Too Much Heart Explained

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Director:Eduardo Campoy
Screenplay:Agustín Díaz Yanes
Cinematography:Alfredo Mayo
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Music:Mario de Benito
Editing:Luis Manuel del Valle

Too Much Heart (Spanish; Castilian: '''Demasiado corazón'''|links=no)[1] is a 1992 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Eduardo Campoy from a screenplay by Agustín Díaz Yanes which stars Victoria Abril in a dual role and Manuel Bandera alongside Pastora Vega, Mónica Molina and Manuel Gil.

Plot

The plot follows two identical twins, Clara and Ana (one being very cold and calculating, contrasting to her very shy and sentimental twin), who move to the province of Cádiz and both fall romantically for a live wire man.[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Agustín Díaz Yanes. The film is a Cartel, Sogetel, and Flamenco Films production.[3] It was shot in the province of Cádiz from October to November 1991. Shooting locations included the Club Social Las Redes in El Puerto de Santa María.[4]

Release

The film received a pre-screening in Madrid on 17 September 1992, and was theatrically released on 50 theatres on 18 September 1992.[5]

Reception

Augusto Martínez Torres of El País deemed the film to be "an attractive melodrama with twins", displaying a "well-constructed" story, consistent characters, as well as good-sounding dialogue, with the director managing to provide the necessary harmony to the whole.[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 1993 || rowspan = "2" | 7th Goya Awards || Best Supporting Actress || Pastora Vega || || rowspan = "2" | |-| Best Special Effects || Lee Wilson || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. 101. 978-0-8108-7622-4. 2010. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. Lanham · Toronto · Plymouth.
  2. Web site: 'Demasiado corazón', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'. Diez Minutos. 15 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Demasiado Corazon (1993). https://web.archive.org/web/20210116063505/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cd43629. dead. January 16, 2021. British Film Institute. 23 October 2022.
  4. Web site: El Puerto, plató cinematográfico. Diario de Cádiz. 3 December 2013. Jesús. Almendros Fernández. Grupo Joly.
  5. Web site: Hoy se estrena 'Demasiado corazón', con Victoria Abril en doble papel protagonista. El País. 18 September 1992. Diego. Muñoz.
  6. Web site: Melodrama con gemelas. El País. Augusto. Martínez Torres. 4 October 1992.