Andrea's Love
Film poster
SpanishEl amor de Andrea
Directed byManuel Martín Cuenca
Screenplay by
  • Lola Mayo
  • Manuel Martín Cuenca
Produced by
  • Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson
  • Manuel Martín Cuenca
  • Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano
  • Luis Collar
Starring
  • Lupe Mateo Barredo
  • Fidel Sierra
  • Cayetano Rodríguez Anglada
  • Agustín Domínguez
  • Irka Lugo
  • Jesús Ortiz
CinematographyEva Díaz Iglesias
Edited byÁngel Hernández Zoido
Music byVetusta Morla
Production
companies
  • La Loma Blanca PC
  • LaZona
  • El amor de Andrea AIE
  • Nephilim
  • Alebrije Cine y Vídeo
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • 23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) (Seminci)
  • 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Andrea's Love (Spanish: El amor de Andrea)[1] is a 2023 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca from a screenplay by Lola Mayo and Martín Cuenca.

Plot

Set in Cádiz,[2] the plot follows 15-year-old Andrea, the eldest of three siblings, seeking to rekindle with her father following her parents' divorce.[3]

Cast

  • Lupe Mateo Barredo as Andrea[3]
  • Fidel Sierra[3]
  • Cayetano Rodríguez Anglada[3]
  • Agustín Domínguez[3]
  • Irka Lugo[3]
  • Jesús Ortiz[3]
  • Inés Amieva[3]
  • Jose M. Verdulla Otero[3]

Production

The film was penned by helmer Manuel Martín Cuenca alongside Lola Mayo, rather than with Martín Cuenca's regular co-scribe Alejandro Hernández.[4] 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 AAIICC, and sponsoring by Diputación de Cádiz.[4] It was fully shot in the Bay of Cádiz.[3] Footage was shot in chronological order.[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival on 23 October 2023.[6] It also made it to the official selection competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) for its international premiere.[7][8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 24 November 2023 by Filmax.[3][9]

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.[10]

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the director's brilliant change of register [from his previous filmography].[11]

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.[12]

Javier Ocaña of El País 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.[13]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2023
27th Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalBest DirectorManuel Martín CuencaWon[15]
Best ScriptManuel Martín Cuenca, Lola MayoWon
2024
 3rd Carmen AwardsBest DirectorManuel Martín CuencaPending[16]
Best Original ScreenplayManuel Martín Cuenca, Lola MayoPending
Best New ActressLupe Mateo BarredoPending
Best SoundDaniel de ZayasPending
38th Goya AwardsBest Original Song"El amor de Andrea" by Vetusta Morla & Valeria CastroPending[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ De Pablos, Emiliano (31 August 2023). "Spanish Auteur Martin Cuenca's 'Andrea's Love' Embraced by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  2. ↑ "'El amor de Andrea', la película 'gaditana', premio a mejor dirección y mejor guion en el Festival de Tallin". La Voz del Sur. 19 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Así es 'El amor de Andrea', la nueva película sobre la familia y el desencanto de Manuel Martín Cuenca". rtve.es. 31 August 2023.
  4. 1 2 Martínez, Evaristo (28 August 2023). "Manuel Martín Cuenca competirá en la Seminci con 'El amor de Andrea'". La Voz de Almería.
  5. ↑ García, Tamara (31 August 2023). "Así lucen Cádiz y los actores gaditanos en el tráiler de la película 'El amor de Andrea'". Diario de Cádiz. Grupo Joly.
  6. ↑ "Martín Cuenca habla de las huellas de la felicidad de la vida". El Día de Valladolid. 23 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Selection Competition out now". PÖFF. 13 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Dalton, Ben (13 October 2023). "Tallinn Black Nights completes main competition with 16 further titles including 11 world premieres". ScreenDaily.
  9. ↑ "Así es el trailer de 'El amor de Andrea', la película de Martín Cuenca que se rodó en Cádiz". La Voz Digital. Grupo Vocento. 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Engel, Philipp (22 November 2023). "Crítica de 'El amor de Andrea': La película más 'bressoniana' de Manuel Martín Cuenca". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  11. ↑ Martínez, Beatriz (24 November 2023). "Crítica de 'El amor de Andrea', el brillante cambio de registro de Manuel Martín Cuenca". Fotogramas.
  12. ↑ Sánchez, Sergi (24 November 2023). "Crítica de "El amor de Andrea": érase una vez un padre ★★★ 1/2". La Razón.
  13. ↑ Ocaña, Javier (24 November 2023). "'El amor de Andrea': el abandono emocional de los hijos por parte de sus tóxicos padres divorciados". El País.
  14. ↑ "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'". El Cultural. 21 December 2023 – via El Español.
  15. ↑ Frost, Caroline (19 November 2023). "Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival: Misericordia Wins Grand Prix Award (Complete Winners List)". Deadline Hollywood.
  16. ↑ "Los Premios Carmen dan a conocer desde Huelva todos los nominados de su tercera edición". Huelva24. Grupo Vocento. 20 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Premios Goya 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas' arrasa en nominaciones por delante de Bayona y Erice". Cinemanía. 30 November 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
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