Kill Me Tender

{{Short description|2003 film by Ramón de España}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| image = Kill Me Tender poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Haz conmigo lo que quieras|nolink=yes}}

| director = Ramón de España

| writer = Ramón de España

| producer = Juan Alexander

| starring = {{ubl| Ingrid Rubio|Alberto San Juan|Emilio Gutiérrez Caba|Manuel Manquiña|Chusa Barbero|Beatriz Segura|Josep Julien|Carmen Elías|Carles Flavià|Lola del Pino|Joan Potau|Javivi|Ágata Lys}}

| cinematography = David Omedes

| editing = José Salcedo

| music = Alfonso de Villalonga

| country = Spain

| studio = Star Line TV

| distributor = Buena Vista International

| released = {{Film date|2003|04|27|Málaga|2004|02|13|Spain|df=yes}}

| language = Spanish

}}

Kill Me Tender ({{langx|es|Haz conmigo lo que quieras|lit=Do What You Want with Me|links=no}}) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by {{ill|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).

Cast

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Production

The film is a Star Line TV production, and it had the participation of Canal Sur, TVC, Telemadrid, TVV, TVG, ETB, and Canal+. It was shot in Catalonia.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/02/13/cine/1076626809_850215.html|website=El País|date=13 February 2004|title=Una pareja de novios que vive al límite|first=Teresa|last=Cendros}}

Release

The film premiered at the 6th Málaga Film Festival on 27 April 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/cine/abci-palabras-encadenadas-sadomasoquismo-entre-grandinetti-y-goya-toledo-200304280300-177095_noticia.html|website=ABC|date=28 April 2003|title="Palabras encadenadas", sadomasoquismo entre Grandinetti y Goya Toledo}} Distributed by Buena Vista International, it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 February 2004.

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.{{Cite web|website=Fotogramas|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a13606/haz-conmigo-lo-que-quieras/|first=Mirito|last=Torreiro|date=29 May 2008|title=Haz conmigo lo que quieras}}

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an effervescent, true-life tale of shenanigans in small-town northern Spain".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/kill-me-tender-1200541263/|website=Variety|first=Jonathan|last=Holland|date=3 June 2003|title=Kill Me Tender}}

Accolades

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| align = "center" | 2005 || 19th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Ramón de España || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/haz-conmigo-lo-que-quieras/|access-date=15 July 2023|title=Haz conmigo lo que quieras|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España}}

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See also

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