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We Treat Women Too Well

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We Treat Women Too Well
Film poster
SpanishTratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres
Directed byClara Bilbao
Screenplay byMiguel Barros
Based onOn est toujours trop bon avec les femmes
by Raymond Queneau
Starring
CinematographyImanol Nabea
Edited byAscen Marchena
Music by
Production
companies
  • Ficción Producciones
  • Noodles Production
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) (Málaga)
  • 15 March 2024 (2024-03-15) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

We Treat Women Too Well[1] (Spanish: Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres) is a 2024 Spanish-French black comedy film directed by Clara Bilbao [ca] (in her full-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by Miguel Barros based on the novel by Raymond Queneau. It stars Carmen Machi.

Plot

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Set in 1945, the plot follows the plight of stubborn fascist woman Remedios Buendía, determined not to let some Maquis guerrilla fighters spoil her day.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The film is based on the novel On est toujours trop bon avec les femmes by Raymond Queneau.[6] It is a Spanish-French co-production by Ficción Producciones alongside Noodles Production with backing from Xunta de Galicia, TVG, TVE, and Prime Video.[7] It was lensed by Imanol Nabea, edited by Ascen Marchena and scored by Nacho Mastretta and Marina Sorín.[4] Filming began in March 2023.[4] Shooting locations in Galicia included the parish of San Simón da Costa [es], Vilalba.[8]

Release

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The film was presented in the competitive slate of the 27th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 3 March 2024.[9] Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 15 March 2024.[8]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be an "intriguing if uneven mashup of dark comedy, anti-war satire, slasher horror, feminist fable and more" with "a delightfully deranged performance" delivered by Machi.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlin 2024: The buzz titles from Spain". ScreenDaily. 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ Soto Flores, Gibran Alejandro (29 November 2023). "Carmen Machi, Antonio de la Torre y Luis Tosar encabezan la cinta 'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres'". Mundiario.
  3. ^ Martínez, Luis (3 March 2024). "'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres' irrumpe en Málaga como una revelación contra los tópicos del cine español". El Mundo.
  4. ^ a b c Rivera, Alfonso (11 April 2023). "Clara Bilbao makes her directorial debut with Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres". Cineuropa.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres". Filmax. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (31 March 2023). "Arranca el rodaje de "Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres", con Carmen Machi y Antonio de la Torre". La Razón.
  7. ^ Santos, Amara (31 March 2023). "Se rueda en Galicia 'Tratamos demasiado bien a las mujeres' con Luis Tosar y Carmen Machi". Quincemil – via El Español.
  8. ^ a b Mancebo, Marta (29 November 2023). "La película de Clara Bilbao rodada en San Simón llegará a los cines en marzo". El Progreso.
  9. ^ Rosado, Alba (4 March 2024). "Carmen Machi estrena película en Málaga: "Me irrita el exceso de paternalismo con la mujer"". El Español.
  10. ^ Holland, Jonathan (5 March 2024). "'We Treat Women Too Well': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
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