| The Truth and Other Lies | |
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| Spanish | El juego de la verdad |
| Directed by | Álvaro Fernández Armero |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
| Edited by | David Pinillos |
| Music by | Eduardo Arbide |
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| Distributed by | Manga Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Truth and Other Lies (Spanish: El juego de la verdad) is a 2004 Spanish comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero which stars Tristán Ulloa, Natalia Verbeke, Óscar Jaenada and María Esteve.
Plot[edit]
Upon being misdiagnosed from a terminal cancer, Ernesto proposes telling the truth to his girlfriend Lea and his friends Alberto and Susana, confessing that he wishes to bang Susana.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Óscar Jaenada as Alberto[2]
- Natalia Verbeke as Susana[2]
- Tristán Ulloa as Ernesto[2]
- María Esteve as Lea[2]
Production[edit]
The film was produced by Morena Films, DeAPlaneta and DePalacio and it had the participation of Canal+, Antena 3, Telemadrid, TVC, TVV, TVG, EiTB, TV Canarias, and TV Castilla-La Mancha.[3] Shooting locations included Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4][5]
Release[edit]
Distributed by Manga Films,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 24 September 2004.
Reception[edit]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "an attractively unassuming if conventional couples comedy that starts slowly but later warms successfully to its task".[3]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the duo consisting of Verbeke and Esteve as the best thing about it while pointing out that the film takes time in finding the right tone.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "El juego de la verdad". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d Garzón, Raquel (24 September 2004). "Fernández Armero intercambia parejas y mentiras en 'El juego de la verdad'". El País.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (17 October 2004). "The Truth and Other Lies". Variety.
- ^ "Álvaro Fernández Armero impregna de humor negro «El juego de la verdad»". ABC. 7 April 2004.
- ^ "Las coproducciones activan los rodajes del cine español". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 12 April 2004.