I Will Survive (1999 film)

I Will Survive
I Will Survive
	Spanish film poster by Oscar Mariné
Spanish	Sobreviviré
Directed by	Alfonso Albacete; David Menkes;
Written by	Alfonso Albacete; Lucía Etxebarría; David Menkes;
Produced by	Francisco Ramos
Starring	Emma Suárez; Juan Diego Botto; Mirtha Ibarra; Rosana Pastor; Manuel Manquiña; Maite Blasco; Alex Brendemühl; Javier Martín; Adrià Collado; Elena Irureta; Alberto San Juan; José Manuel Cervino;
Cinematography	Gonzalo Fernández-Berridi
Edited by	Miguel Ángel Santamaría
Music by	Paco Ortega
Production; companies	Aurum Producciones; El Paso PC; Películas Frenéticas;
Release date	19 November 1999;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

I Will Survive (Spanish: Sobreviviré) is a 1999 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Albacete [es] and David Menkes [es], starring Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto, playing a straight woman and a gay man who fall in love. The film and especially the soundtrack was very successful in Spain.

Plot[edit]

Marga, a pregnant and widowed woman, is going through a streak of bad luck. Via her friendship with Rosa, she begins to rebuild her confidence, but faces difficulties. After beginning a relationship with Iñaki, an attractive gay sculptor who is ten years younger than her, her life begins to improve. Initially friends, they develop a sexual relationship, something they both thought impossible because Iñaki is gay.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film is an Aurum Producciones, El Paso PC, and Películas Frenéticas production.^[3]

Release[edit]

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 November 1999.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Kehr, Dave (8 December 2001). "Film Review; Bridget Jones Is Suddenly Spanish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Benavent 2000, p. 533.
^ "Sobreviviré". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 533. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.

External links[edit]

I Will Survive at IMDb
I Will Survive at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Kehr, Dave (8 December 2001). "Film Review; Bridget Jones Is Suddenly Spanish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

[FOOTNOTEBenavent2000533-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Benavent 2000, p. 533.

[3] "Sobreviviré". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[4] Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 533. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.

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