''It's Now or Never'' ( es, Ahora o Nunca, links=no) is a 2015 Spanish
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by
María Ripoll
María Ripoll i Julià (born 1963) is a Spanish film director from Barcelona, with an international background and eight feature films to her credit.
The success of her film '' It's Now or Never'' has placed her as the highest-grossing female film ...
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Plot
Álex (Dani Rovira
Daniel Rovira de Rivas (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish comedian and actor.
Career
Early career
After graduating in Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada, he started touring with Paramount Comedy, performin ...
) and Eva (María Valverde
María Valverde Rodríguez (born 24 March 1987) is a Spanish actress.
Career
At age 16, Valverde had a major role in '' The Weakness of the Bolshevik'', for which she won Best New Actress at the 18th Goya Awards. Her other films include '' Me ...
) are a happy couple who, after years of relationship, have decided to marry in the English countryside village (Castle Combe
Castle Combe is a village and civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wiltshire, England. The village is around north-west of Chippenham. A castle once stood in the area, but was demolished centuries ago.
The vi ...
) where they met each other. However, an unexpected problem occurs: a strike of air traffic controllers prevent Álex and his guests from arriving where Eva is waiting.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
, Camprodon
Camprodon (; from ''Camp Rodó'' "Round Field", ultimately from Latin ''Campus Rotundus'') is a small town in the comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Pyrenees, near the French border.
History
The settlement of Ca ...
, and Amsterdam
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Music
The Music was composed by Simon Smith as a happy feel good comedy score with touches of brit pop, punk and jazz.
Much of the score was also played by Simon Smith, including guitars, bass, piano, drums, violin, trumpet, vocals as well as writing many of the English songs. Other key musicians were brought in to provide baritone sax, lead trumpet, guitars, and double bass. One of them Victor Hernandez is the lead vocal for many of the composed songs ( Crazy for you, Run for what you want etc.)
There are also international songs included such as Alright (from Supergrass), Tick, tick, boom! (Belonging to The Hives), Walk like an Egyptian (The Bangles) and classic Spanish pop, like Te estoy amando locamente (Las Grecas) and Volando voy (Kiko Veneno), among others.
Release
The film had its premiere in Madrid on June 16, 2015, and was released in Spain on June 19.
Reception
The film has grossed in Spain.[
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2015
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in 2015 in Spain. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films
Box office
The five highest-grossing Spanish feature films in 2015, by domestic b ...
References
External links
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Spanish romantic comedy films
2015 romantic comedy films
Films shot in Amsterdam
Films shot in Barcelona
Films shot in the province of Girona
Zeta Studios films
Atresmedia Cine films
2010s Spanish films
2010s Spanish-language films
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