| 8 Dates | |
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| Spanish | 8 citas |
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| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Juan Hernández |
| Edited by | David Pinillos |
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| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
8 Dates (Spanish: 8 citas) is a 2008 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen which features an ensemble cast of actors.
Plot
The plot, split in 8 parts, concerns about 8 romantic vignettes depicting the evolution of 8 couple relationships.1
Cast
- Fernando Tejero as Antonio2
- Belén López as Sofía2
- José Luis García Pérez as Rafa2
- Raúl Arévalo as Jesús2
- Cecilia Freire as Nuria2
- Javier Rey as Pablo2
- Marta Nieto as María2
- Jesús Caba as Edu2
- Ana Wagener as Maite2
- Verónica Echegui as Vane2
- Jordi Vilches as Juan2
- Marta Hazas as Cris2
- Alfonso Bassave as Alfonso2
- Melanie Olivares as Natalia2
- Jesús Olmedo as Dani2
- María Ballesteros as Ana2
- Arturo Valls as Sergi2
- Miguel Ángel Solá as Fernando2
- Adriana Ozores as Rosa2
- Javier Pereira as Jose2
- Raquel Pérez as Manoli2
- Belén Rueda as Elena2
- Maxi Iglesias1
- Alicia Rubio3
- Gabriel Chamé3
- Jesús Guzmán3
- Tzeitel Rodríguez3
- Daniel Muriel3
- Jorge Ventosa3
- Aroa Gimeno3
- Nuria Ansón3
- Enrique Asenjo3
- Silma López3
Production
The screenplay was penned by the helmers Peris Romano and Rodrigo Sorogoyen.4 The film was produced by Impala and Tesela and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.5 Shooting locations included the province of Segovia.6
Release
The film was selected for the Málaga Film Festival's official selection, premiering on 10 April 2008.78 Distributed by Alta Classics,5 it was theatrically released in Spain on 18 April 2008.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an above-average if over-derivative Spanish laffer" which "has fun written all over it and contains more than its share of astute observational comedy, but too often mistakes laffs for the merely absurd".5
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, comparing it to a mix of Love Actually and Escenas de matrimonio, considering that the hook consisting of the extended cast full of known faces "gets lost along the way and soon [the film] falls into cliché, clumsy and predictable love situations".9
References
References
- Cuéllar, Manuel (6 April 2008). "Jóvenes, guapos y pendientes de una cita". El País.
- "8 citas" (PDF). Catálogo ICAA. ICAA. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- "Málaga.- Festival.- Peris Romano y Rodrigo Sorogoyen presentan '8 citas', una comedia coral sobre el amor". Europa Press. 10 April 2010.
- Martínez, Óscar (14 April 2008). "'8 citas', una comedia de enredo". ecartelera.
- Holland, Jonathan (21 April 2008). "8 Dates". Variety.
- Marcos Ramos, María (2020). "Castilla y León, un escenario de cine". Filmhistoria Online. 30. Barcelona: University of Barcelona: 27. doi:10.1344/fh.2020.1.19-34.
- "El Festival de Málaga enfila su recta final con 'Pretextos' y '8 citas'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 10 April 2008.
- Sotorrío, Regina (11 April 2008). "'8 citas' narra con humor las etapas de las relaciones de pareja". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
- Crespo, Irene (18 April 2008). "8 citas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.