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Almost 40

Almost 40 is a 2018 Spanish road comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba which stars Lucía Jiménez and Fernando Ramallo. It is a sequel to the 1996 film The Good Life.

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Almost 40
Theatrical release poster
SpanishCasi 40
Directed byDavid Trueba
Written byDavid Trueba
Starring
CinematographyJulio César Tortuero
Edited byMarta Velasco
Production
companies
  • Buenavida Producciones
  • Perdidos GC
Distributed byAvalon Distribución
Release dates
  • 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) (Málaga)
  • 29 June 2018 (2018-06-29) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Almost 40 (Spanish: Casi 40) is a 2018 Spanish road comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba which stars Lucía Jiménez and Fernando Ramallo. It is a sequel to the 1996 film The Good Life.

Plot

Salesman of eco-friendly make-up products Tristán tries to relaunch the musical career of singer Lucía, Tristán's teen crush, so he arranges a concert tour across Spain for her.12

Cast

Production

The film is a Buenavida Producciones and Perdidos GC production.1 Shooting locations included Burgos, Madrid, Plasencia, Salamanca, Segovia, and Urueña.3

Release

Almost 40 was presented at the 21st Málaga Film Festival on 20 April 2018.4 Distributed by Avalón Distribución,5 it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 June 2018.

Reception

According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Almost 40 has a 100% approval rating based on 7 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10.6

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter summed up "wit, wisdom and simplicity" as bottom line.1

Àlex Montoya of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry of the protagonists and the truths they tell as the best things about the film.7

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Nominated 8
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Holland, Jonathan (23 July 2018). "'Almost 40' ('Casi 40'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Arribas, Alicia G. (20 April 2018). ""Casi 40", road-movie generacional de Trueba a favor de las pequeñas cosas". La Vanguardia.
  3. "Almost 40". Catalogue of Films produced by companies from Madrid.
  4. "David Trueba estrena 'Casi 40', una película que "nace de obsesiones personales"". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 20 April 2018.
  5. "'Casi 40' – estreno en cines 29 de junio". Audiovisual451. 25 June 2018.
  6. "Almost 40". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. Montoya, Àlex (11 June 2018). "Casi 40". Fotogramas.
  8. Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.