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Director:Álvaro Fernández Armero
Cinematography:Hans Burmann
Editing:Iván Aledo
Music:Manuel Villalta
Country:Spain
Distributor:Columbia TriStar
Language:Spanish

Nothing in the Fridge (Spanish; Castilian: '''Nada en la nevera'''|link=no) is a 1998 Spanish comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero which stars María Esteve and Coque Malla.

Plot

Carlota works a ambulance driver for the SAMUR. She becomes infatuated with a porno-comic artist (Number One), whom she meets with after the latter suffers an indigestion from eating ten hard-boiled eggs.[1] A trail of misunderstandings between them ensue.

Production

The screenplay was penned by siblings Coloma Fernández Armero and Álvaro Fernández Armero.[2] The film was produced by Boca Boca alongside Aurum, and it had the participation of Antena 3 and Canal+.

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 1998.[3]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "a superficially pleasant comedy with dark undertones", featuring "a nice contempo feel and the occasional thought-provoking moment".[4]

Accolades

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Esto es todo lo que aprendí del amor viendo 'Nada en la nevera'. Vogue. 7 May 2021. Paloma. Abad.
  2. Web site: Coloma Fernández Armero: «El pelo blanco es precioso, lo de pensar que es dejadez se acabará yendo». Smoda. El País. 24 July 2021. Ana. Fernández Abad.
  3. Web site: Nada en la nevera. Sensacine. 14 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Nothing in the Fridge. Variety. Jonathan. Holland. 29 November 1998.
  5. Web site: Nada en la Nevera. premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 14 June 2022.