I Will Survive
Spanish film poster by Oscar Mariné
SpanishSobreviviré
Directed by
  • Alfonso Albacete
  • David Menkes
Written by
Produced byFrancisco Ramos
Starring
CinematographyGonzalo Fernández-Berridi
Edited byMiguel Ángel Santamaría
Music byPaco Ortega
Production
companies
  • Aurum Producciones
  • El Paso PC
  • Películas Frenéticas
Release date
  • 19 November 1999 (1999-11-19)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

I Will Survive (Spanish: Sobreviviré) is a 1999 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, starring Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto, playing a straight woman and a gay man who fall in love. The film and especially the soundtrack was very successful in Spain.

Plot

Marga, a pregnant and widowed woman, is going through a streak of bad luck. Via her friendship with Rosa, she begins to rebuild her confidence, but faces difficulties. After beginning a relationship with Iñaki, an attractive gay sculptor who is ten years younger than her, her life begins to improve. Initially friends, they develop a sexual relationship, something they both thought impossible because Iñaki is gay.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is an Aurum Producciones, El Paso PC, and Películas Frenéticas production.[3]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 November 1999.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kehr, Dave (8 December 2001). "Film Review; Bridget Jones Is Suddenly Spanish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Benavent 2000, p. 533.
  3. ↑ "Sobreviviré". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 533. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.


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