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Miserable Life

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Miserable Life
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTerca vida
Directed byFernando Huertas
Screenplay by
  • Fernando Huertas
  • Javier García-Mauriño
  • Alfonso Cuadrado
Starring
CinematographyMagí Torruella
Edited byFernando Pardo
Music by
Production
companies
  • Karma Producciones Multimedia
  • PHF Films
  • Vía Interactiva
Distributed byTri Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 November 2000 (2000-11-13) (Huelva)
  • 17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Miserable Life (Spanish: Terca vida) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Huertas [es] which stars Santiago Ramos and Luisa Martín alongside Manuel Alexandre, Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and Lola Dueñas.

Plot

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Set in a working-class area of Madrid, around Hortaleza, the plot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing quinielas [es] (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a FC Barcelona-Villarreal CF fixture.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva.[3] Shooting locations included Madrid.[6] It boasted a 135 million budget.[2]

Release

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The film premiered at the 26th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 13 November 2000.[1] Distributed by Tri Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000.

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam".[3]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2001 15th Goya Awards Best New Actress Luisa Martín Nominated [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Siles, Luis Eduardo (14 November 2000). "Real como el cine mismo". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Fernando Huertas cuenta una historia de "no triunfadores" en la película 'Terca Vida'". Europa Press. 17 November 2000.
  3. ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (26 December 2000). "Miserable Life". Variety.
  4. ^ Galán Caballero, Javier; Abad Liñán, José M. (12 November 2016). "Estos son los 100 actores más taquilleros del cine español". El País.
  5. ^ "Hugo Silva cumple 36 años". El Comercio. 11 May 2013.
  6. ^ Green, Jennifer (1 June 2000). "Via Digital makes production move with Querejeta". ScreenDaily.
  7. ^ "Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya" (PDF). Lunwerg. 2011. p. 283. ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8.