The Good Life | |
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Original title | La buena vida |
Directed by | David Trueba |
Written by | David Trueba |
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Cinematography | William Lubtchansky |
Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
Music by | Antoine Duhamel |
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Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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Running time | 1h 47min |
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Language | Spanish |
The Good Life (Spanish: La buena vida) is a 1996 comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba,[1] starring Fernando Ramallo and Lucía Jiménez.
The film is a Spanish-French-Italian co-production by Fernando Trueba PC, Kaplan, and Olmo Films alongside L. Films and Academy Pictures.[2]
Distributed by United International Pictures (UIP),[1] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 1996.[4] It screened in the Directors' Fortnight at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[5] It also screened at the 32nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 1997, winning the Special Jury Prize.[6]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a charming, carefully crafted and low-key tragicomedy".[1]
Trueba wrote and directed a 2018 sequel, Almost 40, with Ramallo and Jiménez returning to their roles over two decades after.[7]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | 11th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | David Trueba | Nominated | [8] |
Best New Director | David Trueba | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Luis Cuenca | Won | |||
Best New Actress | Lucía Jiménez | Nominated |