Kill Me Tender Explained

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Director:Ramón de España
Producer:Juan Alexander
Cinematography:David Omedes
Editing:José Salcedo
Music:Alfonso de Villalonga
Country:Spain
Studio:Star Line TV
Distributor:Buena Vista International
Language:Spanish

Kill Me Tender (Spanish; Castilian: Haz conmigo lo que quieras|lit=Do What You Want with Me|links=no) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Ingrid Rubio, Alberto San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Manuel Manquiña.

Plot

The plot follows a love triangle between Maribel (the sister of a S&M worker), Manolo (a somewhat dumb former legion member) and Néstor (a widowed pastry chef).

Production

The film is a Star Line TV production, and it had the participation of Canal Sur, TVC, Telemadrid, TVV, TVG, ETB, and Canal+. It was shot in Catalonia.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 6th Málaga Film Festival on 27 April 2003.[2] Distributed by Buena Vista International, it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 February 2004.

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry between Rubio and San Juan as the best thing about the film.[3]

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an effervescent, true-life tale of shenanigans in small-town northern Spain".[4]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" | 2005 || 19th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Ramón de España || || [5] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Una pareja de novios que vive al límite. El País. 13 February 2004. Teresa. Cendros.
  2. Web site: "Palabras encadenadas", sadomasoquismo entre Grandinetti y Goya Toledo. ABC. 28 April 2003.
  3. Web site: Fotogramas. Haz conmigo lo que quieras. Mirito. Torreiro. 29 May 2008.
  4. Web site: Kill Me Tender. Variety. Jonathan. Holland. 3 June 2003.
  5. Web site: Haz conmigo lo que quieras. 15 July 2023. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.