''Andrea's Love'' ( es, El amor de Andrea, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by

Manuel Martín Cuenca Manuel Martín Cuenca (born 30 November 1964) is a Spanish film director. He directed more than ten films since 1990. Selected filmography * ''The Weakness of the Bolshevik'' (2003) * '' Hard Times'' (2005) * ''Cannibal Cannibalism is t ...

from a screenplay by Lola Mayo and Martín Cuenca.

Plot

Set in Cádiz, the plot follows 15-year-old Andrea, the eldest of three siblings, seeking to rekindle with her father following her parents' divorce.

Cast

Production

The film was penned by helmer

alongside , rather than with Martín Cuenca's regular co-scribe Alejandro Hernández. The film was produced by La Loma Blanca PC, LaZona, Nephilim, and El amor de Andrea AIE, alongside Alebrije Cine y Vídeo, with participation of RTVE and Canal Sur, funding from ICAA, backing from , and sponsoring by . It was fully shot in the Bay of Cádiz. Footage was shot in chronological order.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

68th Valladolid International Film Festival The 68th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) took place from 21 to 28 October 2023, in Valladolid, Spain. '' The Movie Teller'', an adaptation of the Hernán Rivera Letelier's novel, directed by Lone Scherfig, opened the festival. ...

on 23 October 2023. It also made it to the official selection competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) for its international premiere. It was released theatrically in Spain on 24 November 2023 by Filmax.

Reception

Philipp Engel of '' Cinemanía'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as a "a spiritual family drama with Atlantic airs" in the verdict. Beatriz Martínez of '' Fotogramas'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the director's brilliant change of register rom his previous filmography Sergi Sánchez of '' La Razón'' rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, highlighting as its hallmark the "naturalistic sensibility" at portraying the life of a teenager making uncomfortable questions. of ''

El País ''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El Pa ...

'' wrote that ''Andrea's Love'' is so austere that it is not by chance that the film is compared by specialists to Robert Bresson's cinema.

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023: * 10th — '' El Cultural'' (critics)

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "2" , , , rowspan = "2" , 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , , Best Director , , Manuel Martín Cuenca , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Script , , Manuel Martín Cuenca, Lola Mayo , , , - , rowspan= "5" , , rowspan="4" ,

3rd Carmen Awards The 3rd Carmen Awards ceremony, presented by the Andalusian Film Academy, took place on 3 February 2024 at Huelvas . It was hosted by Martita de Graná and Salva Reina. Background In November 2023, during the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival ...

, , Best Director , , Manuel Martín Cuenca , , , , rowspan="4" , , - , Best Original Screenplay , , Manuel Martín Cuenca, Lola Mayo , , , - , Best New Actress , , Lupe Mateo Barredo , , , - , Best Sound , , Daniel de Zayas , , , - ,

38th Goya Awards The 38th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, took place at the premises in Valladolid, Castile and León on 10 February 2024. The ceremony was broadcast on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 ...

, , Best Original Song , , "El amor de Andrea" by Vetusta Morla & Valeria Castro , , , ,

References

Films shot in the province of Cádiz Spanish drama films Mexican drama films Films about father–daughter relationships Films about siblings 2020s Spanish films 2020s Mexican films 2020s Spanish-language films Films set in Andalusia

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21880610