Mad Love (2009 film)
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| Spanish | Amores locos |
| Directed by | Beda Docampo Feijóo |
| Written by | Beda Docampo Feijóo |
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| Cinematography | Juanmi Azpiroz |
| Edited by | Irene Blecua |
| Music by | Juan Bardem |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Visión |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Mad Love (Spanish: Amores locos) is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Beda Docampo Feijóo. It stars Irene Visedo and Eduard Fernández.
Plot
The plot follows the story of a room attendant at the Prado Museum (Julia) who becomes infatuated with a visitor (Enrique), whom she identifies as being the character represented along her in a 17th-century Flemish painting exhibited at the museum.[1] Enrique, a psychiatrist, decides to turn Julia into his patient.[2]
Cast
- Eduard Fernández as Enrique[3]
- Irene Visedo as Julia[3]
- Carlos Hipólito as Alfonso[3]
- Marisa Paredes as Ana[3]
- Cuca Escribano as Irene[3]
- Marta Belaustegui as Susana[3]
- Eva Pallarés as Eszter[3]
Production
The film is a Nix Films AIE, Ángel Durández Adeva, Nada Music, Iroko Films and Quiéreme Producciones production.[4]
Release
The film was presented at the 12th Málaga Film Festival in April 2009.[5][6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 19 February 2010.[7]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that, in the film, "a preposterous premise is skillfully crafted into enjoyable, stately romance".[3]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, lamenting "a priori interesting" idea/film "that ends up lost between psychoanalysis sessions and scientific explanations about post-traumatic trauma".[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Amores locos". Fotogramas. 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Los 'Amores locos' de Irene Visedo y Eduard Fernández". Europa Press. 18 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Holland, Jonathan (28 April 2009). "Mad Love". Variety.
- ^ "Amores locos". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Beda Docampo Feijóo lleva al Festival de Málaga su película 'Amores locos'". Prensa Ibérica. 21 April 2009.
- ^ "La búsqueda de las ganas de vivir de 'Amores locos', en el Festival de Málaga". rtve.es. 21 April 2009.
- ^ a b Crespo, Irene (19 February 2010). "Amores locos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.