Di Di Hollywood Explained

Di Di Hollywood
Director:Bigas Luna
Producer:Bigas Luna
Beatriz Bodegas
Pedro Pastor
Starring:Elsa Pataky
Peter Coyote
Paul Sculfor
Music:Lluís Lu
Cinematography:Albert Pascual
Editing:Regino Hernández
Jaume Martí
Studio:El Virgili Films
La Canica Films
Malvarrosa Media
Distributor:Maya Entertainment
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
English
Budget:$8,600,000
Gross:$1,002,398 (Spain)

Di Di Hollywood is a 2010 drama film written, directed and produced by Bigas Luna. It stars Elsa Pataky, Peter Coyote, and Paul Sculfor. It was released in Spain on 15 October 2010. It was Luna's final film before his death from leukemia in 2013.

Summary

Diana Diaz (Pataky) works at a bar in Madrid; she wants to be famous, and sets off for Miami. When she arrives, she meets Robert (Hacha), and the pair head to Hollywood, willing to do anything to become famous. Once there, she meets agent Michael McLean (Coyote). He changes her name to "Di Di" and gives her false hopes of becoming famous. But she discovers he really just wants to use her as a beard for gay actor Steve Richards (Sculfor).

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming took place in Madrid, Spain; Valencia, Spain; Elche, Spain; Ciudad de la Luz; and the hospital scene was shot in Benidorm, Spain. Filming was shot from October - November 2009.[2]

Soundtrack

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  1. "Where No Endings End" by Keren Ann (3:37)[4]
  2. "Time of Our Lives" by Gram Rabbit (4:06)[5]
  3. "Sad Song" by Au Revoir Simone (4:09)[6]
  4. "Loba" by Shakira (3:07)
  5. "La Vie en rose" by Louis Armstrong (3:26)
  6. "In My Book" by Gram Rabbit (3:25)[7]
  7. "Heidi's Theme" by Decoder Ring (2:37)[8]
  8. "Candy Flip" by Gram Rabbit (4:46)
  9. "Azabache" by Lucas Masciano (5:48)[9]
  10. "Amor y lujo" by Mónica Naranjo (4:06)[10]
  11. "Curtain Up" by John Cacavas
  12. "Fiera inquieta" by Nicolas Uribe
  13. "If I Were A Boy" by Kym Mazelle (4:09)
  14. "One Way or Another" by Blondie (3:31)

Reviews

Variety reviewed is as "the script proves unable to make Di Di’s journey interesting or credible, while the uncharismatic Pataky is unconvincing as star material."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: 'DiDi Hollywood'. Variety. 28 October 2013. 14 November 2010. Holland. Jonathan.
  2. Web site: Di Di Hollywood. ScreenDaily.com. 28 October 2013. 11 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Di Di Hollywood (2010) Soundtrack. RingosTrack.com. 28 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Keran Ann by Keran Ann. iTunes.
  5. Web site: Miracles & Metaphors by Gram Rabbit. iTunes.
  6. Web site: The Bird of Music by Au Revoir Simone. iTunes.
  7. Web site: RadioAngel & the RobotBeat by Gram Rabbit. iTunes.
  8. Web site: Somersault by Decoder Ring. iTunes.
  9. Web site: Siempre y Cuando Sobre Todo by Lucas Masciano. iTunes.
  10. Web site: Tarántula by Mónica Naranjo. iTunes.