''Stormy Weather'' () is a 2003 Spanish melodrama film directed by

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from a screenplay by Joaquín Górriz and Miguel Ángel Fernández which stars Maribel Verdú, Jorge Sanz, Darío Grandinetti, and

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Plot

Set in

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, the plot tracks two couples coming across in a

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centre, formed, respectively by a

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and a drug-addicted graphic artist (Elena and Chus), and an

alcoholic Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World Hea ...

former model and a record label executive (Sara and Óscar).

Cast

Production

The screenplay was authored by Miguel Ángel Fernández and Joaquín Górriz based on an original story by Alicia Giménez Bartlett. The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC, Lolafilms, and Iberoamericana Films production. Shooting locations included

Release

The film opened the main competition slate of the 6th

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on 25 April 2003, being simultaneously released in theatres. It grossed about

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346,000 (76,700 admissions).

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 star, praising the elegance of its

mise-en-scène (; or "what is put into the scene") is the stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theatre or film production, both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through ...

Accolades

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Films shot in Madrid Films set in Madrid Films about addiction 2000s Spanish films 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish drama films 2003 drama films 2003 films Films directed by Pedro Olea 2000s melodrama films