The stylish and affecting new film from Maria Ripoll (Tortilla Soup) is a bittersweet comedy about friendship, love and death amongst a group of twenty-somethings.
Three buddies Dani (Javier Pereira), Francisco (Marc Rodriguez) and Ignacio (Oriol Vila) meet for their Sunday rituals: a paella, a dip in the sea and a visit to the Nou Camp to support Barça. After spotting an obituary for a schoolmate, they decide to attend the funeral. It wasn’t him, but confusion turns to coincidence as they bump into Dani’s ex-girlfriend Carmen (Nuria Gago) and the boy’s grieving sister Cristina (winsome debutante Tamara Arias) who will disrupt their perfect summer’s day…
With an attractive cast of young unknowns, a witty script, playful pop soundtrack, and beautiful Barcelona as backdrop (wonderfully captured by frequent Almódovar cinematographer José Luis Alcaine), YOUR LIFE IN 65 MINUTES treats the heaviest of subjects with the lightest of touch. Based on the play by Alberto Espinosa (writer of PLANTA 4a).
Comedy, Spain 2006, 94 min. (18+)
By: Maria Ripoll
With Javier Pereira, Tamara Arias, Nuria Gago and Marc Rodriguez
Best screenplay, Nominated for Best Actress, Best Director and Best Score.
Barcelona Film Awards.