''Mouth to Mouth'' ( es, Boca a boca, links=no) is a 1995 Spanish

sex comedy Sex comedy, erotic comedy or more broadly sexual comedy is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sex comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such ...

film directed by

Manuel Gómez Pereira Manuel Gómez Pereira (born 8 December 1958 in Madrid) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director of comedies. His 1999 film ''Between Your Legs'' was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He is the nephew of the film dire ...

. The cast, led by

Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...

, also features

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Aitana Sánchez-Gijón de Angelis (born 5 November 1968) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. Biography She was born in Rome on 5 November 1968, to a Spanish father , a history lecturer exiled from Francoism, and an Italian mother, Fiorella d ...

and

Josep Maria Flotats Josep Maria Flotats i Picas (; born 12 January 1939) is a Spanish actor and theatre director. He was born in Barcelona, where he started as an actor in Associació Dramàtica de Barcelona, and made his theatre debut in 1957 with ''Les maletes de ...

Plot

The aspiring actor Víctor Ventura has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.

Cast

Production

''Mouth to Mouth'' was directed by

, who also wrote the screenplay together with

Joaquín Oristrell Joaquín Oristrell Ventura (born 15 September 1953) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Barcelona on 15 September 1953, he is the cousin of actress Yolanda Ventura and nephew of trumpeter . He has written scripts ...

, Naomi Wise and

Juan Luis Iborra Juan Luis Pérez Iborra (born 25 March 1959), simply known as Juan Luis Iborra, is a Spanish screenwriter and director. Biography Juan Luis Pérez Iborra was born in L'Alfàs del Pi on 25 March 1959. He moved to Madrid, where he started studyin ...

. The production companies were Sogetel, and Star Line TV Productions. Shot in Madrid from 19 December 1994 to 8 February 1995, shooting locations included the .

Release

The film was presented at the 28th

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in October 1995, screened as part of the 'Premiére' selection dedicated to non-fantasy films. Distributed by

Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...

, the film was theatrically released in Spain in 1995. The film grossed 374.2 million ₧ in 1995. It was released by

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in the United States.

Awards and nominations

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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

, , Manuel Gómez Pereira , , , - ,

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

, , Joaquín Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Naomi Wise , , , - , Best Actor , , Javier Bardem , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Fernando Guillén Cuervo , , , - , Best Production Supervision , , Josean Gómez , , , - , Best Editing , , Guillermo Represa , , , - , Best Sound , , Brian Saunders, Carlos Faruolo, James Muñoz , , , - , 51st CEC Medals , , Best Actor , , Javier Bardem , , , , align = "center" , , - , align = "center" , 1998 , , 13th Independent Spirit Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best International Film , , , ,

References

;Citations ;Bibliography *

External links

* * {{Authority control 1995 films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira Spanish sex comedy films 1990s sex comedy films Films shot in Madrid BocaBoca Producciones films 1990s Spanish films