With Carmen & Lola [+leggi anche:
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On this occasion, it will represent a complete change of direction in terms of genre, concept and style, as it will be a madcap comedy starring Belén Rueda, José Coronado (who previously worked together on the thriller The Body [+leggi anche:
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Shot in Madrid, Rascafría, Guadarrama and Brihuega (Guadalajara) over the course of seven weeks during autumn 2020, once film production activities had restarted in Spain (its original shoot, scheduled for spring, had to be postponed owing to the pandemic), La familia perfecta has a screenplay written by Olatz Arroyo (Mamá o papá [+leggi anche:
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Having initially had the working title La mujer perfecta (lit. “The Perfect Woman”), this film, which has received €1 million in support from the ICAA, boasts a total budget of €3.5 million. According to the director, “We managed to create an incredible atmosphere during the shoot: the fact that it’s a comedy meant that we were immersed in a very joyful atmosphere. Despite the face masks that we were wearing, I could see the eagerness in the team’s expressions because they were all smiling with their eyes.”

La familia perfecta – with a soundtrack entrusted to France’s Pascal Gaigne (The Endless Trench [+leggi anche:
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