Story of a Kiss

Story of a Kiss
Story of a Kiss
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Historia de un beso
Directed by	José Luis Garci
Written by	José Luis Garci; Horacio Valcárcel;
Starring	Alfredo Landa; Ana Fernández; Carlos Hipólito; Agustín González;
Cinematography	Raúl Pérez Cubero
Edited by	José Luis Garci; Miguel González Sinde;
Music by	Pablo Cervantes
Production; companies	Nickel Odeon Dos; Enrique Cerezo PC; PC 29;
Release date	25 October 2002;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Story of a Kiss (Spanish: Historia de un beso) is a 2002 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Garci from a screenplay by Garci and Horacio Valcárcel. The film received seven Goya Award nominations, but did not win a single one.

Plot

The plot follows two different stories that take place decades apart from each other. Julio (Carlos Hipolito) attends the funeral of the uncle who raised him. After reminiscing with his uncle's friends, Julio remembers his childhood. At that time, his Uncle Blas (Alfredo Landa) fell in love with a much younger women who made him realize how dispassionate his life had become. The adult Julio also attempts to romance a fellow teacher.

Cast

Alfredo Landa as Blas Otamendi
Ana Fernández as Andrea
Agustín González as Don Telmo
Carlos Hipólito as Julio
Beatriz Rico as Marisa
Manuel Lozano as Julipín
Tina Sainz as Melchora
Francisco Algora as Don Lino

Production

The film is a Nickel Odeon Dos, Enrique Cerezo PC and PC 29 production.^[1]^[2] It had a reported budget of 500 million ₧.^[1]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2003	17th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Ana Fernández	Nominated	^[3]
		Best Supporting Actor	Carlos Hipólito	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Tina Sáinz	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Raúl Pérez Cubero	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Gumersindo Andrés	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Gil Parrondo	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Paca Almenara, Alicia López, Antonio Panizza	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Silió, Elisa (21 December 2001). "José Luis Garci prosigue su trilogía amorosa con 'Historia de un beso'". El País.
^ Fernández Santos, Elsa (24 October 2002). "Almodóvar, Garci y Fernando León competirán por el Oscar". El País.
^ "Historia de un beso". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

External links

Story of a Kiss at IMDb

[production-1] Silió, Elisa (21 December 2001). "José Luis Garci prosigue su trilogía amorosa con 'Historia de un beso'". El País.

[2] Fernández Santos, Elsa (24 October 2002). "Almodóvar, Garci y Fernando León competirán por el Oscar". El País.

[3] "Historia de un beso". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

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