tomás and cousin Robert.[1][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Tornasol Films and Messidor Films production.[4] Shooting began in 2003 in Costa Brava, Catalonia.[6] It features dialogue in Spanish and Catalan.[4]

Release

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The film was presented at the 7th Málaga Film Festival in April 2004.[1] Distributed by Alta Classics,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 April 2004.[3]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed Summer's Clouds to be an "satisfyingly rounded and thought-provoking piece, gratifying both heart and head".[4]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the discovery of Millán and Montalà as the best thing about the film.[3]

Alberto Bermejo of El Mundo rated the film with 4 stars, writing that it "shows with beautiful simplicity how complex people can be, and are."[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Amenaza de chaparrón y años de diluvio en el Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 26 April 2004.
  2. ^ Elices, Raquel (5 August 2022). "La película de Eric Rohmer "a la española" que es perfecta para este verano". rtve.es.
  3. ^ a b c d e Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Nubes de verano". Fotogramas.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Holland, Jonathan (4 March 2004). "Summer's Clouds". Variety.
  5. ^ "Michelle Jenner, de niña del doblaje a reina de la televisión". Lecturas. 18 September 2014.
  6. ^ Ramos Martín, Manuel (6 June 2023). "Felipe Vega filma una comedia melancólica". El País.
  7. ^ Bermejo, Alberto (7 May 2004). "Adultos de vacaciones". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.