Reinas (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Manuel Gómez Pereira

Writers:

Yolanda García Serrano (writer)
Manuel Gómez Pereira (collaborating writer)

Release Date:

8 April 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Here come the grooms...and their mothers!

Plot:

Five mothers cope with the drama that surrounds their gay sons at a mass wedding.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Gay | Wedding | Gay Wedding | Gardener

Cast

Verónica Forqué	...	Nuria
Carmen Maura	...	Magda
Marisa Paredes	...	Reyes
Mercedes Sampietro	...	Helena
Betiana Blum	...	Ofelia
Gustavo Salmerón	...	Hugo
Unax Ugalde	...	Miguel
Hugo Silva	...	Jonás
Daniel Hendler	...	Óscar
Paco León	...	Narciso
Raúl Jiménez	...	Rafa
Fernando Valverde	...	Héctor (as Tito Valverde)
Lluís Homar	...	Jacinto
Jorge Perugorría	...	César
Ginés García Millán	...	Néstor

Also Known As:

Queens (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures de España

Trivia:

Director Manuel Gomez Pereira wanted four former Pedro Almodovar "muses" in the cast of "Reinas": Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes, Veronica Forque, and Victoria Abril. When Victoria Abril declined his offer, he had to settle for just three of them.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the film, the train is moving from left to right, in the same scene and seat, then it moves from right to left, and seconds later it moves in a right to left direction again.

Quotes:

Nuria: I'm always free, even when I'm married.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Untitled Reinas Remake (2011)

Soundtrack:

Ya me siento mejor

Fashionable Theme, Funny Entertainment

In Spain, a couple of days before a collective gay wedding, the lives of five mothers, whose sons will get married, are entwined: Judge Helena (Mercedes Sampietro) is in charge of the ceremony; the entrepreneur in hotel business Magda (Carmen Maura) is hosting the guests in her hotel and is responsible for the banquet, while facing a strike leaded by her lover and chef; the nymphomaniac Nuria (Verónica Forqué) is facing problems due to her uncontrollable disease; the wealthy Reyes (Marisa Paredes) is having a crush for the father of her son's mate and her gardener; and the Argentinean cooker Ofelia (Betiana Blum) is facing financial problems and difficulties in the relationship with her son's mate. Along three days, they have complicated relationships with their sons and mates, ex-husbands, lovers and employees.

"Reinas" is a nice movie based on a fashionable theme, the marriage of gay couples, being a great entertainment. There are funny and dramatic situations, but they are satisfactorily resolved in an optimistic way. The controversial and unthinkable affair of Magda and her married chef Cesar is probably the weakest point of the story. I was particularly impressed with the beauty and elegance of Ms. Mercedes Sampietro. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Rainhas" ("Queens")