Gran vida, La (2000)

Director:

Antonio Cuadri

Writers:

Carlos Asorey (writer)
Fernando León de Aranoa (writer)

Release Date:

11 October 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Living It Up tells the story of a bus driver who is on the verge of committing suicide when a man offers him some friendly advice...

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Salma Hayek	...	Lola
Carmelo Gómez	...	Martin
Fernando Valverde	...	Salva (as Tito Valverde)
Alicia Agut	...	Rosa
Miguel Ayones	...	Montero
Eusebio López	...	Maitre d'
Emilio A. Pina	...	Prestamista jefe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mikel Albisu	...	Financiero 2
Carlos Bardem	...	Matón discoteca 1
Txema Blasco
Lara Corrochano	...	Prostituta
Antonio P. Costafreda		(as Antonio Costafreda)
Carlos Manuel Díaz
Paco Hernández
Paco Hidalgo
David Jareño	...	Apoderado
Rebeca Jiménez
Carlos Kaniowsky
Eusebio Lázaro
Pilar López de Ayala
Juan Antonio Lumbreras
Emilio Marco	...	Camarero
Juan Carlos Martín
Eri Marzán
Luis Montes	...	Botones hotel
Juan Motilla
Paul Naschy	...	Taxista
Diana Palazón	...	Camarera
Xoel Pamos	...	Forofo Futbol
Manuel Puchades	...	Matón prestamista
Jaime Pujol	...	Financiero 1
Cristina Raigal
Carolina Román
Inés Sáinz	...	Mujer escultural hotel
Palmira Santiago	...	La Señora
Sayago Ayuso
Xavier Serrat	...	Camarero
Kandido Uranga
Maru Valdivielso

Also Known As:

Living It Up (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

112 min | Germany:109 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Company:

BesoBeso Producciones

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Woman (1990)

Soundtrack:

Dont go breaking my heart

Warm and interesting story!

I came across La Gran vida at a friend's place, when I was asking him to suggest a movie for me. I am glad he recommended this. This is like a breath of fresh air! It is a light movie, about how desperate life can become, or... how interesting it can be. It all depends on how much money you have as the movie suggests. So Carmelo Gómez (Martin), a bus driver with not much of a life figures out that its not worth it ... Suicide is the answer. But as he attempts to commit suicide, some guy tries to make him change his decision, with a very tempting question: How about Living for one week with 100 million dollars in your hands then die after that? -- Now that is an interesting offer for sure. He will take 100 million dollars, but he must return them as 150 after one week, or else he gets killed, well he is about to commit suicide so why not delay it for a week? And so ... we join the ride, one poor man's 7 day journey with excessive wealth! Salma Hayek (Lola), looking better than ever, is very convincing in her role. Don't look for a great script with twists, look for a warm and interesting story! Avoid some draw backs from the writers and you will enjoy this. Enjoy Carmelo Gómez's acting, very good! It doesn't demand much, so don't ask for a lot! 7/10