Tiempo de tormenta (2003)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.4/10   

Director:

Pedro Olea

Escritores:

Miguel Ángel Fernández (writer)
Alicia Giménez Bartlett (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 abril 2003 (Spain)

Género:

Drama | Suspenso

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Alcoholism | Lovers | Female Nudity

Premios:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

drug abuse, guilt, dysfunction and sacrifice

Reparto

Maribel Verdú	...	Elena
Jorge Sanz	...	Chus
Darío Grandinetti	...	Oscar
María Barranco	...	Sara
Mónica Randall	...	Begoña
Rafael Reaño	...	Marcos
Ramón Goyanes	...	Josito
Remedios Cervantes	...	Laura
Daniel Ruiperez	...	Santi
Natalia Pallas	...	Neli
Daniel Huarte	...	Goti
Ángel Hidalgo	...	Jose Luis
Goizalde Núñez	...	Lourdes
Farid Fatmi	...	Kamal
Ángela Rosal	...	Invitada

También conocida como:

Stormy Weather (International: English title)

Duración:

Argentina:88 min | Spain:87 min

País:

Spain

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Clasificación:

Argentina:16 | Spain:13

Locaciones de Filmación:

Madrid, Spain

Compañía:

Lolafilms

drug abuse, guilt, dysfunction and sacrifice

Superb performances by seasoned actors of a well written and believable script. The direction gives a feeling of truth to the story as it unfolds and prevents the film from falling into clichés or melodrama.

The story follows the complicated relationship between two couples. Two spouses meet in a hospital waiting room while their respective significant others are being treated. The `others' become friends while enduring a rehab program and their spouses become something more during that time.

It rains too much during the film, as the action takes place in Madrid and it certainly does not rain as often or as constantly here as it might seem from the fact that all of the major scenes happen during rain showers. However, the only real problems are that the development of the relationships between the characters sometimes seems to be glossed over when it might have been aided by additional scenes. Also, the ending seems too sudden or banal given the dramatic act that Chus carries out, despite the fact that it is foreseeable.

I suppose that this film did not last longer in the box office because it deals with themes that are difficult for Spanish audiences to stomach when they are not treated in a comedic way (overcoming depression, drug addiction, adultery, intrusive parents). Nonetheless, it is also a breakthrough for Spanish film and hopefully an indicator of what may be to come.