Historia de un beso (2002)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

José Luis Garci

Writers:

José Luis Garci (writer)
Horacio Valcárcel (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Awards:

1 win & 14 nominations

Cast

Alfredo Landa	...	Blas Otamendi
Ana Fernández	...	Andrea
Agustín González	...	Don Telmo
Carlos Hipólito	...	Julio
Beatriz Rico	...	Marisa
Manuel Lozano	...	Julipín
Tina Sáinz	...	Melchora
Francisco Algora	...	Don Lino
Valeriano Andrés
Pilar Ordóñez
Iñaki Miramón	...	Periodista
Juan Manuel de Prada	...	Periodista
Enrique del Pozo	...	Periodista
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Paz Pondal	...	Tía Federica (as Mari Paz Pondal)

Also Known As:

Story of a Kiss (International: English title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Company:

Canal+ España

Movie Connections:

References Gilda (1946)

Touching after all

This film has been accused by critics of being slow, tedious and literary in excess.

Yes, it has a smooth rhythm compared with a lot of its contemporaries and the majority of the dialogues lack of spontaneity due to its extreme accuracy. But the story is so warm and near that you can't help feeling touched by it.

"Historia de un beso" deals with memories that hurt as well as they fill us with melancholy when they come back to us. It's a beautiful and sad story about love that cannot be fulfilled but it's always well remembered.

Yes, I agree with the fact that its literacy it's too much calculated, but I've seen people crying with emotion while they were watching the movie, and I found myself touched at the end, too. If you liked Garci's previous movie ("You're the one, una historia de entonces" is the first of a trilogy) you won't be disappointed.