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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
Distributed by Buena Vista International,[7] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 29 January 2016.
Reception[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Alonso, Raquel M. (27 January 2016). "'Embarazados', con Paco León y Alexandra Jiménez, llega este viernes a los cines". rtve.es.
- ^ a b c d e Úbeda-Portugués, Albert (27 January 2016). "Los estrenos del 29 de enero. 'Embarazados' El compromiso de una pareja". Aisge.
- ^ a b c d e f "Embarazados" (PDF). Catálogo ICAA. ICAA. 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.
- ^ "'Embarazados' – estreno en cines 29 de enero". Audiovisual451. 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Alexandra Jiménez y Paco León, ante el reto de quedarse 'Embarazados'". Fotogramas. 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b 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.