The Tenderness Explained

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Director:Vicente Villanueva
Screenplay:Vicente Villanueva
Cinematography:Luis Ángel Pérez
Editing:José Manuel Jiménez
Music:Fernando Velázquez
Distributor:Universal Pictures International Spain
Language:Spanish

The Tenderness (Spanish; Castilian: '''La ternura'''|links=no)[1] is a 2023 Spanish-Dominican fantasy comedy film directed and written by based on the play by which stars Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro, Alexandra Jiménez, Fernando Guallar, Anna Moliner, and Carlos Cuevas.

Plot

Misandric witch-queen Esmeralda manages to escape from the West Indies Fleet and settle in a desert island with her two daughters (princesses Rubí and Salmón) so they can be free from the influence of men, but the island actually happens to be inhabited by a misogynistic logger and his two sons (loggers Verdemar and Azulcielo), so the women cross-dress as men.[2]

Cast

Cast listing:[3]

Production

The film is a Spanish-Dominican co-production by Priss&Batty, La Ternura la película AIE, and Bahía Carey with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.[4] Shooting locations included Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid and the Cosón Beach near Samaná.

Release

The film received a pre-screening at Cines Kinépolis of Paterna on 25 September 2023.[5] [6] It was also scheduled to screen at the during a RTVE gala of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 28 September 2023.[7] Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 September 2023.[8]

Reception

Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, assessing that the film is as eccentric and crazy as it is fun.[9]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" | || 38th Goya Awards || Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Eli Adánez, Juan Begara || || [10] |-| 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Alexandra Jiménez || || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tenderness. FilmFactory. 28 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Vicente Villanueva estrena 'La Ternura': "Hemos cogido lo mejor del teatro y el cine y lo hemos convertido en película". Europa Press. 25 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla. Aisge. Alberto. Úbeda-Portugués. 26 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Finaliza el rodaje de ‘La ternura’, una película dirigida por Vicente Villanueva. Marco. Audiovisual451. Sánchez Sequera. 23 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro y Vicente Villanueva preestrenarán 'La ternura' en Paterna. Europa Press.
  6. Web site: Kinepolis acoge el preestreno de "La Ternura". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica. 26 September 2023. Arancha. Ferrer. Mar. Carmona.
  7. Web site: Infobae. RTVE estrena en el festival de San Sebastián "La Ternura" y "Chinas". 23 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Tráiler de ‘La ternura’, nueva película de Vicente Villanueva. Audiovisual451. 14 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Crítica de 'La ternura': divertidas obras de Shakespeare e inútiles guerras de sexos. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Enid. Román Almansa. 27 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Premios Goya 2024 Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 11 February 2024.