Boca a boca

Mouth to Mouth (Spanish: Boca a boca) is a 1995 Spanish sex comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira. The cast, led by Javier Bardem, also features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Josep Maria Flotats.^[1][2][3][4]

Mouth to Mouth
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Boca a boca
Directed by	Manuel Gómez Pereira
Written by	Joaquín Oristrell Juan Luis Iborra Manuel Gómez Pereira Naomi Wise
Starring	Javier Bardem Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Josep Maria Flotats María Barranco
Production companies	Sogetel BocaBoca Producciones Star Line TV Productions
Release dates	October 1995 (1995-10) (Sitges) 10 November 1995 (1995-11-10) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The aspiring actor Víctor Ventura has a night job at a phone sex agency. He gets to know a woman who wants more than just talking. The seductive Amanda drags him into an assassination plot and his dream of an acting career moves further into the distance.

Cast

• Javier Bardem as Víctor Ventura.^[4]
• Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Amanda.^[5]
• Josep Maria Flotats as Ricardo / "Bill".^[6]
• María Barranco as Ángela.^[7]
• Amparo Baró as Margot.^[8]
• Candela Peña as Tanya.^[8]
• Fernando Guillén Cuervo as Raúl.^[9]
• Myriam Mézières [es] as Shelia Crawford.^[10][11]
• Jordi Bosch as matón.^[10][12]
• Sam Mckenzie as Oswaldo.^[7]
• Tres Hanley as Debra Reynolds.^[4][13]
• Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as David.^[14]
• Kiti Manver as Luci.^[7]

Production

Mouth to Mouth was directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, who also wrote the screenplay together with Joaquín Oristrell, Naomi Wise and Juan Luis Iborra.^[4] The production companies were Sogetel, BocaBoca Producciones [es] and Star Line TV Productions.^[15] Shot in Madrid from 19 December 1994 to 8 February 1995,^[12] shooting locations included the Palacio de Gaviria [es].^[15]

Release

The film was presented at the 28th Sitges Film Festival in October 1995, screened as part of the 'Premiére' selection dedicated to non-fantasy films.^[16] Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain in 1995.^[15] The film grossed 374.2 million ₧ in 1995.^[17] It was released by Miramax in the United States.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1996	10th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[18][19]
		Best Director	Manuel Gómez Pereira	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Joaquín Oristrell, Juan Luis Iborra, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Naomi Wise	Nominated
		Best Actor	Javier Bardem	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Fernando Guillén Cuervo	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Josean Gómez	Nominated
		Best Editing	Guillermo Represa	Nominated
		Best Sound	Brian Saunders, Carlos Faruolo, James Muñoz	Nominated
	51st CEC Medals	Best Actor	Javier Bardem	Won	[20]
1998	13th Independent Spirit Awards	Best International Film		Nominated	[21][22]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1995

References

Citations

1. Brodesser, Claude (8 February 2001). "Bardem signing on with UTA". Variety.
2. Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford University Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
3. Reitman, Janet (25 March 2001). "Awaiting His Crossover Moment". Los Angeles Times.
4. "'Boca a boca', de Manuel Gómez Pereira, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 24 January 2020.
5. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 205.
6. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 205–205.
7. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 212.
8. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, pp. 207, 209.
9. Clark 2018, p. 65.
10. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 217.
11. Clark, Jonathan (2018). "Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth)". In Jiménez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 9781442271333.
12. "Anuario de cine español 1995". Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. 1996. p. 21.
13. Clark 2018, p. 66.
14. Cuadros Muñoz 2001, p. 211.
15. "Boca a Boca". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
16. Torreiro, Casimiro (9 October 1995). "Manuel Gómez Pereira presenta con "Boca a Boca" su mejor filme hasta la fecha". El País.
17. Perriam 2003, p. 110.
18. "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
19. "Estos son las premios de los Premios Goya 1996". Premios Goya. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
20. "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 1995". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
21. Wallace, Amy (9 January 1998). "Duvall's 'Apostle' Truly Filled With Spirit". Los Angeles Times.
22. Hernandez, Eugene (21 March 1998). ""The Apostle" Takes Top Prizes at 13th Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire.

Bibliography

• Cuadros Muñoz, Roberto (2001). "Algunas notas sobre la comedia de Manuel Gómez Pereira". Cine español: situación actual y perspectivas: actas del I Congreso de Cine Español, Granada, del 3 al 5 de noviembre de 2000. pp. 203–221. ISBN 84-8491-131-4.

External links

• Boca a boca at IMDb
• Boca a boca at Rotten Tomatoes