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]
The film was penned by helmer Manuel Martín Cuenca alongside Lola Mayo [ca], 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 [es], and sponsoring by Diputación de Cádiz [es].[4] It was fully shot in the Bay of Cádiz.[3] Footage was shot in chronological order.[5]
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:
