Kill Me Tender

Kill Me Tender
Theatrical release poster
SpanishHaz conmigo lo que quieras
Directed byRamón de España
Written byRamón de España
Produced byJuan Alexander
Starring
CinematographyDavid Omedes
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byAlfonso de Villalonga
Production
company
Star Line TV
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release dates
  • 27 April 2003 (2003-04-27) (Málaga)
  • 13 February 2004 (2004-02-13) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Kill Me Tender (Spanish: Haz conmigo lo que quieras, lit. 'Do What You Want with Me') is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Ramón de España [es] (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Ingrid Rubio, Alberto San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Manuel Manquiña.

Plot

The plot follows a love triangle between Maribel (the sister of a S&M worker), Manolo (a somewhat dumb former legion member) and Néstor (a widowed pastry chef).[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film is a Star Line TV production,[4] and it had the participation of Canal Sur, TVC, Telemadrid, TVV, TVG, ETB, and Canal+.[2] It was shot in Catalonia.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 6th Málaga Film Festival on 27 April 2003.[5] Distributed by Buena Vista International,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 February 2004.[6]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry between Rubio and San Juan as the best thing about the film.[6]

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an effervescent, true-life tale of shenanigans in small-town northern Spain".[2]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2005 19th Goya Awards Best New Director Ramón de España Nominated [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cendros, Teresa (13 February 2004). "Una pareja de novios que vive al límite". El País.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Holland, Jonathan (3 June 2003). "Kill Me Tender". Variety.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Haz conmigo lo que quieras" (PDF). ICAA. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Haz conmigo lo que quieras". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ ""Palabras encadenadas", sadomasoquismo entre Grandinetti y Goya Toledo". ABC. 28 April 2003.
  6. ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Haz conmigo lo que quieras". Fotogramas.