Kiki, Love to Love

Kiki, Love to Love
Film poster
SpanishKiki, el amor se hace
Directed byPaco León
Screenplay by
  • Paco León
  • Fernando Pérez
Based onThe Little Death
by Josh Lawson
Produced by
  • Ghislain Barrois
  • Álvaro Augustin
  • Andrés Martín
Starring
CinematographyKiko de la Rica
Edited byAlberto de Toro
Production
companies
Distributed byVértigo Films
Release date
  • 1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Running time
1h 42min
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Kiki, Love to Love (Spanish: Kiki, el amor se hace) is a 2016 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Paco León. It is a remake of the Australian film The Little Death.

Cast

Production

Penned by Paco León and Fernando Pérez,[2] the screenplay is a remake of the 2014 Australian film The Little Death by Josh Lawson.[3] The film is a Telecinco Cinema and Vértigo Films production,[4] and it had the participation of Mediaset España and Movistar+.[5] Shooting started on 10 August 2015 in Madrid.[6]

Release

Distributed by Vértigo Films,[5] the film was theatrically released on 1 April 2016.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter summed up the film as "feel-good fun, interestingly twisted".[7]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, finding (positively) surprising "the elegance with which Paco León tells his stories, the warm photography, the comedy, and the careful aesthetics of the film".[8]

Accolades

Co-writers Fernando Pérez and Paco León attending the 31st Goya Awards.
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2017 4th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Won [9][10]
Best Supporting Actress Candela Peña Nominated
Best Trailer Rafael Martínez Won
Best Film Poster Álvaro León Acosta, Luis León Acosta, Virginia Velasco Ramírez Nominated
31st Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Fernando Pérez, Paco León Nominated [11]
Best Supporting Actress Candela Peña Nominated
Best New Actress Belén Cuesta Nominated
Best Original Song "KIKI" - Mr.K! feat Nita; composed by Alejandro Acosta, Cristina Manjón, David Borràs Paronella, Marc Peña Rius, Paco León Nominated
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Candela Peña Won [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tráiler de "Kiki, el amor se hace" con Natalia de Molina". Diario Jaén. 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (1 April 2016). "'Kiki, el amor se hace': Comedia para el oído". La Vanguardia.
  3. ^ Gómez-Escalonilla, Gloria; Riesgo Gadea, Sofía (2017). "Estudio de los remakes estrenados en España en el siglo XXI" (PDF). Fonseca, Journal of Communication. 14 (14). Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 18. doi:10.14201/fjc2017141123. ISSN 2172-9077.
  4. ^ "Paco León comienza a rodar su nueva película". El Correo de Andalucía. 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "'Kiki, el amor se hace' – estreno en cines 1 de abril". Audiovisual451. 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Paco León convierte a su hija en actriz". Diez Minutos. 13 September 2015.
  7. ^ Holland, Jonathan (2016-04-07). "'Kiki, Love to Love' ('Kiki, El Amor Se Hace'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  8. ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (28 March 2016). "Kiki, el amor se hace". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  9. ^ ""El hombre de las mil caras» lidera las nominaciones de unos Premios Feroz que ignoran a «La Reina de España"". abc.es. 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017". HuffPost. 23 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Kiki, el amor se hace". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con fuerte reivindicación femenina". rtve.es. 14 March 2017.
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