We Are Pregnant
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| Spanish | Embarazados |
| Directed by | Juana Macías |
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| Cinematography | Guillermo Sempere |
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| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
We Are Pregnant (Spanish: Embarazados) is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by Juana Macías from a screenplay by Macías, Anna R. Costa and Juan Moreno starring Paco León and Alexandra Jiménez.
Plot
The plot follows the mishaps of the couple close to their 40s formed by Alina (a woman in a pre-menopausal stage wanting to have a child) and Fran (a man with poor semen quality) as they embark into a process of in vitro fertilisation.[1]
Cast
- Alexandra Jiménez as Alina[2]
- Paco León as Fran[2]
- Alberto Amarilla as Guillermo[3]
- Ernesto Sevilla[2]
- Elisa Mouliaá as Gloria[3]
- Iñaki Font as Koldo[3]
- Ainhoa Aierbe as Alma[3]
- Belén López as Teresa[3]
- Goizalde Núñez as Verónica[4]
- Karra Elejalde as ginecólogo[3] ('gynaecologist')
Production
The film was produced by Audiovisuales del Monte, Teoponte PC, Kowalski Films and Telefónica Studios and it had the participation of TVE, ETB, and Movistar+.[5][6] It boasted a budget of around €1.8 million.[2] Shooting locations included San Sebastián and Madrid.[2]
Release
Distributed by Buena Vista International,[7] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 29 January 2016.
Reception
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be an "incisive dissection of couple problems" and singling out Alexandra Jiménez as the best thing about it.[8] Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a comedy with "a bitter aftertaste" in the verdict.[7] Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the film "finds its best moments in drama" rather than in the inane drivel.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Alonso, Raquel M. (27 January 2016). "'Embarazados', con Paco León y Alexandra Jiménez, llega este viernes a los cines". rtve.es. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Úbeda-Portugués, Albert (27 January 2016). "Los estrenos del 29 de enero. 'Embarazados' El compromiso de una pareja". Aisge. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Embarazados" (PDF). Catálogo ICAA. ICAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via Ministerio de Cultura.
- ↑ "El cine español puede competir en talento con el americano". El Correo de Burgos. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "'Embarazados' – estreno en cines 29 de enero". Audiovisual451. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ "Alexandra Jiménez y Paco León, ante el reto de quedarse 'Embarazados'". Fotogramas. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bermejo, Andrea G. (25 January 2016). "Embarazados". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ Martínez, Beatriz (19 June 2015). "Embarazados". Fotogramas.
- ↑ Ocaña, Javier (29 January 2016). "Sentimientos 'in vitro'". El País. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.